Deacs Suffer Sunday Sweep to No. 18 Hurricanes

MIAMI, Fla. – Finishing out its stay in The Sunshine State on Sunday (March 12), No. 19 Wake Forest women's tennis visited No. 18 Miami (9-2, 4-1) for a nationally-ranked top-25 matchup. The host ultimately captured a 7-0 sweep over the Demon Deacons.

Wake Forest moves to 11-7 overall on the season, standing at 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Conclusion of Sunday's showing marked the start of a 12-day stretch in which the Deacs will have a break from match competition. A total of 10 contests make up the remainder of Wake Forest's 2023 regular-season schedule.

How it Happened

Playing together in doubles for the first time since Jan. 22, Anna Brylin/Jingyi Li split their first two games.
- Two additional back-and-forth games saw the pair's match sitting at a 2-2 score.
On court three, Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate jumped on the board after winning their fourth game.
- The freshmen duo won two of three games to cut into a 4-2 deficit.
Brylin/Li also made sure their court remained competitive, creating a 3-3 tie after staying poised through a lengthy rally.
Down five games, Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten refused to let up, winning three in a row quickly.
- Carton/Pate displayed similar gritty play, boosted on momentum after securing three of four games.
Miami won in first doubles (6-3).
Carton/Pate tied things up at 5-5 in their match after court one had wrapped.
A win by the Hurricanes in second doubles clinched the team's opening point.
Miami went up 2-0 in the match after being awarded a walkover in sixth singles.
After trailing early, Li found a slight groove in winning two of her next three games in fifth singles.
The Hurricanes upped their lead to 3-0 after completing a victory on court three.
- Miami went on to clinch the match on court two, as remaining courts in singles would be played out.
Wins in first, fourth, and fifth singles all went the way of the host team to round out the afternoon.
Wake Forest fell, 7-0.

Doubles Results:

Daevenia Achong/Maya Tahan (MIA) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 3-6
Isabella Pfennig/Alexa Noel (MIA) def. Anna Brylin/Jingyi Li (WF) 4-6
Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) vs. Audrey Boch-Collins/Mia Mack (MIA) 5-5, unfinished

Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles Results:

No. 18 Alexa Noel (MIA) def. No. 38 Casie Wooten (WF) 0-6, 1-6
Daevenia Achong (MIA) def. Nevena Carton (WF) 1-6, 1-6
Isabella Pfennig (MIA) def. Whitley Pate (WF) 1-6, 0-6
Audrey Boch-Collins (MIA) def. Maddie Lynch (WF) 1-6, 0-6
Mia Mack (MIA) def. Jingyi Li (WF) 2-6, 0-6
Maya Tahan (MIA) def. No player (WF), walkover

Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2, 4, 1, 5

From the Head Honcho

"Tough day for us," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "We just ran into a combination of being worn out and a stomach virus that is affecting multiple players. Plus, Miami is very, very good. We now have a few weekends to recover and then to be ready for the last four weeks of conference play, before the postseason. We have accomplished a lot over the last four weeks -- the players did that by giving every bit of themselves. I'm proud of that. It caught up to us yesterday and today, so now we just have to move forward."

Up Next

Wake Forest will be back in action in just under two weeks, making visits to Louisville (March 24) and Notre Dame (March 26) for another weekend of conference action on the road.

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Mia Ahmad

Anna Brylin

Nevena Carton

Jingyi Li

Maddie Lynch

Whitley Pate

Casie Wooten