Deacs Complete First Day of Tennessee Invite
10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Wake Forest picked up five singles wins and split doubles competition Friday on the first day of the Tennessee Invite against Ohio State, Arizona State and Tennessee.
In singles action, Wake Forest played a dual match setup and the two teams split the six matches. Emma Davis played No. 1 singles and earned a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ferny Angeles Paz. Samantha Asch and Xue Zhang played Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, as Asch earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Grainne O-Neill and Zhang topped Nicole Flower 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Three Deacs also played various opponents in extra singles matches, as Andrea Retolaza Andrade beat Alexandra Osborne of Arizona State 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and Luisa Fernandez topped Andrea Ballinger of Ohio State 6-1, 6-3.
On the doubles side, Kimmy Guerin and Anna Ulyashchenko topped Tennessee's Ashley Bongart and Sadie Hammond 6-2 before beating Eve Repic and Kim Kermet 6-1 in the second round. Retolaza Andrade and Luisa Fernandez also picked up a win in the second round against the Volunteers with 6-0 win over Brittany Lindl and Margo Taylor at No. 2.
The Deacs return to action on Saturday with singles and doubles contests both against Arizona State, starting at 12 p.m.
Singles vs. Ohio State
1. Emma Davis (WFU) def. Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. No. 84 Kimmy Guerin (WFU), 6-4, 6-2
3. Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Anna Ulyashchenko (WFU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Joanna Zalewski (WFU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
5. Samantha Asch (WFU) def. Grâinne O'Neill (OSU), 6-4, 6-4
6. Xue Zhang (WFU) def. Nicole Flower (OSU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Doubles vs. Tennessee
First Round
1. Guerin/Ulyashchenko (WFU) def. Bongart/Hammond (UT), 6-2
2. Repic/Kermet (UT) def. Retolaza/Fernandez (WFU), 6-1
3. Tavares/Taylor (UT) def. Davis/Gardiner (WFU), 7-6 (3)
Second Round
1. Guerin/Ulyashchenko (WFU) def. Repic/Kermet (UT), 6-1
2. Bongart/Hammond (UT) def. Zhang/Asch (WFU), 6-3
3. Retolaza/Fernandez (WFU) def. Lindl/Taylor (UT), 6-0
Extra Matches vs. Arizona State, Ohio State and Tennessee
Andrea Retolaza (WFU) def. Alexandra Osborne (ASU), 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Luisa Fernandez (WFU) def. Andrea Ballinger (OSU), 6-1, 6-3
Margo Taylor (UT) def. Kasey Gardiner (WFU), 6-0, 6-2
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