Wake Forest University
Clemson
No. 12 Clemson Downs Wake Forest 6-1
3/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 29, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team fell 6-1 to 12th-ranked Clemson on Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest is now 12-6 and 3-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Clemson is 14-5 and 6-1 in the ACC.
Sasha Kulikova faced Ani Mijacika, who boasts the top rank in the nation, at No. 1 singles. Kulikova fell 6-1 in both sets. Sierra Poske battled 10th-ranked Josipa Bek at No. 2, losing 6-1, 6-3.
After dropping the first set 6-1, senior Christian Tara fired back to win the second 6-0 over Clemson's Ina Hadziselimovic. Hadziselimovic won the first game in the final set but Tara won the next five games to take 4-1 lead. Tara followed through with a 6-3 win to get Wake's only singles victory of the day.
Emilee Malvehy split sets with No. 95 Estefania Balda. Since Clemson had clinched the overall match win, the competitors played a supertiebreaker to decide the victory. Malvehy stayed with Balda throughout the breaker, tying the score at 8-all. Balda then edged ahead and took the win 10-8.
Wake Forest will now face Florida State and Miami on the road on April 3 and 5.
Tennis Match Results
Clemson vs Wake Forest
Mar 29, 2009 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Leighton Stadium)
Clemson 6, Wake Forest 1
Singles competition
1. #1 Ani Mijacika (CLEM) def. #51 Sasha Kulikova (WF) 6-1, 6-1
2. #10 Josipa Bek (CLEM) def. Sierra Poske (WF) 6-1, 6-3
3. #95 Estefania Balda (CLEM) def. Emilee Malvehy (WF) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6 (10-8), 1-0
4. Christian Tara (WF) def. #114 Ida Hedziselimovic (CLEM) 1-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. #102 Keri Wong (CLEM) def. Katarina Reveche (WF) 6-0, 6-1
6. Alexandra Luc (CLEM) def. Ryann Cutillo (WF) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #8 Ani Mijacika/Keri Wong (CLEM) def. #55 Sasha Kulikova/Sierra Poske (WF) 8-3
2. #36 Josipa Bek/Ida Hedziselimovic (CLEM) def. Emilee Malvehy/Aileen Davis (WF) 8-4
3. Estefania Balda/Alexandra Luc (CLEM) def. Christian Tara/Katarina Reveche (WF) 8-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,1,2,4,3,6
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