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Deacs Head to Florida to Complete Four-Match Road Swing
3/28/2019 1:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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| Match 21 - at #20 Florida State | Friday, March. 29, 4:00 p.m. |
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| Location | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Match 21 - at #29 Miami | Sunday, March 31, 12:00 p.m. |
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| Location | Coral Gables, Fla. |
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The Matchups
• The 14th-ranked Deacons travel to Florida to close out a four-match road swing with a pair of ranked ACC opponents.
• Wake Forest will face No. 20 Florida State on Friday at 4 p.m. and will cap the weekend with a visit to No. 29 Miami on Sunday at noon.
Last time out
• Wake Forest improved to 17-3 overall and 7-1 in ACC action after picking up wins against No. 40 Notre Dame and Louisville last weekend, pushing its winning streak to four matches.
• The Deacs enter the week ranked No. 14 in the ITA poll and 22 in the Tennis Channel/ USTA poll, their best ranking of the season.
• Wake remains undefeated at the WF Tennis Center with a 12-0 mark. The Deacs only have two remaining regular-season home matches against NC State and Pitt.
Quick hits
• Senior Emma Davis upset 11th-ranked Kenya Jones of Georgia Tech to earn her 100th career-singles victory. She is the first player to reach this milestone since 2002.
• All three of Wake's losses this season have come against top-15 opponents.
• Wake is in a three-way tie for second place in the ACC at 7-1, top-ranked UNC leads the league with a 8-0 record.
• Davis and Chandler Carter picked up their 50th doubles win together last weekend. They are just the fifth pair in Wake women's history to do so.
Scouting the Seminoles
• FSU is coming off a narrow 4-3 loss to Syracuse last weekend.
• Freshman Carla Toula leads the way for the Seminoles, posting a 6-5 record on the top court and a 2-0 record on court two. She is ranked 26 in the ITA weekly rankings.
• Wake Forest leads the Seminoles 21-18 all time. The matches are split at 8-8 in Tallahassee.
Scouting the Canes
• Estela Perez-Somarriba leads the Canes and is the second-ranked player nationally. She tallied her 100th career singles win last weekend over No. 5 Makenna Jones of UNC.
• Miami is stacked in doubles, featuring three ranked duos. Achong and Roldan come in at No. 34, Achong and Perez-Somarriba are No. 43 and Roldan and Shirokova are ranked 72nd nationally.
• The Deacs look to snap a 16-match losing streak against the Canes.
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