Wake Forest University
Tennessee
Women's Tennis Splits Opening Day of Tennessee Invitational
10/26/2018 9:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Wake Forest faced Ohio State on the singles courts and defeated the Buckeyes 4-2. Freshmen had strong showing for the Deacons as Anna Brylin, Peyton Pesavento, and Saby Nihalani earned three of the four points for the Deacs.
Brylin pulled through in a three set tiebreak, defeating Danielle Wolf 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (14-12) to clinch to win for Wake Forest. Pesavento and Nihalani powered through in two sets with 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-3 respective victories for the first two points of the day.Mary Meredith earned the final singles win, defeating Emma DeCoste 7-5, 6-1. Anna Ulyashchenko and Alexis Franco both dropped in tough three setters.
Wake Forest faced host team Tennessee in doubles play, and narrowly fell to the Vols 2-1. Tennessee took a 1-0 as Kaitlin Staines and Sadie Hammond defeated Ulyashchenko and Meredith 6-1.
Freshmen Brylin and Nihalani evened the score at 1-1 with a 6-1 win over Ariadna Riley and Johanna Silva. Pesavento and Franco battled on court two, but dropped a heartbreaker 7-6 (7-5) as the Vols clinched the doubles win.
Singles
1. Shiori Fukuda (OSU) def. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2. Anna Brylin (WF) def. Danielle Wolf (OSU) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (14-12)
3. Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Alexis Franco (WF) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Peyton Pesavento (WF) def. Mary Beth Hurley (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mary Meredith (WF) def. Emma DeCoste (OSU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Saby Nihalani (WF) def. Andrea Ballinger (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Kaitlin Staines/Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Anna Ulyashchenko/Mary Meredith (WF) 6-1
2. Gabby Schuck/Tenika McGiffin (UT) def. Peyton Pesavento/Alexis Franco (WF) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Anna Brylin/Saby Nihalani (WF) def. Ariadna Riley/Johanna Silva (UT) 6-1
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