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ITA All-American Championships
Wooten Bows Out in the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships
10/5/2023 2:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The senior picked up a top-10 victory in the round of 32.
CARY, N.C. - Wake Forest women's tennis player Casie Wooten wrapped up an impressive showing in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships on Thursday in Cary, N.C. as she fell in the round of 16.
Wooten, currently ranked No. 44 in the ITA singles section, picked up her fourth-consecutive straight-set victory Wednesday, as she took down No. 8 Anastasiya Komar of Oklahoma State (6-2, 7-6) in the first round of the main draw. It was the second-highest ranked win of Wooten's career and highest since she took down No. 5 Chloe Beck (Duke) in the fall of 2022.
The senior's run came to an end Thursday afternoon, as she fell to No. 37 Carolina Gomez Alonso from Arkansas (6-1, 6-2).
From Qualifying
On Monday, Wooten earned an impressive win over Oklahoma's Ava Catanzarite, 7-6 (5), 6-0, and clinched her spot in the second round of qualifying.
The following day, the senior took down No. 54 Alex Blokhina of Stanford in straight sets (6-2, 7-5) after a comeback set two victory. In the third, and final, qualifying round, Wooten grabbed yet another dominant victory over LSU's Kinaa Graham (6-1, 6-3) and secured her place in the main draw.
In doubles, senior Brooke Killingsworth and graduate student Marcella Cruz fell, 1-8, to Dana Guzman and Alina Shcherbinia from Oklahoma in the first qualifying round during Monday afternoon.
Monday, Oct. 2 (Qualifying)
Doubles Results
Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
- Round One- Loss vs. Dana Guzman/Alina Shcherbinia (Oklahoma), 1-8
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Round One - Win vs. Ava Catanzarite (Oklahoma), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
Tuesday, Oct. 3 (Qualifying)
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Round Two - Win vs. No. 54 Alex Blokhina (Stanford), 6-2, 7-5
- Round Three - Win vs. Kina Graham (LSU), 6-1, 6-3
Wednesday, Oct. 4 (Main Draw)
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Round of 32 - Win vs. No. 8 Anastasiya Komar (Oklahoma State), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Thursday, Oct. 5 (Main Draw)
Singles Results
No. 44 Casie Wooten
- Round of 16 - Loss vs. No. 37 Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas), 6-1, 6-2
From the Head Honcho
"Great job by Casie this week," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "Going to a national championship event and winning 4-of-5 matches played is a great start to her year. I'm looking forward to seeing what she can take from this experience and build it into a spectacular senior campaign."
Up Next
The Deacs will now head to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the 2023 ITA Carolina Regionals (Oct. 19-23) hosted by North Carolina.
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