Saturday, February 3
Norfolk, Va.
10 A.M.
Wake Forest University
4
at
1
Old Dominion
Wake Forest Sweeps Saturday Doubleheader
2/3/2024 8:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will now prepare for their first home matches after six-consecutive matches away-from-home to open the season.
NORFOLK, Va. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team improved to 3-3 this season after a pair of victories Saturday (Feb. 3) 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.
Wake Forest will look to build off of the wins in two weeks, as it returns to Winston-Salem for the home opener against South Carolina and Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 17 inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
Match 1 vs. Old Dominion
Wake Forest got off to a hot start as Casie Wooten and Krystal Blanch earned a dominant, 6-1 victory in second doubles over Viktorovich/Isaacs. Brooke Killingsworth and Marcella Cruz improved to 3-1 this spring while playing first doubles after a 6-4 victory over Johnson/Rasskouskaia clinched the doubles point for the Deacs.
In singles, No. 42 Wooten earned a comfortable, 6-3, 6-3, win over Sofia Johnson on Court 1. Cruz (6-4, 6-2) followed that up with a victory in third singles before Blanch clinched the match with a comeback victory (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) on Court 6.
Killingsworth and Carton were both leading on courts two and four, respectively, when the match concluded.
How it Happened
For the second time of the day, Wake Forest took control in doubles, as the Deacs won all three courts and went into singles with a 1-0 lead. Mia Ahmad and Killingsworth earned a 6-3 victory in first doubles as Carton/Pate (6-2) and Jingyi Li and Wooten (6-2) took second and third doubles, respectively.
In singles, Killingsworth (6-0, 6-1), Gownder (6-1, 6-0) and Ahmad (6-0, 6-1) dominated on courts two, four and five, respectively and clinched the sweep for the Deacs.
How it Happened
"It was a very good day. On the road, indoors, we came out and played well against a team that beat us twice last year. Brooke and Marcela clinched a big doubles point for us and then our singles play against ODU was very solid top to bottom. We talk about closing out matches where we won the first set and forcing third sets where we didn't. We forced two thirds and closed out two that we had won the first. That's a great recipe for success."
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now return home to Winston-Salem to prepare for their first two home matches of the season with a doubleheader against South Carolina and Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 17. The first match against the Gamecocks is slated to begin at 11 a.m. inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center, with the clash with the Camels taking place at 3:30 p.m.
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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.
Wake Forest will look to build off of the wins in two weeks, as it returns to Winston-Salem for the home opener against South Carolina and Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 17 inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
Match 1 vs. Old Dominion
Wake Forest got off to a hot start as Casie Wooten and Krystal Blanch earned a dominant, 6-1 victory in second doubles over Viktorovich/Isaacs. Brooke Killingsworth and Marcella Cruz improved to 3-1 this spring while playing first doubles after a 6-4 victory over Johnson/Rasskouskaia clinched the doubles point for the Deacs.
In singles, No. 42 Wooten earned a comfortable, 6-3, 6-3, win over Sofia Johnson on Court 1. Cruz (6-4, 6-2) followed that up with a victory in third singles before Blanch clinched the match with a comeback victory (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) on Court 6.
Killingsworth and Carton were both leading on courts two and four, respectively, when the match concluded.
How it Happened
- Wake Forest took a commanding 3-0 lead in second and third doubles while Court 1 remained tied at 2-2.
- Blanch/Wooten earned the first win of the day with a 6-1 win on Court 2.
- Old Dominion leveled doubles action with a 6-4 win in third doubles.
- Shortly after, in first doubles, Killingsworth and Cruz clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win as the Deacs took a 1-0 lead into singles play.
- Wooten (4-3) and Carton (3-2) took early leads on courts one and four, respectively.
- Gownder (Court 5) and Blanch (Court 6) each dropped their respective first sets, 1-6, as the other four courts remained close.
- In first singles, Wooten became the first Demon Deacon to take a set as she earned a 6-3 first-set victory.
- On Court 2, Killingsworth dropped the first set, 2-6.
- Cruz (6-4) and Carton (6-3) took the first set in third and fourth singles, respectively.
- In sixth singles, Blanch extended her match with a 6-4 second-set victory.
- Old Dominion leveled the match with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in fifth singles.
- Wooten retook the lead for the Deacs with a 6-3, 6-3 win in first singles.
- Killingsworth won the second set on Court 2, 6-2.
- The Demon Deacons moved to within one singles win away from clinching the match after Cruz earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory in third singles.
- Blanch clinched the match for the Deacs with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 comeback victory in sixth singles.
- The remaining two courts went unfinished.
- Carton was leading 6-3, 5-4 on Court 4.
- Killingsworth was leading 2-6, 6-2, 3-2 on Court 2.
- Cruz/Killingsworth (WFU) def. Johnson/Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-4
- Blanch/Wooten (WFU) def. Viktorovich/Isaacs (ODU) 6-1
- Matushkina/Romanova (ODU) def. Gownder/Pate (WFU) 6-4
- No. 42 Casie Wooten (WFU) def. Sofia Johnson (ODU) 6-3, 6-3
- Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) vs. Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) 2-6, 6-2, 3-2 (UF)
- Marcella Cruz (WFU) def. Kira Matushkina (ODU) 6-4, 6-2
- Nevena Carton (WFU) vs. Allison Isaacs (ODU) 6-3, 5-4 (UF)
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) 6-1, 6-4
- Krystal Blanch (WFU) def. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
For the second time of the day, Wake Forest took control in doubles, as the Deacs won all three courts and went into singles with a 1-0 lead. Mia Ahmad and Killingsworth earned a 6-3 victory in first doubles as Carton/Pate (6-2) and Jingyi Li and Wooten (6-2) took second and third doubles, respectively.
In singles, Killingsworth (6-0, 6-1), Gownder (6-1, 6-0) and Ahmad (6-0, 6-1) dominated on courts two, four and five, respectively and clinched the sweep for the Deacs.
How it Happened
- The Demon Deacons took all three doubles matches and took a 1-0 lead into singles action.
- Ahmad/Killingsworth won 6-3 on Court 1.
- Carton/Pate won 6-2 on Court 2.
- Li/Wooten won 6-2 on Court 3.
- Wake Forest continued its dominant start to the match, winning the first set on five of the six courts.
- Killingsworth (Court 2) and Ahmad (Court 5) took their respective first sets, 6-0.
- Wooten (Court 1), Carton (Court 3) and Gownder (Court 4) earned 6-1 first-set victories.
- Killingsworth (6-0, 6-1), Gownder (6-1, 6-0) and Ahmad (6-0, 6-1) quickly finished their matches and clinched the 4-0 victory for the Demon Deacons
- Wooten (6-1, 5-0), Carton (6-1, 3-0) and Li (6-6) went unfinished.
- Ahmad/Killingsworth (WFU) def. Wirt/Alasadi (GM) 6-3
- Carton/Pate (WFU) def. Splett/Siegel (GM) 6-2
- Li/Wooten (WFU) def. Edson/Chauhan (GM) 6-2
- No. 42 Casie Wooten (WFU) vs. Emily Wirt (GM) 6-1, 5-0 (UF)
- Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) def. Ruju Chauhan (GM) 6-0, 6-1
- Nevena Carton (WFU) vs. Cenan Liu (GM) 6-1, 3-0
- Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Lauren Splett (GM) 6-1, 6-0
- Mia Ahmad (WFU) def. Dana Edson (GM) 6-0, 6-1
- Jingyi Li (WFU) vs. Maitree Diksha Rout (GM) 6-6
"It was a very good day. On the road, indoors, we came out and played well against a team that beat us twice last year. Brooke and Marcela clinched a big doubles point for us and then our singles play against ODU was very solid top to bottom. We talk about closing out matches where we won the first set and forcing third sets where we didn't. We forced two thirds and closed out two that we had won the first. That's a great recipe for success."
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now return home to Winston-Salem to prepare for their first two home matches of the season with a doubleheader against South Carolina and Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 17. The first match against the Gamecocks is slated to begin at 11 a.m. inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center, with the clash with the Camels taking place at 3:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Sofia Johnson / 0 [ODU-W]
33
#2 Singles Match
1234
2630
AlexandraViktorovich / 0 [ODU-W]
622UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Kira Matushkina / 0 [ODU-W]
42
#4 Singles Match
123
650
Allison Isaacs / 0 [ODU-W]
34UF
#5 Singles Match
12
14
Lidiia Rasskouskaia / 0 [ODU-W]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
166
Ulyana Romanova / 0 [ODU-W]
643
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,6
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