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Friday, November 3
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NC State Duals
Photo by: Jaylynn Nash
Demon Deacons Wrap Up Fall Tennis Action at NC State Duals
11/5/2023 7:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The team will now look ahead to the championship season beginning in January.
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team completed its final event of the fall slate on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 5), picking up multiple wins at the NC State Duals in Raleigh, N.C. inside J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
Six schools competed in the event, with four of them (including Wake Forest) splitting into two teams. For the Demon Deacons, senior Mia Ahmad and freshman Sankavi Gownder made up one team, while sophomores Whitley Pate and Nevena Carton made up another.
On Friday, the doubles pairings of Ahmad/Gownder and Carton/Pate both picked up impressive victories over Kantor/Lancelot of South Carolina (6-2) and Old Dominion's Johnson/Viktorovich (6-3), respectively. In singles, Gownder defeated South Carolina's Olympe Lancelot (6-2, 6-2) and Pate took down Old Dominion's Alexandra Viktorovich (3-6, 6-1, 6-3).
Saturday saw both Carton and Pate pick up singles victories against Ole Miss's Andrea Nova (6-2, 7-6 [6]) and Kelsey Mize (6-1, 2-6, 7-5), respectively.
The third, and final, day of action once again had both Wake Forest doubles teams win. Carton/Pate took down Duke's Codd/Christensen (6-1) and Ahmad/Gownder defeated NC State's Coe/Bradfoot (6-2).
Friday, Nov. 3
Doubles
Saturday, Nov. 4
Doubles
Sunday, Nov. 5
Doubles
From the Head Honcho
"It was a really solid performance on the weekend. Going 9-9 against that level of competition is very respectable. I thought our group showed a lot of heart, winning second sets after losing the first, closing out matches in straight sets when we won the first and we continued to play very good doubles. It was a good way to end fall competition. Now, we work towards being ready for January!"
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now prepare for spring competition, starting with the South Carolina Duals (Jan. 13-15) in Columbia, S.C.
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Six schools competed in the event, with four of them (including Wake Forest) splitting into two teams. For the Demon Deacons, senior Mia Ahmad and freshman Sankavi Gownder made up one team, while sophomores Whitley Pate and Nevena Carton made up another.
On Friday, the doubles pairings of Ahmad/Gownder and Carton/Pate both picked up impressive victories over Kantor/Lancelot of South Carolina (6-2) and Old Dominion's Johnson/Viktorovich (6-3), respectively. In singles, Gownder defeated South Carolina's Olympe Lancelot (6-2, 6-2) and Pate took down Old Dominion's Alexandra Viktorovich (3-6, 6-1, 6-3).
Saturday saw both Carton and Pate pick up singles victories against Ole Miss's Andrea Nova (6-2, 7-6 [6]) and Kelsey Mize (6-1, 2-6, 7-5), respectively.
The third, and final, day of action once again had both Wake Forest doubles teams win. Carton/Pate took down Duke's Codd/Christensen (6-1) and Ahmad/Gownder defeated NC State's Coe/Bradfoot (6-2).
Friday, Nov. 3
Doubles
- Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder def. Anna Kantor/Olympe Lancelot (South Carolina), 6-2
- Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate def. Sofia Johnson/Alexandra Viktorovich (Old Dominion). 6-3
- Sankavi Gownder def. Olympe Lancelot (South Carolina) 6-2, 6-2
- Mia Ahmad loss vs. Anna Kantor (South Carolina) 4-6, 6-2, 2-6
- Nevena Carton loss vs. Sofia Johnson (Old Dominion) 1-6, 6-0, 4-6
- Whitley Pate def. Alexandra Viktorovich (Old Dominion) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Saturday, Nov. 4
Doubles
- Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate loss vs. Andrea Nova/Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss) 5-7
- Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder loss vs. Abigail Rencheli/Gina Dittmann (NC State), 1-6
- Nevena Carton def. Andrea Nova (Ole Miss) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Whitley Pate def. Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
- Sankavi Gownder loss vs. Abigail Rencheli (NC State) 1-6, 4-6
- Mia Ahmad loss vs. Gina Dittmann (NC State) 5-7, 0-6
Sunday, Nov. 5
Doubles
- Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate def. Kaite Codd/Elle Christensen (Duke), 6-1
- Mia Ahmad/Sankavi Gownder def. Reya Lee Coe/Gabriella Broadfoot (NC State), 6-2
From the Head Honcho
"It was a really solid performance on the weekend. Going 9-9 against that level of competition is very respectable. I thought our group showed a lot of heart, winning second sets after losing the first, closing out matches in straight sets when we won the first and we continued to play very good doubles. It was a good way to end fall competition. Now, we work towards being ready for January!"
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now prepare for spring competition, starting with the South Carolina Duals (Jan. 13-15) in Columbia, S.C.
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Team Stats
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