Wake Forest University
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Demon Deacons Topple Rams on the Road
2/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The 64th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team recorded its third-straight shutout on Saturday afternoon, downing VCU, 7-0, at the Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond, Va.
The victory gave the Demon Deacons a 6-0 record for the third time in school history and for the second time in three years. They also improved to 2-0 on the road.
For the fifth time in six matches, the Deacons started with a 1-0 lead by taking the doubles point. No. 51-ranked Andrea Retolaza Andrade and Luisa Fernandez started things out with a 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot before Samantha Asch and Emma Davis clinched the point at No. 2 by defeating Anna Rasmussen and Janina Braun, 7-5.
The Deacs secured the win with another strong showing in singles play.
Joanna Zalewski doubled Wake Forest's lead by dispatching Magda Aubets at the No. 4 position, 6-4, 6-1. Davis then won her fourth-straight singles match and defeated a nationally ranked opponent for the first time by taking down No. 98 Anna Rasmussen, 6-4, 6-2 in the second spot.
To seal the team decision, Anna Ulyashchenko closed out a straight-set triumph at No. 3 against Darya Berezhnaya.
Kimmy Guerin then won at No. 1, Asch won at No. 5 in a match tiebreaker and Fernandez finished off Janina Braun at No. 6 to complete the sweep.
Guerin, Zalewski and Asch are all 6-0 in singles in dual match play and Asch has won nine-consecutive contests dating back to the fall.
Wake Forest will face its second ranked foe of the season on Sunday when it travels to No. 42 William & Mary for a 1 p.m. match. The Deacs will continue a stretch of five-consecutive matches on the road with a trip to the Great Lakes State next Saturday. They will play both Michigan State and Eastern Michigan.
No. 64 Wake Forest 7, VCU 0
Singles competition
1. Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. Olga Barshcheuskaya (VCU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Emma Davis (WF) def. No. 98 Anna Rasmussen (VCU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. Darya Berezhnaya (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Joanna Zalewski (WF) def. Magda Aubets (VCU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Samantha Asch (WF) def. Sofia Segerfors (VCU) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)
6. Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Janina Braun (VCU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4,2,3,1,5,6
Doubles competition
1. Darya Berezhnaya/Olga Barshcheuskaya (VCU) def. Kimmy Guerin/Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 7-6 (4)
2. Samantha Asch/Emma Davis (WF) def. Anna Rasmussen/Janina Braun (VCU) 7-5
3. No. 51 Andrea Retolaza/Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Magda Aubets/Sofia Segerfors (VCU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
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