Wake Forest Athletics
5/3/2021 6:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
This marks the fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and is the 20th overall in program history.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The No. 31 Wake Forest women's tennis team was selected to the NCAA Tournament as announced on NCAA.com, heading to Athens, Ga. for the opening two rounds.
This marks the fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and is the 20th overall in program history.
The Matchup
- vs. No. 34 Furman
- Date: Friday, May 7
- Time: TBD
- Series History: Wake Forest leads 27-1
- Series Notes
- Despite being a regular non-conference match, this will mark the first time the two schools will meet each other in a neutral venue.
- Wake Forest has swept the Paladins in three of the last four matches, dating back to 2010.
The Site
- Location: Athens, Ga.
- Host School: No. 3 Georgia
- NCAA Record at Site: All-time 3-4
- Last: Reached the Round of 32 in 2019 NCAA Tournament
- Note: In four of the last five appearances, Wake Forest has started its NCAA Tournament run in Athens, Ga.
More on Wake Forest and the NCAA Tournament
The Wake Forest women's tennis team (11-12, 6-7 ACC) was ranked as the No. 31 team in the country in the latest ITA Rankings, released last week.
The Demon Deacons are coming off a run to the quarterfinal round of the ACC Championship, marking the fifth consecutive tournament the Deacs have one at least one match in the conference tournament.
This season Wake Forest has claimed three ranked victories including a pair of top-25 wins over No. 18 UCF in the ITA Kickoff as well as a 7-0 home win over No. 13 Georgia Tech.
In the last two NCAA Tournament appearances, the Demon Deacons have advanced to the Round of 32, falling each time to Georgia. Eliza Omirou is in search of her third postseason appearance as a Deac, playing key roles in the team's runs in both 2018 and 2019.
There was no NCAA Tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shortened season.
