Deacs Fall to Bulldogs in NCAA Second Round

ATHENS, Ga. – Taking on the challenge of playing a host squad, No. 23 Wake Forest women's tennis (17-11) faced the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs (19-6) in the 2022 NCAA Tournament's second round on Sunday (May 8). The Demon Deacons ultimately were defeated in a 4-0 loss, marking the end of their spring postseason run as a team.

Tournament Notes

Wake Forest has now reached the tournament's Round of 32 for a total of 16 times throughout program history.
- The Deacs and Georgia have now met in this same round for four straight NCAA tournaments (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
  - The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the first round on Saturday (May 7), Wake Forest knocked off No. 40 Northwestern in a 4-2 decision.
- The win capped a season sweep over the Wildcats for the Deacs, who defeated Northwestern back on Jan. 29 in the '2022 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kick-Off Weekend,' held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
During the first-round team win, Carolyn Campana became the first Deac this season to clinch a team match victory in a three-set performance, as the senior notched a national solo win over No. 82 Clarissa Hand.
No. 5 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth bumped their season doubles record to a noteworthy 15-5 mark in the Northwestern win.
Wake Forest tallied seven wins over ranked opponents during the 2022 spring.

How it Happened

Doubles play was even on courts one and two, as No. 5 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth and No. 27 Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten found themselves in 3-3 tied scores apiece.
Georgia won in third doubles, 6-2.
Martinelli and Wooten combined to pick up the seventh game played in their match, narrowly leading 4-3.
Brylin and Killingsworth traded games with the Bulldogs to again tie the margin, 4-4.
- Another series of back-and-forth games led to a 5-5 resting score.
Georgia completed two lasting rallies to grab a 6-4 win in second doubles, notching the first team point of the afternoon.
Anna Campana had the best singles start in the Deacon bunch, winning three of her first four games in the opening set.
After dropping her first game, Wooten played with some ferocity in the second to create a 3-3 tie.
The Bulldogs stretched their lead to 3-0 after taking wins in fourth and fifth singles.
A poised showing by Anna Campana helped her hang on for a 7-5 finish in the first period on court two.
Clinching over in first singles gave Georgia the second round victory.
Wake Forest fell, 4-0.

Doubles Results

No. 5 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) vs. No. 20 Morgan Coppoc/Ania Hertel (UGA) 5-5, unfinished.
No. 57 Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 27 Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten (WF) 6-4
Meg Kowalski/Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Mia Ahmad/Peyton Pesavento (WF) 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles Results

No. 17 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. No. 32 Carolyn Campana (WF) 6-2, 6-3
Anna Campana (WF) vs. No. 99 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished.
Morgan Coppoc (UGA) vs. No. 111 Casie Wooten (WF) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished.
Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Samantha Martinelli (WF) 6-2, 6-3
Ania Hertel (UGA) def. Anna Brylin (WF) 6-2, 6-4
Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished.

Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1

Up Next

While Wake Forest's season as a team comes to an end, the Deacons will still have several of its players compete in the 2022 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships (May 23-28):

Singles

No. 32 - Carolyn Campana

Doubles

No. 5 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth

No. 27 Samantha Martinelli/Casie Wooten

All five Deacs earned an at-large bid. The feat marked a second consecutive year that Wake Forest saw five or more of its own earn selections to the annual event. The individual events will be held at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois.

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Mia Ahmad

Anna Brylin

Anna Campana

Carolyn Campana

Brooke Killingsworth

Samantha Martinelli

Peyton Pesavento

Casie Wooten