Demon Deacons Primed for NC State Duals

Friday, November 3

Raleigh, N.C.

Wake Forest University

NC State Duals

Photo by: Trevor Bowens

11/2/2023 4:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The final event of the fall season is slated to begin Friday.

By: Dylan Shackelford

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team will participate in their final competition of the fall slate, as they head to Raleigh, N.C. for the NC State Duals from Friday (Nov. 3) to Sunday (Nov. 5).

The six schools competing at the event are: Wake Forest, Duke, NC State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Old Dominion.

Due to the size of the teams, the following school will be sending two separate squads to the event: Wake Forest, Duke, NC State and Ole Miss.

Teams will be made up of two players. Matches will begin with a six-game set doubles match prior to two separate three-set singles matches. Third sets will be played out.

Action will begin at 11 a.m. each day, with the afternoon matches scheduled for 2 p.m.

Teams

Wake Forest Black
Wake Forest Gold
NC State Red
NC State White
Duke White
Duke Blue
Ole Miss Red
Ole Miss Blue
South Carolina
Old Dominion

Schedule

Friday
- 11 a.m. - NC State Red vs. Ole Miss Blue
- 11 a.m. - Ole Miss Red vs. NC State White
- 2 p.m. - Wake Forest Black vs. South Carolina
- 2 p.m. - Wake Forest Gold vs. Old Dominion
Saturday
- 11 a.m. - NC State Red vs. Wake Forest Black
- 11 a.m. - NC State White vs. Old Dominion
- 11 a.m. - Ole Miss Red vs. Wake Forest Gold
- 2 p.m. - Duke Blue vs. Ole Miss Blue
- 2 p.m. - Duke White vs. South Carolina
Sunday
- 11 a.m. - Ole Miss Blue vs. Old Dominion
- 11 a.m. - Ole Miss Red vs. South Carolina
- 2 p.m. - NC State Red vs. Duke Blue
- 2 p.m. - Wake Forest Black vs. NC State White
- 2 p.m. - Wake Forest Gold vs. Duke White

Last Time Out

The Wake Forest women's tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Carolina Regionals two weeks ago, highlighted by 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 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.

Up Next

After the NC State Duals, the Demon Deacons will prepare for spring competition, starting with the South Carolina Duals (Jan. 13-15) in Columbia, S.C.

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