Deacons Defeat Seminoles on Sunday

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Facing yet another ranked opponent within the current Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) standings, Wake Forest women's tennis (9-4, 1-1) showed out as a whole on Sunday afternoon (March 6), taking down No. 54 Florida State (6-5, 1-3) in a 6-1 decision.

With only two doubles matchups occurring due to the Seminoles' limited roster, Wake Forest secured the first point before picking up four more individual wins throughout singles play. Another point was added due to a forfeited solo match.

The win was Wake Forest's first in ACC play this season, along with being the first match victory over Florida State since 2017. Additionally, it was the Demon Deacons' second season win against a nationally-ranked foe.

Senior standout Anna Brylin continued to shine in her solo play, upping her singles record to 9-1.

Samantha Martinelli has been on a tear as well, having won seven straight singles matches.

How it Happened

Both doubles tandems of No. 6 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth and Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten made comebacks after dropping their first games.
Brylin and Killingsworth won three games in a row, and court one was tied up 4-4.
Martinelli and Wooten took a 4-3 lead before winning two final consecutive games, securing the doubles point.
Brylin and Killingsworth went unfinished in their match, holding a 5-4 lead.
Starting up singles play, a forfeited decision on court six extended the Wake Forest lead to 2-0.
Four Deacs captured first-set solo wins.
- Casie Wooten was the last to do so – holding on during an impressive, poised finish to the opening frame.
Brylin was the first Wake Forest individual to take a singles victory, only giving up three games total.
Martinelli followed in a clinch, increasing the Demon Deacon advantage to 4-0.
Anna Campana won on court two, and Florida State notched a win in first singles. Wooten finished out her match through two sets to put the cap on another stellar home showing.

Doubles Results:

No. 6 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) vs. Petra Hule/Victoria Allen (FSU) 5-4, unfinished.
Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten (WF) def. Anna Arkadianou/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-3

Singles Results:

No. 33 Petra Hule (FSU) def. No. 44 Carolyn Campana (WF) 6-3, 6-4
Anna Campana (WF) def. Vic Allen (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 84 Casie Wooten (WF) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
Anna Brylin (WF) def. Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
Samantha Martinelli (WF) def. Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-3, 6-3

Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3.

From the Head Honcho

"It was a good bounce back win today," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "Florida State is always tough. With them being down a player, you worry that you might be a bit flat, but we put forth a solid effort in every spot. Now, we have to get ready for conference road matches the rest of this month. So, we are hopefully starting to play our best tennis thus far. Today, it looked like we might be on that path."

Up Next

Wake Forest will prepare for a major early week test at No. 2 NC State, visiting the Wolfpack on Tuesday (March 6).

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Anna Brylin

Anna Campana

Carolyn Campana

Brooke Killingsworth

Samantha Martinelli

Casie Wooten