Saturday, January 26
Columbia, S.C.
2 PM
Wake Forest University
vs
Arizona State
Tennis Matchday: Wake Forest Ready for ITA Kick-Off Weekend
1/25/2019 12:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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| Matches 3-4 | Saturday, Jan. 26, 2:00 p.m. | Sunday, Jan. 27, 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | Live Stats | Live Video |
| Location | Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Tennis Center) - Facility Info |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes | @WakeWTennis  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest women's tennis travels to Columbia, S.C. for the ITA Kick-off Weekend
• The Demon Deacons will face Arizona State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The winner of that match will take on the winner of host team No. 14 South Carolina and California at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the championship match. A consolation match will be played on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Meet the Deacs
• Wake Forest is led by three seniors, captains Emma Davis, Anna Ulyashchenko and Joanna Zalewski.
• Chandler Carter, Alexis Franco and MC Meredith return for their junior seasons, alongside lone sophomore Eliza Omirou.
• Wake Forest welcomes three freshman to the squad in Anna Brylin, Peyton Pesavento and Saby Nihalani
Season in Review
• The Deacs finished the 2018 season with a 20-14 overall record and 5-9 mark in ACC play.
• The program's 20 wins were the most since the 2002 season.
• The Deacons advanced to the second round of the of the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2007.
• Wake Forest won the Ohio State ITA Kick-Off Regional Championship to advance to the ITA National Indoor Team Championships for the first time since 2009.
• Emma Davis earned a top-25 ranking (25) to become the first Wake Forest women's player to do so since 2011. Davis was also named First Team All-ACC.
• Eliza Omirou had the ninth best freshman season in program history after stringing together 49 combined wins in singles and doubles.
The Opponents
• Arizona State enters the weekend at 3-0 after defeating UC Davis, Drake and Northern Arizona to open the season. Sophomore Lauryn John Baptiste and junior Ilze Hattingh are the eighth ranked doubles team in the nation, while freshman Cali Jankowski is 84th in the ITA polls.
• No. 14 South Carolina opened the season in Australia where it fell to USC last week. Three Gamecocks enter the weekend ranked with Ingrid Martins leading the way at No. 12, followed by Paige Cline (25) and Mia Horvit (69).
• Cal opened the season with 4-3 victory over Florida last week. Senior Olivia Hauger ranks 35th, sophomore Julia Rosenqvist 47th and sophomore Anna Bright 57th; in doubles, the pair of Bright and sophomore Jasie Dunk is ranked 17th.
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