Deacons Sweep Season Opening Doubleheader
1/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 16, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team opened the 2010 season with 7-0 wins over Elon and Wofford at the Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday.
Senior Sasha Kulikova led the Demon Deacons in both matches at No. 1 singles, taking down Elon's Anna Milian 6-1, 6-0 and Wofford's 6-0, 6-0.
Freshman Kathryn Talbert, out of Moorseville, N.C., played Elon's Elisa Simonetti at No. 3 singles and took a 6-2, 6-2 win. Talbert followed with a win at No. 2 over Wofford's Bethany Dyar (6-1, 6-0).
The Demon Deacons won all six double matches. Kulikova and junior Emilee Malvehy topped Elon's Milian and Simonetti 8-6 and Kulikova teamed up with Talbert at No. 1 in the second match, downing Guinn Garcia and Lindsay Larkin 8-2.
Wake Forest will return to the Indoor Tennis Center next weekend to host Charlotte at Sunday, January 23 at 12 p.m.
Wake Forest 7, Elon 0
Doubles
1. Sasha Kulikova/Emilee Malvehy (WFU) d. Anna Milian/Elisa Simonetti (Elon) 8-6
2. Kathryn Talbert/Ryann Cutillo (WFU) d. Paige Kensrue/Daleen Kloppers (Elon) 8-3
3. Katarina Reveche/Aileen Davis (WFU) d. Briana Berne/Laura Graybill (Elon) 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Sasha Kulikova (WFU) d. Anna Milian (Elon) 6-1, 6-0
2. Emilee Malvehy (WFU) d. Paige Kensrue (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
3. Kathryn Talbert (WFU) d. Elisa Simonetti (Elon) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ryann Cutillo (WFU) d. Briana Berne (Elon) 6-1, 6-2
5. Katarina Reveche (WFU) d. Lauren Sessoms (Elon) 6-0, 6-0
6. Aileen Davis (WFU) d. Laura Graybill (Elon) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6
Wake Forest 7, Wofford 0
Doubles
1. Sasha Kulikova/Kathryn Talbert (WFU) d. Guinn Garcia/Lindsay Larkin(Wofford) 8-2
2. Aileen Davis/Emilee Malvehy (WFU) d. Sabrina Smyers/Haley Baird (Wofford) 8-0
3. Katarina Reveche/Ryann Cutillo (WFU) d. Stephanie Cox/Bethany Dyar(Wofford) 8-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Sasha Kulikova (WFU) d. Guinn Garcia (Wofford) 6-0, 6-0
2. Kathryn Talbert (WFU) d. Bethany Dyar (Wofford) 6-1, 6-0
3. Emilee Malvehy (WFU) d. Haley Baird (Wofford) 6-2, 6-0
4. Ryann Cutillo (WFU) d. Lindsay Larkin (Wofford) 6-0, 6-0
5. Katarina Reveche (WFU) d. Stephanie Cox (Wofford) 6-1, 6-2
6. Anna Mydlowska (WFU) d. Lucy Schermerhorn (Wofford) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
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