Wake Forest University
Boston College
Deacons Bounce Back With 6-1 Win
4/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
DEDHAM, Mass. – The 19th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team got back in the win column on Sunday evening, defeating No. 55 Boston College, 6-1, at the Dedham Health and Fitness Center in Dedham, Mass.
The victory improved the Demon Deacons' record to 17-6 with a 6-5 mark in the ACC. They have now defeated seven ranked teams.
The Deacs wasted little time getting the first point of the match, posting a pair of 6-1 wins in the doubles competition. Kimmy Guerin and Anna Ulyashchenko picked up their third win in as many weeks against a ranked tandem, downing No. 64 Lexi Borr and Jackie Urbinati. Luisa Fernandez and Andrea Retolaza Andrade's win at No. 3 was their 25th of the season, slotting them ninth in a single season in program history.
Emma Davis and Samantha Asch were leading, 4-3, at No. 2 when their match was abandoned.
In singles, wins at the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 positions gave Wake Forest the win. Guerin won at the top spot, edging the No. 113-ranked Borr in straight sets for her seventh triumph of the spring over a ranked opponent. Ulyashchenko topped Katya Vasilyev, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 3 and fellow rookie Joanna Zalewski nabbed her team-leading 18th singles win of the dual match season over Urbanati at No. 4.
No. 86-ranked Asiya Dair rallied to defeat Davis at No. 2 to put the host on the board and Fernandez closed out the contest by dispatching Heini Salonen in a single eight-game set, 8-3.
Sunday's victory against Boston College was the Deacons' first since 2010, snapping a five-match losing skid against the Eagles.
Wake Forest returns home next week to close out its regular-season home schedule by hosting No. 7 Miami on Friday and No. 57 Florida State on Sunday.
No. 19 Wake Forest 6, No. 55 Boston College 1
Singles competition
1. No. 84 Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. No. 113 Lexi Borr (BC) 6-2, 6-4
2. No. 86 Asiya Dair (BC) def. No. 112 Emma Davis (WF) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. Katya Vasilyev (BC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Joanna Zalewski (WF) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-4, 6-1
5. Samantha Asch (WF) def. Jennifer Ren (BC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
6. Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. Heini Salonen (BC) 8-3
Doubles competition
1. Kimmy Guerin/Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. No. 64 Lexi Borr/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-1
2. Katya Vasilyev/Jennifer Ren (BC) vs. Emma Davis/Samantha Asch (WF) 3-4, unfinished
3. Luisa Fernandez/Andrea Retolaza Andrade (WF) def. Asiya Dair/Heini Salonen (BC) 6-1
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