Wake Forest University
Maryland
Deacons Defeat Maryland 5-2 to End Regular Season
4/18/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 18, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team closed the regular season on a high note, posting a 5-2 road win over Maryland on Sunday. The Deacons will head into the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Tennis Championships with a record of 10-13 (4-7 ACC).
With the loss, the Terrapins fall to 5-12 (0-11 ACC).
For the second consecutive match, Wake Forest ended the day victorious despite losing the doubles point. Maryland swept the doubles matches to take an early lead, but the Deacs answered back with wins in five of the six singles matches.
40th-ranked Martina Pavelec got the first point for the Deacons with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Maggie MacKeever at the top singles spot. Emilee Malvehy easily defeated Julia Huschke 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles to put Wake Forest in front.
Ryann Cutillo topped Lexi Brand 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot, and Aileen Davis came through in only her second singles appearance in ACC play, clinching the match for the Deacs with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Burce Kurkan at No. 6.
Senior Sasha Kulikova survived a tough first set to dispatch Maryland's Lisa Miller 7-6(7), 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Kulikova has a 7-3 record in ACC singles matches this season, and it marks the third year that she has won at least seven singles matches in conference play.
Wake Forest will make the short trip down I-40 to Cary, N.C. for the 2010 ACC Tennis Championships held April 22-25. Check back with WakeForestSports.com for the complete details once the brackets are released.
For complete championship information please visit TheACC.com
No. 50 Wake Forest 5, Maryland 2
Doubles
1. Maggie MacKeever/Lisa Miller (MD) def. Sasha Kulikova/Emilee Malvehy 8-6
2. Julia Huschke/Jordan Hansbrough (MD) def. Katarina Reveche/Aileen Davis 8-2
3. Burce Kurkan/Lexi Brand (MD) def. Martina Pavelec/Ryann Cutillo 8-3
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. No. 40 Martina Pavelec (WF) def. Maggie MacKeever 6-3, 6-0
2. Sasha Kulikova (WF) def. Lisa Miller (MD) 7-6(7), 6-2
3. Emilee Malvehy (WF) def. Julia Huschke 6-0, 6-2
4. Jordan Hansbrough (MD) def. Katarina Reveche 6-4, 7-5
5. Ryann Cutillo (WF) def. Lexi Brand 7-5, 6-4
6. Aileen Davis (WF) def. Burce Kurkan 7-6, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1,3,5,6*,2,4
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