Wake Forest Athletics
Thursday, October 19
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Wake Forest University
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ITA Carolina Regionals
Demon Deacons Wrap Up ITA Carolina Regionals
10/22/2023 5:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Wake Forest women's tennis team completed the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Carolina Regionals on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 22), following an impressive run from senior Mia Ahmad and freshman Sankavi Gownder in the A2 doubles draw, which came to an end in the final match.
The freshman-senior duo began play earlier this week on Thursday (Oct. 19) with a win in the Round of 32. The following day, after advancing to the Round of 16 due to an opponent withdrawal, Ahmad/Gownder knocked off Furman's pair of Snyder/Thornton (8-5) and booked a spot in the semifinals.
On Saturday (Oct. 21), Ahmad/Gownder defeated Broadfoot/Rencheli of NC State (1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9)) and clinched a finals berth. The pair fell in the championship match (1-6, 1-6) to No. 53 Tran/Forbes of North Carolina on Sunday.
Another Wake Forest doubles pair, senior Brooke Killingsworth and graduate student Marcella Cruz, also made a deep run in Chapel Hill, as the two picked up wins over Presbyterian's Piedra/Delaney (8-3) and Duke's Kimchi/Berankova (8-6) in the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, respectively. On Saturday, they fell in the semifinals to Abrams/Zyryanova of NC State (2-6, 6-4, 0-1 (8-10)).
In singles, three Demon Deacons picked up wins in the round of 32. No. 44 Casie Wooten, defeated SC State's Hind Semlali (6-3, 2-6, 6-4) as she continued her strong fall season.
In the A1 draw, sophomore Whitley Pate downed Campbell's Eeca Ristola (6-4, 2-6, 6-0), while Gownder advanced past Elon's Helen Sarikulaya (6-1, 5-2, retirement) in the A2 draw.
Thursday, Oct. 19
Singles Results
Marcella Cruz
No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz (A1 Draw)
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten (A2 Draw)
No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz (A1 Draw)
Singles Results
Whitley Pate (A1 Draw)
Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder (A2 Draw)
Doubles Results
Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder (A2 Draw)
"Really impressive weekend from Mia and Sankavi reaching the doubles final by winning 4 matches," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. It was a good weekend for the whole group. I thought we played much more disciplined than we did a month ago in our first event. That means we are doing good work day-to-day. Now, we need to continue to make that progress to be ready for January."
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The freshman-senior duo began play earlier this week on Thursday (Oct. 19) with a win in the Round of 32. The following day, after advancing to the Round of 16 due to an opponent withdrawal, Ahmad/Gownder knocked off Furman's pair of Snyder/Thornton (8-5) and booked a spot in the semifinals.
On Saturday (Oct. 21), Ahmad/Gownder defeated Broadfoot/Rencheli of NC State (1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9)) and clinched a finals berth. The pair fell in the championship match (1-6, 1-6) to No. 53 Tran/Forbes of North Carolina on Sunday.
Another Wake Forest doubles pair, senior Brooke Killingsworth and graduate student Marcella Cruz, also made a deep run in Chapel Hill, as the two picked up wins over Presbyterian's Piedra/Delaney (8-3) and Duke's Kimchi/Berankova (8-6) in the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, respectively. On Saturday, they fell in the semifinals to Abrams/Zyryanova of NC State (2-6, 6-4, 0-1 (8-10)).
In singles, three Demon Deacons picked up wins in the round of 32. No. 44 Casie Wooten, defeated SC State's Hind Semlali (6-3, 2-6, 6-4) as she continued her strong fall season.
In the A1 draw, sophomore Whitley Pate downed Campbell's Eeca Ristola (6-4, 2-6, 6-0), while Gownder advanced past Elon's Helen Sarikulaya (6-1, 5-2, retirement) in the A2 draw.
Thursday, Oct. 19
Singles Results
Marcella Cruz
- First qualifying round - Win vs. Ellie Murphy (App State), 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
- Second qualifying round - Win vs. Kennedy Hill (NC Central), 6-4, 6-3
- First qualifying round - Loss vs. Kavya Pavel (Davidson), 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
- First qualifying round - Win vs. Kata Foldeak (Coastal Carolina), 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Second qualifying round - Win vs. Angela Perez Barro (Western Carolina), 7-5, 6-4
- First qualifying round - Loss vs. Jesse Hollins (Coastal Carolina), 3-6, 6-1, 5-7
No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz (A1 Draw)
- Round of 32 - Advanced vs. Joksimovic/Albayrak (UNC Wilmington), withdrawal
- Round of 32 - Loss vs. Bachir el Bouhali/Hussain (East Carolina), 1-8
- Round of 32 - Advanced vs. Nakano/Aranda (UNC Charlotte), withdrawal
- Round of 32 - Win vs. Auerswald/Champion (East Carolina), 6-3 (retirement)
- Round of 32 - Win vs. Davis/Dennett (Presbyterian), 8-5
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten (A2 Draw)
- Round of 32 - Win vs. Hind Semlali (SC State), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
- Round of 32 - Loss vs. Misa Malkin (South Carolina), 4-6, 6-2, 0-6
- Round of 32 - Loss vs. No. 86 Eleni Louka (Clemson), 5-7, 1-6
- Round of 32 - Win vs. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon), 6-1, 5-2 (retirement)
- Round of 32 - Loss vs. No. 110 Sophie Abrams (NC State), 2-6, 0-6
- Round of 32 - Win vs. Eeva Ristola (Campbell), 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
No. 31 Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz (A1 Draw)
- Round of 16 - Win vs. Piedra/Delaney (Presbyterian), 8-3
- Quarterfinals - Win vs. Kimchi/Berankova (Duke), 8-6
- Round of 16 - Win vs. Groen/Perez Barro (Western Carolina), 8-5
- Quarterfinals - Loss vs. Dittmann/Zampardo (NC State), 3-8
- Round of 16 - Advanced vs. Yarlagadda/Tanguilig (North Carolina), withdrawal
- Quarterfinals - Win vs. Snyder/Thornton (Furman), 8-5
Singles Results
Whitley Pate (A1 Draw)
- Round of 16 - Loss vs. No. 30 Abbey Forbes (North Carolina), 4-6, 1-6
- Round of 16 - Loss vs. Lucie Petruzelova (UNC Charlotte), 0-6, 5-7
Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder (A2 Draw)
- Semifinals - Win vs. Broadfoot/Rencheli (NC State), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
- Semifinals - Loss vs. Abrams/Zyryanova (NC State), 2-6, 6-4, 0-1 (8-10)
Doubles Results
Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder (A2 Draw)
- Finals - Loss vs. No. 53 Tran/Forbes (North Carolina), 1-6, 1-6
"Really impressive weekend from Mia and Sankavi reaching the doubles final by winning 4 matches," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. It was a good weekend for the whole group. I thought we played much more disciplined than we did a month ago in our first event. That means we are doing good work day-to-day. Now, we need to continue to make that progress to be ready for January."
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