Wake Forest Set for Friday Doubleheader

Friday, March 8

Winston-Salem, N.C.

4 PM

Wake Forest University

Georgia Tech

3/7/2019 3:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)

Matchday Central \| No. 19 Wake Forest vs. No. 32 Georgia Tech and Duquesne
Match 14 - GT Match 15 - Duquesne	Friday, March. 8, 4:00 p.m. Friday, March. 8, 8:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Live Stream
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. (WF Indoor Tennis Center) - Facility Info
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeWTennis

The Matchup
• Wake Forest women's tennis looks to remain undefeated at home with a Friday doubleheader against No. 32 Georgia Tech and non-conference opponent Duquesne.
•First serve against the Yellow Jackets is set for 4 p.m. and the night tilt against Duquesne will begin at 8 p.m

Last Time Out
• Wake Forest picked up a pair of ACC victories, topping No. 40 Boston College 6-1 and No. 20 Virginia 5-2 .
• The Deacs moved up 14 spots to No. 19 in this week's ITA rankings. Wake Forest is one of five ACC teams ranked in the top-20.

2018 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
• 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.

Quick Hits
• Senior Emma Davis is just one singles wins away from reaching 100 career-wins. She would be the first player since 2002 to reach the milestone.
• Head coach Jeff Wyshner picked up his 100th Wake Forest victory after defeating Western Carolina. He is just the third coach in Wake women's tennis history to achieve the milestone.

Scouting the Yellow Jackets
• Georgia Tech is coming off a win over No. 27 Syracuse last Sunday, 4-3.
• Junior Kenya Jones, who went undefeated last weekend, picked up ACC Co-Player of the Week honors. With the win, Tech stands at 5-5 overall this season and 2-1 in league play.

Scouting the Dukes
• Duquesne makes the trip to Wake Forest with a 7-5 overall record and 1-1 mark in the A-10.
• Junior Laurel Shymansky was named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for the second time this season.