Wake Forest University
Furman
Wake Forest Sweeps Pair of SoCon Opponents on Saturday
2/11/2023 6:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
In their first action outdoors this season, the Demon Deacons won matches against Furman and UNC Greensboro.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest women's tennis pushed its home record this season to 5-1, as the Demon Deacons knocked off Southern Conference sides Furman (5-2) and UNC Greensboro (7-0) on Saturday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Including last Sunday's 7-0 victory over Campbell, the Demon Deacons have now won three-straight matches.
Match 1 – Wake Forest 5, Furman 2
The Deacs kept poised to grab the doubles point before Anna Brylin and Casie Wooten showed out in singles.
After four courts of solo play reached a third set apiece, Brooke Killingsworth stepped up to the test in providing the clinch for Wake Forest. Maddie Lynch notched a win of her own to wrap the first match of Saturday.
Wake Forest now leads 30-1 over Furman in the all-time series.
How it Happened
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Starting off in doubles, Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate were the first Deacon pair to win a game, as No. 10 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth soon followed.
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Carton/Pate split their next two games, holding a 2-1 lead.
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Back on court one, Brylin/Killingsworth worked to tie the board before winning two more consecutive games (4-2).
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Casie Wooten/Mia Ahmad came from behind to tack a 4-2 lead of their own.
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Carton/Pate stayed ahead comfortably, boosting on a near-minute rally to take a 4-1 advantage.
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Not long afterward, a swing by Carton put the two freshmen at 5-2.
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Wooten/Ahmad won the next two out of three games to finish first in second doubles (6-3).
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The score became even at 5-5 in first and third doubles, before the latter went into a tiebreaker.
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Furman won in first doubles.
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Jumping out to a quick start in their tiebreaker, Carton/Pate finished the deed on a 7-6 (3) clip to give Wake Forest the match's opening point.
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In singles, Wooten leaped in front from the start with a 4-0 spark.
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Brylin and Killingsworth were equally impressive, becoming the first Deacons to capture first-set victories.
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Wooten rounded out her fast start in set one with a 6-2 clip.
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Maddie Lynch was the fourth Wake Forest individual to finish set one victoriously.
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Brylin was untouchable in her second frame, ending on a sweep to capture her sixth straight singles victory of the year.
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Her win upped the Deacs' match lead to 2-0.
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Killingsworth and Carton entered third sets in third and fourth singles, respectively.
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The Deacon lead grew to 3-0 after Wooten finished her match in straight-sets fashion.
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Lynch stepped into a third set of her own in sixth singles, while Pate stayed heady at the time (4-6, 4-3).
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After Pate forced a third frame, all four of the remaining courts were in such periods of play.
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Killingsworth made a handful of exceptional plays down the stretch en route to clinching the match point for Wake Forest.
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The Deacs led 4-0 at the time of competition.
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Merely seconds afterward, the Paladins placed two points in their column with wins in fourth and fifth singles.
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Lynch finished out the contest with a victory on court six.
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Wake Forest defeated Furman, 5-2.
Doubles Results:
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Jess Dawson/Sara Snyder (FU) def. No. 10 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 7-5
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Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) def. Marissa Pennings/Ellie Schulson (FU) 6-3
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Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) def. Madison Dillon/Luca Victoria Vocke (FU) 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results:
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No. 29 Casie Wooten (WF) def. Ellie Schulson (FU) 6-2, 6-2
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Anna Brylin (WF) def. Jess Dawson (FU) 6-2, 6-0
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Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Marissa Pennings (FU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
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Sara Snyder (FU) def. Nevena Carton (WF) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
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Madison Dillon (FU) def. Whitley Pate (WF) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
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Maddie Lynch (WF) def. Luca Victoria Vocke (FU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 6
Match 2 – Wake Forest 7, UNCG 0
Led by a quick pair of 6-0 victories in doubles by No. 10 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth and Maddie Lynch/Jingyi Li, the Deacs went into singles action a point up.
Then in singles, Brylin led the way for the Deacs to push her singles record this spring to 7-0 before all six Demon Deacons won in straight sets.
With the outcome, Wake Forest has won three-straight matches against UNCG and is 8-3 all-time against the Spartans.
How it Happened
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Doubles got off to a quick start for Brylin and Killingsworth, picking up the first game against the Spartans.
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The nationally ranked pair would go on to claim a 6-0 victory.
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On Court 5, the pair of Jingyi Li and Maddie Lynch also made quick work in doubles to secure the first point of the afternoon in a 6-0 decision.
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The second Deacon pairing of Ahmad and Wooten jumped out to an early 3-0 lead as well before their match went unfinished at 5-1 for the Deacs.
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In singles, Brylin went up 6-2 in the first game before defeating UNCG's Hanna Giddings (6-2, 6-1) for the second Demon Deacon point.
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The victory pushed Brylin to 7-0 this season in singles action.
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On Court 5, Li continued her winning ways en route to a 6-1 performance in her first game before sealing a 6-1, 6-2 decision.
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Ahmad picked up her second singles victory of the spring, defeating Luna Urso 6-2, 6-1.
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Carton (6-4, 6-1) and Pate (6-2, 6-0) each earned victories as well on Courts 3 and 4 respectively to continue a strong Deacon performance in the second half of Saturday's action.
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Wooten, meanwhile, battled with UNCG's Arina Babkova in the first game before sealing the evening's sweep with a 7-5, 6-0 win.
Doubles Results:
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No. 10 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Olivia Gallagher/Hanna Giddings (UNCG) 6-0
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Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) vs. Arina Babkova/Alexandra Dodashev (UNCG) (5-1, unfinished)
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Maddie Lynch/Jingyi Li (WF) def. Raegan Mitchell/McCollough Perry (UNCG) 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles Results:
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No. 29 Casie Wooten (WF) def. Arina Babkova (UNCG) 7-5, 6-0
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Anna Brylin (WF) def. Hanna Giddings (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
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Nevena Carton (WF) def. Alexandra Dodashev (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
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Whitley Pate (WF) def. Olivia Gallagher (UNCG) 6-2, 6-0
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Jingyi Li (WF) def. Raegan Mitchell (UNCG) 6-1, 6-2
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Mia Ahmad (WF) def. Luna Urso (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1
From the Head Honcho
"It was a solid day. We only got outside to practice twice but we looked comfortable playing out there. We had good doubles points–it was good to see the two freshmen (Nevena and Whitley) clinch a doubles point with a tiebreaker. That's important experience this time of year. Looking forward to getting the ACC schedule started on Friday!" - Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
Wake Forest wraps its five-match homestand next Friday (Feb. 17) with its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) test of the spring campaign. Big Four foe NC State comes to town, and first serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3,5,4,6
Players Mentioned
