Saturday, February 17
Winston-Salem, N.C.
11 A.M.
Wake Forest University
vs
South Carolina
Demon Deacons Set for Home Opener Against South Carolina and Campbell
2/16/2024 11:22:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Action is slated to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday against the No. 24-ranked Gamecocks.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team is set to play its first two home matches of the season this Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. The first match is scheduled for 11 a.m. against No. 24 South Carolina followed by a 3:30 p.m. clash with Campbell.
The Demon Deacons (3-3, 0-0 ACC) are coming off back-to-back dominant wins over Old Dominion and George Mason in a doubleheader two weeks ago (Feb. 3) in Norfolk, Va.
Wake Forest finished last season with a 12-4 record at home, including an impressive 7-1 mark against non-conference opponents. Of note, the Deacs are 59-6 (.908 winning percentage) against non-ACC opponents at the Wake Forest Tennis Center since the start of the 2014 season.
Demon Deacons Against Non-Conference Opponents at Home
Fellow freshman Krystal Blanch recently won ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6) after a dominant 6-1 doubles victory with Casie Wooten followed by a match-clinching comeback singles win (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) against Old Dominion. She became the first Demon Deacon to win the award since Eliza Omirou accomplished the feat on Feb. 27, 2018.
In the latest ITA singles rankings, Wooten moved up seven spots to No. 35 in the nation. Since the preseason rankings, Wooten picked up ranked wins over No. 67 Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) and No. 34 DJ Bennett (Auburn) at the Carolina Kickoff (Jan. 13-15). She was named ACC Player of the Week following the event.
Admission is free and the matches will be live streamed on PlaySight. Live results will be updated here.
Schedule
Versus South Carolina
No. 24 South Carolina has opened the season with a 5-1 record, with wins over No. 23 Georgia Tech (4-3) and Clemson (6-1) in its last two matches. Its lone loss came at the hands of No. 4 Georgia, 4-1, in the second round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 27). It will mark the first road match of the season for South Carolina after posting a 3-6 record away from home last year. The last time the Gamecocks visited Winston-Salem, the Deacs picked up a 4-3 victory on Feb. 5, 2022.
Of note, the Gamecocks have made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament every year since the 1995 season.
South Carolina has three ranked singles players, including two of the top five players in the nation. Additionally, the Gamecocks have two nationally-ranked doubles pairs.
South Carolina In the Rankings
This is the fourth-consecutive season the schools will meet, with Wake Forest taking the first three matches, 7-0.
Last Time Out
Two weeks ago (Feb. 3), Wake Forest improved to 3-3 with a pair of victories inside the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va. The Demon Deacons earned a 4-1 win over Old Dominion before a 4-0 sweep over George Mason.
With the win in the first match, the Demon Deacons picked up their first victory over Old Dominion since 2005 and snapped a three-game losing streak against the Monarchs.
It was a well-balanced doubleheader sweep, as six separate Demon Deacons earned a singles victory across the two matches.
The Deacs improved to 12-4 all-time against Old Dominion and 1-0 against George Mason.
Up Next
Wake Forest will now prepare for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic from Feb. 23-24 in Montgomery, Ala. at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center.
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The Demon Deacons (3-3, 0-0 ACC) are coming off back-to-back dominant wins over Old Dominion and George Mason in a doubleheader two weeks ago (Feb. 3) in Norfolk, Va.
Wake Forest finished last season with a 12-4 record at home, including an impressive 7-1 mark against non-conference opponents. Of note, the Deacs are 59-6 (.908 winning percentage) against non-ACC opponents at the Wake Forest Tennis Center since the start of the 2014 season.
Demon Deacons Against Non-Conference Opponents at Home
- 2023: 7-1
- 2022: 5-1
- 2021: 3-1
- 2020: 3-0
- 2019: 8-0
- 2018: 6-0
- 2017: 6-0
- 2016: 6-1
- 2015: 9-1
- 2014: 6-1
Fellow freshman Krystal Blanch recently won ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6) after a dominant 6-1 doubles victory with Casie Wooten followed by a match-clinching comeback singles win (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) against Old Dominion. She became the first Demon Deacon to win the award since Eliza Omirou accomplished the feat on Feb. 27, 2018.
In the latest ITA singles rankings, Wooten moved up seven spots to No. 35 in the nation. Since the preseason rankings, Wooten picked up ranked wins over No. 67 Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) and No. 34 DJ Bennett (Auburn) at the Carolina Kickoff (Jan. 13-15). She was named ACC Player of the Week following the event.
Admission is free and the matches will be live streamed on PlaySight. Live results will be updated here.
Schedule
- Saturday (Feb. 17)
- 11 a.m. - South Carolina
- 3:30 p.m. - Campbell
Versus South Carolina
- Series: South Carolina leads, 15-9
- Last Time: Feb. 19, 2023
- Result: L, 3-4
- Series: Wake Forest leads, 3-0
- Last Time: Feb. 5, 2023
- Result: W, 7-0
No. 24 South Carolina has opened the season with a 5-1 record, with wins over No. 23 Georgia Tech (4-3) and Clemson (6-1) in its last two matches. Its lone loss came at the hands of No. 4 Georgia, 4-1, in the second round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 27). It will mark the first road match of the season for South Carolina after posting a 3-6 record away from home last year. The last time the Gamecocks visited Winston-Salem, the Deacs picked up a 4-3 victory on Feb. 5, 2022.
Of note, the Gamecocks have made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament every year since the 1995 season.
South Carolina has three ranked singles players, including two of the top five players in the nation. Additionally, the Gamecocks have two nationally-ranked doubles pairs.
South Carolina In the Rankings
- Singles
- No. 3 - Ayana Alki
- No. 4 - Sarah Hamner
- No. 100 - Shahar Biran
- Doubles
- No. 27 - Ayana Akli/Olympe Lancelot
- No. 28 - Sarah Hamner/Ayana Akli
This is the fourth-consecutive season the schools will meet, with Wake Forest taking the first three matches, 7-0.
Last Time Out
Two weeks ago (Feb. 3), Wake Forest improved to 3-3 with a pair of victories inside the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va. The Demon Deacons earned a 4-1 win over Old Dominion before a 4-0 sweep over George Mason.
With the win in the first match, the Demon Deacons picked up their first victory over Old Dominion since 2005 and snapped a three-game losing streak against the Monarchs.
It was a well-balanced doubleheader sweep, as six separate Demon Deacons earned a singles victory across the two matches.
The Deacs improved to 12-4 all-time against Old Dominion and 1-0 against George Mason.
Up Next
Wake Forest will now prepare for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic from Feb. 23-24 in Montgomery, Ala. at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center.
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