Wake Forest University
No. 3 Georgia (Second Round)
Deacs Scheduled for in Second Round Against Georgia
5/7/2021 5:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
For the third consecutive NCAA Tournament, the No. 31 Demon Deacons are set to face No. 3 Georgia in the second round.
ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 31 Wake Forest women's tennis team is set to continue its NCAA Tournament run in the Round of 32 against No. 3 Georgia in Athens, Ga.
First serve against the Bulldogs (20-1) is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday.
The Matchup
- vs. No. 3 Georgia
- Date: Saturday, May 8
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Series History: Georgia leads 9-3
- Series Notes
- Two of the three Demon Deacons wins in the series have come playing in Athens, Ga.
- Wake Forest has now met Georgia in the Round of 32 in the last three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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The Site
- Location: Athens, Ga.
- Host School: No. 3 Georgia
- NCAA Record at Site: All-time 4-4
- 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.
Projected Lineup
Singles
- Carolyn Campana (No. 12 Nationally Ranked)
- Earned a national seed in the NCAA Singles Championships
- Anna Campana (No. 52 Nationally Ranked)
- Qualified as an at-large selection in the NCAA Singles Championships
- Anna Brylin
- Put the Demon Deacons on the board first with a straight-set victory over Furman
- Eliza Omirou
- Captured the third point with a straight-set win over Furman
- Brooke Killingsworth
- Provided the Deacs second point in the win over Furman
- Casie Wooten
- Clinched the first round match vs. Furman
Doubles
- Eliza Omirou / Carolyn Campana (No. 30 Nationally Ranked)
- Qualified as an at-large selection in the NCAA Doubles Championships
- Anna Brylin / Brooke Killingsworth (No. 24 Nationally Ranked)
- Qualified as an at-large selection in the NCAA Doubles Championships
- Anna Campana / Peyton Pesavento
- Captured a 6-2 win in the opening round against Furman
Last Time
For the third consecutive NCAA Tournament, the No. 31 Wake Forest women's tennis team advanced to the second round, defeating No. 34 Furman, 4-2, on Friday.
More on the opening round win.
Up Next
The winner will advance to play in Orlando, Fla. in the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. The match, scheduled for Sunday, May 16, will also feature the winner of No. 14 Virginia and Tennessee.
The match is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET.
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