Wake Forest University
#14 Miami
Deacs Fall to Nationally-Ranked Hurricanes on Friday Night
3/4/2022 9:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Women’s tennis came up just short in its first conference test.
WINSTON-SALEM – A competitive wave steadily composed of Friday evening (March 4) for No. 15 Wake Forest women's tennis (8-4, 0-1), as the Demon Deacons hosted No. 14 Miami (8-1, 2-0) in their Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opener. Wake Forest battled until the very end before suffering a 4-3 defeat.
The loss was the Deacs' second at home this season, along with being the third straight matchup against a nationally-ranked opponent.
A doubles pairing of Samantha Martinelli and Casie Wooten picked up its fifth win of the spring campaign.
Additionally, Anna Brylin moved to 8-1 in her personal singles record.
Friday's contest featured a total of five players individually ranked in singles within the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
How it Happened
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Samantha Martinelli and Casie Wooten got off to the best start for Wake Forest in second doubles, taking a 3-0 lead.
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Miami firstly notched a win in third doubles before clinching the point on court one.
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Martinelli and Wooten went on to finish their match in a 6-3 victory.
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Underway in singles, Martinelli, Anna Brylin, and Brooke Killingsworth all took 4-1 leads in their respective opening sets.
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Martinelli and Brylin ended up winning their first sets.
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Continuing her standout play in solo competition, Martinelli was again the first Deac to pick up a singles win, tying the match score at 1 even.
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Miami regained the lead, 2-1, in a second singles decision.
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Brylin maintained full control on her court, tying the evening up once again (2-2).
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The Hurricanes surged ahead not long afterward, 3-2, in third singles.
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No. 44 Carolyn Campana impressively bounced back from a 6-3 first-set loss to force a third frame against No. 81 Eden Richardson.
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Over in sixth singles, Killingsworth competed through three sets to tie the margin up for the third time, 3-3.
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Miami ultimately won its lone remaining solo match, as Wake Forest fell, 4-3.
Doubles Results
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No. 40 Eden Richardson/Daevenia Achong (UM) def. No. 6 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-4
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Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten (WF) def. No. 38 Maya Tahan/Diana Khodan (UM) 6-3
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Isabella Pfenning/Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Saby Nihalani/Peyton Pesavento (WF) 6-1
Singles Results
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No. 81 Eden Richardson (UM) def. No. 44 Carolyn Campana (WF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
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No. 67 Daevenia Achong (UM) def. Anna Campana (WF) 6-2, 6-2
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No. 85 Isabella Pfennig (UM) def. No. 84 Casie Wooten (WF) 6-2, 6-3
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Anna Brylin (WF) def. Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) 6-1, 6-2
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Samantha Martinelli (WF) def. Maya Tahan (UM) 6-4, 6-1
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Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Tatyana Nikolenko (UM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
From the Head Honcho
"Obviously, losing a 4-3 match on our court is a tough loss," acknowledged head coach Jeff Wyshner. "We've got to do a bit of a better job in doubles against top-15 opponents. In singles, I was happy with our play and felt we competed. Carolyn and Brooke did well in pushing their matches to third sets, while Sam and Anna played great. So, it's a disappointing loss, but we've got to go ahead and get ready for Sunday."
Up Next
Wake Forest turns around to face Florida State on Sunday (March 6), scheduled for a 12 p.m. start.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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