Deacons Drop Friday Test Against Visiting Eagles

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Making a return to its tennis center for the first time in nearly four weeks, Wake Forest women's tennis brought in Boston College (10-8, 3-7) on Friday evening (March 31) for its eighth Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matchup of the spring. After falling in doubles, the Demon Deacons clawed back in spurts during singles play but fell short in a 5-2 decision by the visitors.

Wake Forest moved to 12-9 overall, now 3-5 against conference opponents.

Anna Brylin grabbed her 14th solo win this season, currently leading the team in that category. The graduate student has only dropped four completed matches.

Nevena Carton enjoyed a dominant, individual performance on Friday, piecing her 10th victory in singles. That particular win now has the freshman ranking second on the roster.

Wake Forest leads the all-time series 14-7 over Boston College.

How it Happened

No. 26 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth and Nevena Carton worked to cut into a deficit within first and third doubles, respectively, narrowly trailing 4-3.
- Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten followed with a captured game, also cutting their court score to 4-3.
Brylin/Killingsworth created the first tied score of the afternoon (4-4) before taking the lead after winning a third straight game, as the Deacs rallied.
The Eagles completed the deed in doubles with wins on courts two and three, happening in a quick time frame.
- Brylin/Killingsworth went unfinished, ahead 5-4 at the time.
Carton wasted zero time in singles, winning her first four games.
Brylin also had a strong start, leading 3-1, while Killingsworth came back to tie her opening frame at 3 even.
Carton was the first individual to win a set, doing so in a 6-0 sweeping fashion.
- Brylin was next (6-3), and Killingsworth picked up steam to win three of four games for a 5-4 lead.
  - The latter ultimately stayed in control for an admirable, come-from-behind victory in her first set.
Wooten tied up court one, 5-5, before winning two in a row.
- The junior was Wake Forest's fourth individual to finish victorious in the first period.
Carton maintained the upper hand throughout her match's entirety, winning in straight sets to put her Deacs in the scoring column.
Staying confident into the second set, Wooten took three of her first four.
- Not too far over, Killingsworth's court remained competitive (6-4, 3-3).
Boston College jumped back in front after scooping a win in sixth singles.
Maddie Lynch got into a groove during the second after dropping the first (3-6, 4-1).
Brylin and Killingsworth kept both of their scores balanced on 5-5 ties apiece in the second set.
- The two soon both entered tiebreakers while Wooten stepped into a third set.
The Eagles upped their lead to 3-1 after securing a fifth-singles victory.
Nevertheless, Brylin had an answer in finishing her showing on a straight-sets mark, powering through the tiebreaker.
- The team captain's win cut down the deficit to 3-2.
Killingsworth joined Wooten as one of two final Deacons remaining, ringing up a third set of her own.
Boston College clinched the match on court one, 4-2, as Killingsworth's remaining match was played out.
- She kept things close, even at 4-4 in the third frame.
The Eagles finished on top in third singles, as the final set went to extra points in the midst of a tiebreaker.
Wake Forest fell, 5-2.

Doubles Results:

No. 26 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) vs. Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (BC) 5-4, unfinished.
Hailey Wilcox/Seren Agar (BC) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 3-6
Stephanie Sanchez/Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) 4-6

Order of Finish: 2, 3

Singles Results:

No. 71 Marice Aguiar (BC) def. No. 41 Casie Wooten (WF) 7-5, 4-6, 2-6
No. 52 Anna Brylin (WF) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 6-3, 7-6 (4))
Sophia Edwards (BC) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (6-8))
Nevena Carton (WF) def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 6-0, 6-3
Muskan Mahajan (BC) def. Maddie Lynch (WF) 3-6, 4-6
Seren Agar (BC) def. Jingyi Li (WF) 3-6, 2-6

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

From the Head Honcho

"It was a tough match for us," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "We didn't play as sharp a doubles point as we usually do and then had to play from behind. We had our chances in second sets on several courts during singles, but let those slip away. We'll try to get ready for Sunday now."

Up Next

'Senior Day' is up next for Wake Forest in a Sunday home doubleheader (April 2). Anna Brylin and Maddie Lynch will be honored prior to the first match against Syracuse at 12 p.m. ET. Later in the day, the Deacs are set to face Elon University in a 4 p.m. ET showing.

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Mia Ahmad

Anna Brylin

Nevena Carton

Brooke Killingsworth

Jingyi Li

Maddie Lynch

Whitley Pate

Casie Wooten