Wake Forest University
Florida State
Wake Forest Falls to Seminoles in First Season Conference Road Test
3/10/2023 9:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Casie Wooten picked up her second ranked singles win of the season during Friday night.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Taking on a challenge of its first road match within this year's Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition, No. 19 Wake Forest showed fight throughout Friday evening (March 10) but suffered a 5-2 defeat at Florida State (7-5, 2-2).
The Demon Deacons (11-6, 2-2) turned heads in their collective efforts to secure the doubles point during the first half of Friday. In singles, No. 38 Casie Wooten headlined the night with a come-from-behind solo victory in three sets, downing No. 70 Anna Arkadianou. The performance was the junior's second ranked singles win of 2023.
The match also featured a fourth consecutive doubles win for both No. 16 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate.
How it Happened
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Both second and third doubles split the first two games once play unfolded.
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No. 16 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth soon forced another tie after two more passed by before taking a slight 3-2 lead.
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Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate trailed closely on their own court (2-3).
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Florida State finished victorious in second doubles.
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Not long afterward, Brylin/Killingsworth again worked to make their score become even in first doubles for the fourth time (4-4).
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Carton/Pate came back from two games down to create a 5-5 margin on court three.
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The same score almost immediately took over Brylin/Killingsworth's match.
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Carton/Pate finished in an exceptional come-from-behind victory, winning four consecutive games in a 7-5 decision.
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Brylin/Killingsworth then entered a tiebreaker.
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The duo battled through to grab a 7-6 (8) finish, giving Wake Forest the doubles point.
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Brylin and Casie Wooten each took a 3-2 lead in the opening set of singles.
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Killingsworth soon also stepped in front, 4-2.
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The junior ultimately became Wake Forest's first player to win a frame.
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Pate found herself in a tiebreaker during the opening period.
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She was able to pull through, becoming the second Deac to capture a first-set victory (7-6 (6)).
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Florida State took a 3-1 lead after picking up wins in second, fourth, and sixth singles.
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Killingsworth and Pate both held a slight advantage early in their respective second frames, leading by a game.
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After falling in her first, Wooten made a second-set bounce back.
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Pate kept battling on her court, reaching a tiebreaker for a second time of the evening (7-6 (6), 5-5)).
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Wooten was a force in her final set, capping off an exceptional showing to garner her second ranked solo victory of the season.
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The junior also cut the deficit to 3-2.
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Killingsworth and Pate were the final Deacs remaining, entering a third set apiece.
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Florida State clinched in fifth singles, before adding one more point on court three to put an end to the night.
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Wake Forest fell, 5-2.
Doubles Results:
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No. 16 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 7-6 (6)
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Anna Arkadianou/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Casie Wooten/Mia Ahmad (WF) 1-6
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Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) def. Olympe Lancelot/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles Results:
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No. 38 Casie Wooten (WF) def. No. 70 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
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Vic Allen (FSU) def. No. 42 Anna Brylin (WF) 4-6, 0-2, retired
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Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 2-3, retired
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Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. Nevena Carton (WF) 1-6, 2-6
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Mila Saric (FSU) def. Whitley Pate (WF) 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2-7), 0-6
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Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Maddie Lynch (WF) 1-6, 1-6
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3
From the Head Honcho
"Tough match," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "I thought we were great to have fought back and took the doubles point, but then we couldn't get things going on a couple of courts. Even though we were struggling a bit and trying to get used to playing indoors again, we were in a position to win at one point. Credit to Florida State for responding in those last-second sets at third and fifth singles."
Up Next
Wake Forest will finish out the weekend at No. 18 Miami on Sunday (March 12), taking on the Hurricanes in a 12 p.m. ET tilt.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,6,4,1,5,3
Players Mentioned
