Deacons Cruise In Singles Play At WFU Fall Invitational
11/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Nov. 3, 2006
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team showed very little hospitality today in the opening round of the Wake Forest Fall Invitational, winning six of seven singles matches against Marshall and Furman.
The two-day event concludes Saturday at Leighton Tennis Stadium with the semifinals and finals of singles play and the finals of doubles.
Wake Forest's Ashlee Davis and Alex Hirsch both advanced to the semifinals of the Singles A bracket after posting three-set victories.
Sophomore Christian Tara was the only Deacon to lose in singles Friday, falling to
In the four-player Singles C bracket, junior Jenna Loeb defeated Yulia Kashelkina of
The Demon Deacons were successful, but not dominant, in the doubles competition.
Tara and Poske combined to beat Schwartz and Keener of Marshall in a 9-8 nailbiter. The Deacon duo went on to lose in the semifinal round, 8-3, to Schmitt and Keever of Marshall. Davis and Kulikova will play in Saturday's doubles championship. Davis and Kulikova combined to beat Soor and Lock of Marshall, 8-6, then topped Eckert and Osbourne of Furman, 8-2. They will play Schmitt and Keever in the championship match.
Jerman and Loeb fell in the doubles opening round to Eckert and Osbourne of Furman, 8-3. The Deacon duo also fell in the consolation semifinals, 8-4, to Soor and Lock of Marshall.
Singles A
Kellie Schmitt,
Ashlee Davis,
Laura Gioia, Furman def. Lynzee Keever,
Alex Hirsch,
Singles B
Sasha Kulikova,
Ana Jerman,
Thaddea Lock, Marshall def. Natasa Manojlovic, Furman - 6-2, 6-1
Sierra Poske,
Singles C
Jenna Loeb,
Christin Thompson, Furman def. Anna Volkova,
Doubles
Schmitt/Keever,
Tara/Poske,
Eckert/Osbourne, Furman def. Jerman/Loeb,
Davis/Kulikova,
Doubles Semifinals
Schmitt/Keever,
Davis/Kulikova,
Doubles Consolation Semifinals
Gioia/Manojlovic, Furman def. Schwartz/Keener,
Soor/Lock,
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