ORLANDO, Florida — No. 92 Anastasiia Gureva dominated in the opening day of the NCAA Individual Championships, highlighted by a clutch straight-set win over Notre Dame’s Bianca Molnar 6-4, 7-6(4) while No. 9 Anastasiia Lopata and No. 28 Aysegul Mert struggled in two tightly contested three-set battles ultimately falling on day one.
 
Fast Facts

• Gureva made her NCAA Singles Championship debut with a straight-set win, grinding out a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over Notre Dame’s Molnar.
• Lopata battled in a three-set thriller, but fell to Pepperdine’s No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
• Mert rallied in a three-set match taking the second set to force a decisive third, but North Carolina’s Ange Oby Kajuru responded late and closed out the match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
• This marks the second meeting of the season between Mert and Kajuru, with each owning a win.

Results
Singles (Round of 64)- Nov. 18

 
Up Next
Gureva is set for a round of 32 match against Southern California’s No. 47 Emma Charney. Additionally Deniz Dilek and Emma Dong will compete against North Carolina’s ranked pair No. 7 Ange Oby Kajuru and Susanna Maltby while Mert and Gureva will take a stab at the doubles session against Southern California’s Krisha Mahendran and Jana Hossam Salah. Time and court designation are to be determined. All matches are streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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