Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest University
Duke
Deacs Suffer Road Defeat to No. 6 Blue Devils on Thursday Evening
4/6/2023 8:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Wake Forest has another Big Four opportunity on Saturday.
DURHAM, N.C. – On the road to start the first of two final regular-season weeks, No. 24 Wake Forest women's tennis visited Big Four foe Duke University on Thursday evening (April 6) in nearby Durham. The No. 6 Blue Devils ended victoriously in the contest on a 4-0 decision.
The Demon Deacons moved to a 4-6 overall mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), now at 14-10 overall this spring.
Four more tests make up the remainder of Wake Forest's 2023 regular season before the conference tournament begins on April 19.
How it Happened
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No. 23 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth split their first two games before taking the third.
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The duo's court soon became tied at 3-3.
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The Blue Devils swept second doubles.
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Making strong attempts to claw back, Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate trimmed their third doubles deficit to 4-3.
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Meanwhile, Brylin/Killingsworth forced yet another even score (4-4).
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Duke took the doubles point on a court three win, as Brylin/Killingsworth went unfinished at 5-5.
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In singles, Killingsworth was the first Deac to go ahead, 2-1.
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Carton was right behind the junior with a 2-1 mark of her own.
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Courts three and four saw Killingsworth and Carton, respectively, even their matches at 3 all in the opening set not long afterward.
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After weather conditions pushed match play indoors, Duke upped its lead to 3-0 following victories in first and sixth singles.
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Brylin won three of her first four games during the second set.
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The Blue Devils clinched the match in fifth singles, securing the contest win in a sweep.
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Second, third, and fourth singles all went unfinished, active in the second set at the time.
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Wake Forest fell, 4-0.
Doubles Results:
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No. 23 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) vs. Chloe Beck/Ellie Coleman (DU) 5-5, unfinished.
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Emma Jackson/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 0-6
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Georgia Drummy/Iulia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) 4-6
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles Results:
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No. 5 Chloe Beck (DU) def. No. 47 Casie Wooten (WF) 1-6, 1-6
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No. 66 Anna Brylin (WF) vs. No. 34 Emma Jackson (DU) 2-6, 3-3, unfinished.
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Brooke Killingsworth (WF) vs. No. 121 Georgia Drummy (DU) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished.
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Nevena Carton (WF) vs. Ellie Coleman (DU) 4-6, 0-3, unfinished.
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Iulia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Maddie Lynch (WF) 0-6, 2-6
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Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Whitley Pate (WF) 2-6, 1-6
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5
From the Head Honcho
"Tough one today," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "There's a reason they (Duke) are No. 6 in the country. We played some good tennis at moments in some spots, but it wasn't enough. I was pleased with some of the progress we're seeing in our freshmen in both doubles and singles. Another tough one is coming up on the road during Saturday, facing No. 1"
Up Next
Wake Forest will look to finish its week with another Big Four challenge, visiting No. 1 North Carolina on Saturday (April 8).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,1,5
Players Mentioned
