Georgia women's tennis advances to finals at Battle in the Bay

The University of Georgia women's tennis team has advanced to both the singles and doubles finals at the Battle in the Bay Classic in San Francisco.

Patricija Paukstyte secured her place in the singles final following a 6-0, 6-2 semifinal victory over California's Nika Hurkacz. Paukstyte's path to the final included earlier wins against Lexi Wolf of Southern California and Claire An of Duke.

In doubles play, the duo of Patricija Paukstyte and Nadia Lagaev reached the championship match after defeating Colorado's Lera Alexin and Ema Bubalo with a score of 8-7(3). Lagaev also reached the singles quarterfinals after defeating Isabella Wong of UCSB.

Other results for the Bulldogs included a singles semifinal loss for Lagaev against Duke's Shavit Kimchi and a consolation quarterfinal loss for Ava Rodriguez to Pepperdine's Chantal Sauvant.