
WFU Downs San Diego State 5-2
3/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 13, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The No. 30 Wake Forest women's tennis team defeated San Diego State 5-2 in San Diego on Thursday afternoon.
The Demon Deacons (6-5) posted their second doubles sweep of the season to pull ahead 1-0 entering the singles portion of the match. In her first singles outing of the season, WFU sophomore Aileen Davis swept both games against Ozge Atalay at No. 6 to give the Deacons a 2-0 advantage.
Sophomore Sasha Kulikova earned her tenth singles win of the season with a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Eliska Krausova at No. 2. The victory put Wake Forest up 3-0 before the Aztecs posted their first singles win, when Holly Bagshaw defeated Alex Hirsch 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1.
Freshman Katarina Reveche clinched the Demon Deacon win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5. Christian Tara added the final WFU win, taking a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 3.
Wake Forest will continue action on the road when they take on Maryland in College Park on March 22.
Wake Forest 5, San Diego State 2
Doubles
1. Sasha Kulikova/Ana Jerman (WF) def. Kathryn Kitts/Sisse Nielsen (SDSU), 8-6
2. Alex Hirsch/Emilee Malvehy (WF) def. Holly Bagshaw/Eliska Krausova (SDSU), 8-4
3. Christian Tara/Aileen Davis (WF) def. Julia Trunk/Esther Cadua (SDSU), 8-3
Wake Forest wins doubles point.
Singles
1. Holly Bagshaw (SDSU) def. Alex Hirsch (WF), 6-2, 6-3
2. Sasha Kulikova (WF) def. Eliska Krausova (SDSU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Christian Tara (WF) def. Milana Yusupov (SDSU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Esther Cadua (SDSU) def. Emilee Malvehy (WF), 6-3, 2-6, 3-2 ret.
5. Katarina Reveche (WF) def. Sisse Nielsen (SDSU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Aileen Davis (WF) def. Ozge Atalay (SDSU), 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 6, 2, 1, 5*, 3, 4
*match-clinching victory
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