Wake Forest University
College of Charleston
Deacs Beat College of Charleston, UNCG to Start 2-0
1/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 20, 2014
By Alex Botoman, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team started the season strong Monday, beating College of Charleston and UNCG in a doubleheader opener.
With a lineup heavy on freshmen and sophomores, the Demon Deacons (2-0) knocked off the Cougars (1-2) 6-1 before dispatching the Spartans (0-1) 7-2 to post their first 2-0 start since 2010.
"I was really pleased with everybody's performance today," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "It was great to see the freshmen step up the way that they did. You never know what you're going to get with freshmen on that first day out, but they handled themselves great."
Underclassmen occupied the top six positions in both matches with freshmen Samantha Asch, Kristina Centenari, Kimmy Guerin and Luisa Fernandez earning the first dual match wins of their careers.
Wake Forest swept both College of Charleston and UNCG in doubles.
Against the Cougars Samantha Asch and Luisa Fernandez cruised to a 6-0 win over Mara Argyriou and Kelly Kambourelis at the No. 2 position and Kimmy Guerin and Andrea Retolaza Andrade dug out of an early hole at the No. 3 position to clinch the doubles point, beating Brooke McAmis and Samantha Maddox 6-4. Kasey Gardiner and Xue Zhang completed the sweep at the top position, taking down Jamie Harrell and Katherine Schofield 6-1.
In the afternoon match against the Spartans, Retolaza Andrade and Guerin smoked Stephanie Falcon and Amy Ellis 8-1 at No. 3. Asch and Fernandez dispatched Kayla Gammie and Devon Sutherland 8-5 to improve to 9-1 this season and Karen Forman and Brigita Bercyte clinched the point at the added No. 4 position, beating Masey Demoss and Asha Iyengar 8-3. Gardiner and Zhang finished things at the top position, taking down Yasmin Franco and Jamie Grinberg 8-5.
The Cougars pushed the Demon Deacons in singles, taking four of the matches to third set 10-point tiebreaks, but the Deacs won three of them to win the match.
Guerin got Wake Forest's first singles win at No. 3, rolling past Mara Argyriou 6-1, 6-4, and Zhang made the score 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Grace Baker at No. 6. But the rest of the matches would go the distance.
Retolaza Andrade got the clinching fourth point at the No. 1 spot, beating Kelly Kambourelis 4-6, 6-2, 10-3. Gardiner followed at with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 win over Maddox at No. 5 and Fernandez picked up the sixth point at No. 4, beating Katherine Schofield 4-6, 6-0, 10-4.
The Deacons played eight singles matches against the Spartans, giving Forman and Centenari a chance to join the Wake Forest lineup. Both responded with easy victories as Forman blew past Masey Demoss 6-1, 6-0 and Centenari took down Alisha Burton 6-2, 6-0 for the clinching point in the match.
Retolaza Andrade continued her strong play at the top position with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Falcon and Guerin, who moved up to No. 2 against UNCG, had no trouble with Franco, winning 6-3, 6-0.
Zhang beat Sutherland 6-1, 6-1 and Fernandez shut out Grinberg 6-0, 6-0.
The Deacons will host another home doubleheader on Saturday, hosting Appalachian State (10 a.m.) and Charlotte (4 p.m.) at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
Wake Forest 6, College of Charleston 1
Singles
1. Andrea Retolaza (WF) def. Kelly Kambourelis (COFC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
2. Brooke McAmis (COFC) def. Samantha Asch (WF) 4-6, 7-6 (11-9), 11-9
3. Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. Mara Argyriou (COFC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Katherine Schofield (COFC) 4-6, 6-0, 10-4
5. Kasey Gardiner (WF) def. Samantha Maddox (COFC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
6. Xue Zhang (WF) def. Grace Baker (COFC) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. Kasey Gardiner/Xue Zhang (WF) def. Jamie Harrell/Katherine Schofield (COFC) 6-1
2. Samantha Asch/Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Mara Argyriou/Kelly Kambourelis (COFC) 6-0
3. Kimmy Guerin/Andrea Retolaza (WF) def. Brooke McAmis/Samantha Maddox (COFC) 6-4
Match Notes:
College of Charleston 1-2
Wake Forest 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,6,1,5,4,2)
Wake Forest 7, UNCG 2
Singles
1. Andrea Retolaza (WF) def. Stephanie Falcon (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
2. Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. Yasmin Franco (UNCG) 6-3, 6-0
3. Kayla Gammie (UNCG) def. Samantha Asch (WF) 1-6, 6-0, 10-3
4. Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Jamie Grinberg (UNCG) 6-0, 6-0
5. Amy Ellis (UNCG) def. Kasey Gardiner (WF) 6-3, 3-6, 12-10
6. Xue Zhang (WF) def. Devon Sutherland (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
7. Karen Forman (WF) def. Masey DeMoss (UNCG) 6-1, 6-0
8. Kristina Centenari (WF) def. Alisha Burton (UNCG) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Kasey Gardiner/Xue Zhang (WF) def. Jamie Grinberg/Yasmin Franco (UNCG) 8-5
2. Samantha Asch/Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Kayla Gammie/Devon Sutherland (UNCG) 8-5
3. Andrea Retolaza/Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. Stephanie Falcon/Amy Ellis (UNCG) 8-1
4. Karen Forman/Brigita Bercyte (WF) def. Masey Demoss/Asha Iyengar 8-3
Match Notes:
UNCG 0-1
Wake Forest 2-0
Order of finish: Singles (7,4,6,8,1,2,3,5), Doubles (3,2,1,4)
Four doubles and eight singles played A-65
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