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Virginia Invitational
Deacons Wrap up Preseason Tournament
1/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 21, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Sophomore Sasha Kulikova lead the Wake Forest women's tennis team with an undefeated performance at the pre-season Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Kulikova defeated took singles wins against Purdue's Stephanie Wooten (1-6, 6-3, 6-1), LSU's Staten Spencer (6-0, 6-1) and Virginia's Amanda Rales (7-6, 6-2). Senior Alex Hirsch teamed up with Kulikova to defeat LSU's Hannah Robinson and Megan Falcon tandem (8-5). Sierra Poske and Kulikova downed Virginia's Maggie Yahner and Rales 9-7 to cap off the Russia native's perfect weekend.
Wake Forest tennis newcomer Aileen Davis, an All-American Demon Deacon field hockey standout who joined the netters over winter break, took three singles wins and split doubles contests, taking a win over Purdue's Anna Dzeva/Alejandra Boeker pair with Christian Tara.
In the team's ACC preview against Virginia, Wake Forest took the top four singles matches, starting with Kulikova's win over Rales, followed by Jenna Loeb's straight set win over former Vanderbilt athlete Maggie Yahner, Christian Tara's 6-2, 6-3 win over Lindsey Pereira and freshman Emilee Malvehy's 6-4, 6-0 victory over Lara Alexander. Aileen Davis added the final singles win, while Kulikova and Poske had the only doubles victory.
The Demon Deacons will begin dual match season on Saturday, January 26 at William and Mary.
Third Annual Virginia Winter Invitational
January 18-20, 2008
Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club
Charlottesville, Va.
Complete Wake Forest Results
#75 Alexandra Hirsch (Wake) def. Brooke Beier (Purdue) 6-4, 7-5
Sasha Kulikova (Wake) def. Stephanie Wooten (Purdue) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Emilee Malvehy (Wake) def. Cigdem Duru (Purdue) 6-2, 6-1
Joanna Craven (Purdue) def. Katarina Reveche (Wake) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
Anna Dzeva (Purdue) def. Ana Jerman (Wake) 6-7, 6-2 ret.
Aileen Davis (Wake) def. Alejandra Boeker (Purdue) 6-2, 6-2
Duru/Beier (Purdue) def. Poske.Malvehy (Wake) 8-6
Hirsch/Loeb (Wake) def. Wooten/Craven (Purdue) 8-6
Tara/Davis (Wake) def. Dzeva/Boeker (Purdue) 8-3
#8 Megan Falcon (LSU) def. #75 Alexandra Hirsch (Wake) 6-1, 6-3
Sasha Kulikova (Wake) def. Staten Spencer (LSU) 6-0, 6-1
Christian Tara (Wake) def. Nicole Kantor (LSU) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
Sierra Poske (Wake) def. Mykala Hedberg (LSU) 6-4, 6-4
Tiffany Tucker (LSU) def. Emilee Malvehy (Wake) 6-1, 7-6
Hannah Robinson (LSU) def. Aileen Davis (Wake) 8-1
Aileen Davis (Wake) def. Kylie Adamek (LSU) 9-7
Hirsch/Kulikova (Wake) def. Falcon/Robinson (LSU) 8-5
#30 Hedberg/Spencer (LSU) def. Tara/Malvehy (Wake) 8-5
Dubova/Tucker (LSU) def. Poske/Reveche (Wake) 8-1
Sasha Kulikova (Wake) def. Amanda Rales (UVa) 7-6, 6-2
Jenna Loeb (Wake) def. Maggie Yahner (UVa) 6-1, 6-0
Christian Tara (Wake) def. Lindsey Pereira (UVa) 6-2, 6-3
Emilee Malvehy (Wake) def. Lara Alexander (UVa) 6-4, 6-0
Jennifer Stevens (Uva) def. Katarina Reveche (Wake) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Aileen Davis (Wake) def. Hampton Williams (UVa) 6-7, 6-1, 10-7
Kulikova/Poske (Wake) def. Yahner/Rales (UVa) 9-7
Pereira/Alexander (UVa) def. Tara/Malvehy (Wake) 8-5
Stevens/Williams (UVa) def. Davis/Jerman (Wake) 8-4
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