Wake Forest University
North Carolina State
Deacons Turn Back Wolfpack 6-1
3/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 18, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team defeated NC State 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Leighton Stadium. Ryann Cutillo clinched the win with a speedy 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 to set the WFU season record at 10-4.
Emilee Malvehy and Aileen Davis earned the first win of the day, topping Daria Petrovic and Neils Barringer 8-2. Christian Tara and Katarina Reveche clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 win at No. 3.
Emilee Malvehy and Christian Tara put the Deacons within one win of taking Wake Forest's 43rd all-time victory over NC State with straight sets wins at Nos. 4 and 3. But it would be over an hour before Cutillo clinched the final point, taking the court 6 only after Malvehy wrapped up at No. 3.
Katarina Reveche, Sierra Poske and Sasha Kulikova all faced third set battles. Katarina Reveche topped Diana Mortlock 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to set the overall score at 5-0. Poske played a super tiebreaker for the third set but was narrowly edged 10-8 by Berkeley Brock to fall 4-6, 7-6, 1-0.
Sasha Kulikova was the last to finish, battling Lenka Hojckova on center court. Kulikova rallied back from a 4-3 deficit in the third set to post a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win to close the match.
This weekend Wake Forest will host a pair of conference contests, beginning with Maryland on Saturday at 12 p.m. and wrapping up with Boston College on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Wake Forest
Mar 18, 2009 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Leighton Stadium)
Wake Forest 6, NC State 1
Singles competition
1. #51 Sasha Kulikova (WF) def. #99 Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. Berkeley Brock (NCSU) def. Sierra Poske (WF) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Emilee Malvehy (WF) def. Daria Petrovic (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Christian Tara (WF) def. Neils Barringer (NCSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Katarina Reveche (WF) def. Diana Mortlock (NCSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Ryann Cutillo (WF) def. Pender Sessoms (NCSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #46 Berkeley Brock/Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) def. #55 Sasha Kulikova/Sierra Poske (WF) 8-5
2. Aileen Davis/Emilee Malvehy (WF) def. Daria Petrovic/Neils Barringer (NCSU) 8-2
3. Katarina Reveche/Christian Tara (WF) def. Diana Mortlock/Pender Sessoms (NCSU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,6,5,2,1)
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