Wake Forest University
Duke
Deacs Suffer Loss to Blue Devils in ACC Quarterfinals
4/22/2022 10:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The two ‘Big Four’ opponents met up on Friday evening.
ROME, GA – Charged off of Thursday's (April 21) second-round win over Syracuse, No. 7-seeded Wake Forest women's tennis carried its focus into Friday night for a quarterfinal matchup against the No. 2-seeded Duke Blue Devils (17-3).
The Demon Deacons (16-10) delivered the first blow in capturing the doubles point, but ultimately fell in a 4-2 mark.
No. 7 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth continued their hot streak in doubles - seizing a sixth ranked victory and bumping their current win streak to five matches.
Killingsworth added a team point for Wake Forest in singles, going for the 13th win of her sophomore campaign.
Another ranked Deacon duo, No. 34 Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten, also played sharply - upping their record over ranked foes to 5-1.
How it Happened
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Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingsworth won four of their first five games in first doubles.
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Samantha Martinelli and Casie Wooten did not trail far behind (4-2).
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Duke won in third doubles.
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Brylin and Killingsworth saved their best for last – ending on a 6-3 finish that extended the pair's doubles record to 14-5.
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Martinelli and Wooten would clinch impressively through a ranked win for the Deacs (6-4).
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In singles, Killingsworth was the lone Deac to win an opening set.
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The Blue Devils evened the score at 1-1 after a fourth singles victory.
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Martinelli performed well in her second set after dropping the first (4-6, 6-1).
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Another win, happening on court one, gave Duke its first lead of the evening, 2-1.
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Killingsworth gave herself enough space in the second frame of sixth singles to run away with a straight-sets win
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The score again sat tied, 2-2.
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Duke had another quick answer, finishing victorious in second singles.
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With two active courts left, the Blue Devils rallied through to complete the deed on court three.
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Wake Forest fell, 4-2.
Doubles Results
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No. 7 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. No. 31 Georgia Drummy/Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-3
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No. 34 Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten (WF) def. No. 27 Chloe Beck/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4
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Eliza Omirou/Margaryta Bilokin (DU) def. Carolyn Campana/Mia Ahmad (WF) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles Results
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No. 8 Chloe Beck (DU) def. No. 37 Carolyn Campana (WF) 6-1, 6-3
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No. 14 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Anna Campana (WF) 6-4, 6-4
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No. 124 Emma Jackson (DU) def. No. 93 Casie Wooten (WF) 7-5, 6-3
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No. 100 Kelly Chen (DU) def. Anna Brylin (WF) 6-0, 6-1
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Margaryta Bilokin (DU) def. Samantha Martinelli (WF) 6-4, 1-6, 3-3, unfinished.
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Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 3
From the Head Honcho
"I was disappointed in the end result tonight, of course, but proud of the battle," noted head coach Jeff Wyshner. "We had a great doubles effort to get a much needed first point. I give credit to Duke in singles play. We really tried to put pressure on them, and they just didn't blink. The good thing is that our season isn't over. We will wait on NCAA selections and see if we can make May our best month of the year."
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,1,2,6,3
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