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Tennis Central: No. 62 Tennessee
1/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 22, 2016
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
Wake Forest Treks to No. 62 Tennessee
• The Demon Deacons will play on the road for the first time this Saturday at 11 a.m., traveling to 62nd-ranked Tennessee. The teams will play at the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
• The match will be the first of 12 road matches on the season for the Deacs. The Volunteers will also be their first nationally-ranked opponent.
Last Time Out
• Coming off its first winning season since 2006-07, Wake Forest opened the season with a pair of wins on Monday, defeating College of Charleston, 7-0, before downing Winthrop by a score of 5-2.
• The Demon Deacons got off to a 2-0 start for the third-consecutive season.
Strong Start in Doubles
• Wake Forest won the doubles competition in its first two matches of the year. The Demon Deacons went a combined 5-0 in doubles versus Charleston and Winthrop.
• The Deacs dropped just four games in six total doubles matches. Emma Davis and Kasey Gardiner were leading, 4-2, in their match at No. 3 against the Cougars before it was halted because Wake Forest had clinched the doubles point.
In the Rankings
• The Wake Forest women's tennis team is ranked 71st nationally.
• The doubles duo of Andrea Retolaza Andrade and Luisa Fernandez also rank No. 51 in the doubles preseason poll. They are also No. 7 in the Carolina Region.
• Anna Ulyashchenko (No. 8), Emma Davis (No. 11) and Samantha Asch (No. 17) are ranked in singles in the Carolina Region. The Deacs' three regionally ranked players (top 20 in each region) is a first for the team since the ITA went from eight to 12 regions in 2009-2010.
• Tennessee has one ranked singles player, No. 60 Sadie Hammond.
100 Wins
• Xue Zhang and Kasey Gardiner have both already won 100 or more matches combined in singles and doubles in their careers. Gardiner is currently at 111, while Zhang is at 110. A total of 37 Demon Deacons have reached that milestone.
• The next closest to 100-career wins is junior Kimmy Guerin with 91.
New Faces to the Program
• Based on rankings by Tennis Recruiting Network, Wake Forest added its best class in program history last summer with Emma Davis, Anna Ulyashchenko and Joanna Zalewski.
• Davis led the team with 12 singles wins during fall action while both Ulyashchenko and Zalewski each picked up eight victories.
• On the first day of the spring season, Zalewski won twice at No. 4 singles, while Davis won at the top position against Charleston before falling at No. 2 against Winthrop. Ulyashchenko went 1-1 at the No. 3 position. The losses for Davis and Ulyashchenko both came in third-set match tiebreakers.
Up Next
• Wake Forest returns home on Jan. 30 for a doubleheader against Elon and Furman.
• The Deacons will then play their next five games on the road, starting with a Feb. 6 contest at VCU.
| Tennis Central: No. 62 Tennessee | |
| vs. TENN | Saturday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m. |
| Location | Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) (Facility Info) |
| Coverage | | Twitter Updates  |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes (PDF)  |
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
Wake Forest Treks to No. 62 Tennessee
• The Demon Deacons will play on the road for the first time this Saturday at 11 a.m., traveling to 62nd-ranked Tennessee. The teams will play at the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
• The match will be the first of 12 road matches on the season for the Deacs. The Volunteers will also be their first nationally-ranked opponent.
Last Time Out
• Coming off its first winning season since 2006-07, Wake Forest opened the season with a pair of wins on Monday, defeating College of Charleston, 7-0, before downing Winthrop by a score of 5-2.
• The Demon Deacons got off to a 2-0 start for the third-consecutive season.
Strong Start in Doubles
• Wake Forest won the doubles competition in its first two matches of the year. The Demon Deacons went a combined 5-0 in doubles versus Charleston and Winthrop.
• The Deacs dropped just four games in six total doubles matches. Emma Davis and Kasey Gardiner were leading, 4-2, in their match at No. 3 against the Cougars before it was halted because Wake Forest had clinched the doubles point.
In the Rankings
• The Wake Forest women's tennis team is ranked 71st nationally.
• The doubles duo of Andrea Retolaza Andrade and Luisa Fernandez also rank No. 51 in the doubles preseason poll. They are also No. 7 in the Carolina Region.
• Anna Ulyashchenko (No. 8), Emma Davis (No. 11) and Samantha Asch (No. 17) are ranked in singles in the Carolina Region. The Deacs' three regionally ranked players (top 20 in each region) is a first for the team since the ITA went from eight to 12 regions in 2009-2010.
• Tennessee has one ranked singles player, No. 60 Sadie Hammond.
100 Wins
• Xue Zhang and Kasey Gardiner have both already won 100 or more matches combined in singles and doubles in their careers. Gardiner is currently at 111, while Zhang is at 110. A total of 37 Demon Deacons have reached that milestone.
• The next closest to 100-career wins is junior Kimmy Guerin with 91.
New Faces to the Program
• Based on rankings by Tennis Recruiting Network, Wake Forest added its best class in program history last summer with Emma Davis, Anna Ulyashchenko and Joanna Zalewski.
• Davis led the team with 12 singles wins during fall action while both Ulyashchenko and Zalewski each picked up eight victories.
• On the first day of the spring season, Zalewski won twice at No. 4 singles, while Davis won at the top position against Charleston before falling at No. 2 against Winthrop. Ulyashchenko went 1-1 at the No. 3 position. The losses for Davis and Ulyashchenko both came in third-set match tiebreakers.
Up Next
• Wake Forest returns home on Jan. 30 for a doubleheader against Elon and Furman.
• The Deacons will then play their next five games on the road, starting with a Feb. 6 contest at VCU.
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