ATLANTA/MACON, Ga. — Hayden Mulberry earned her first win at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships while Dasha Vidmanova advanced to the ITF W100 Macon singles quarterfinals on Thursday.
Fast Facts
ITA Southeast Regional Championships – Day 1
1. Competing for the first time since the Battle in the Bay Classic, Hayden Mulberry opened her first match at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships against Georgia Southern’s Amelie Rosadoro. A strong start to the first set put Mulberry in the driver’s seat early before running away with the opening frame 6-1. Rosadoro battled back throughout the second set, but all momentum swung Mulberry’s way late as she took a 6-1, 6-4 victory.
2. Sarah Branicki also back in action for the Bulldogs as she faced FSU’s Mary Boyce. Despite producing several strong games through two frames, Branicki fell 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets.
3. Tatum Buffington jumped into action for a second competition this season, where she opened Thursday’s action in the afternoon against Georgia State’s Sara Radojevic. A slow start saw Buffington drop the first set 6-2 before battling back to keep the second set close. Holding on to a 5-5 draw late in the second, Buffington came up short of leveling the match as she fell in straight sets 6-2, 7-5.
ITF W100 Macon
1. Coming off three wins in as many days after opening in the qualifying stage, ITA #2 Dasha Vidmanova faced off against WTA #198 Anastasia Tikhonova in the main draw second round. Vidmanova was in complete control in the first set, producing a dominant 6-0 score to lead by a frame. The second set proved to be much more level between both players, but momentum leaned Vidmanova’s way late as she took the set and match 6-0, 7-5.
Results – ITA Southeast Regional Championships – Day 1
Q-R32: Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Amelie Rosadoro (Georgia Southern), 6-1, 6-4
Q-R32: Sara Radojevic (Georgia State) def. Tatum Buffington (UGA), 6-2, 7-5
Q-R32: Mary Boyce (FSU) def. Sarah Branicki (UGA), 6-3, 6-2
Q-R32: Mackenzie Leopold (Georgia Southern) def. Haley Gaudette (UGA), walkover
Results – ITF W100 Macon
MD-R2: Dasha Vidmanova def. WTA #198 Anastasia Tikhonova, 6-0, 7-5
ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Date: Oct. 17-22
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Site: Ken Byers Tennis Complex
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c7h
ITF W100 Macon
Date: Oct. 14-20
Location: Macon, Ga.
Site: John Drew Smith Tennis Center
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c7h
Up Next
Mulberry will resume play at the ITA Southeast Regionals with a qualifying round of 16 match against Donatella Guarnieri. In Macon, Vidmanova will look to extend her winning streak to five matches when she faces No. 2 seed and WTA #99 Anna Blinkova in the singles main draw quarterfinal.
