Wake Forest University
Furman
Wake Forest Goes 2-0 in Sunday Non-Conference Doubleheader
3/10/2024 7:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will return to ACC play this weekend against Boston College and Syracuse.
GREENVILLE, S.C. - With four separate Demon Deacons recording multiple singles victories, the Wake Forest women's tennis team earned a pair of victories Sunday at Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C.
After a 7-0 sweep over Furman (3–10, 0-0 SoCon) , the Deacs returned to the courts an hour later and took down Western Carolina (8-7, 1-0 SoCon), 6-1.
The Demon Deacons took the doubles point in both matches and have now started with the 1-0 advantage nine times this season. The senior-graduate duo of Brooke Killingsworth and Marcella Cruz have played a major role in the doubles success for the Deacs, as the pair improved to 8-4 in dual play this campaign.
With two victories in first singles Sunday, senior Casie Wooten improved to a stellar 10-3 in dual play this season, which leads the team. Additionally, she is 9-1 in her last 10 matches with the lone defeat coming against No. 3 Amelia Rajecki of NC State on Friday. She also earned a 6-4 victory against Western Carolina with fellow senior Mia Ahmad as her partner.
Freshman Sankavi Gownder also went 2-0 in singles on Sunday. She ranks second on the team with nine wins to just three losses. The Texas-native has won five of her last six matches and is now 2-0 while playing in fourth singles. Similar to Wooten, Gownder earned a doubles win (7-5) with Ahmad as her partner in second doubles against the Catamounts.
Killingsworth and sophomore Nevena Carton also went 2-0 in singles, as they improved to 6-6 and 7-5, respectively.
In the second match, sophomore Jingyi Li moved to 2-0 on the season as she defeated Western Carolina's Dasha Osadova 6-2, 6-0. Additionally, she partnered up with Carton and notched a 6-2 doubles victory.
Wake Forest is now 30-1 all-time against the Paladins and a perfect 3-0 against the Catamounts.
Match 1 vs. Furman
How It Happened
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In doubles, Killingsworth/Cruz got off to a strong start on court one, as the duo took a 4-1 lead after dropping the first game.
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Wooten/Ahmad were deadlocked at 3-3 and Pate/Gownder trailed, 1-4, on courts two and three, respectively.
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Wake Forest clinched the point with Killingsworth/Cruz earning a 6-1 victory in first doubles right before Wooten/Ahmad got it done on court two, 6-4.
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Pate/Gownder dropped third doubles, 6-1.
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The Demon Deacons won five of the six first sets in singles play.
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Killingsworth led 6-2
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Cruz led 6-1
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Carton led 6-2
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Gownder led 6-1
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Pate led 6-2
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With dominant second sets, the Demon Deacons clinched the match with wins from Cruz (6-1, 6-1), Killingsworth (6-2, 6-2) and Carton (6-2, 6-1).
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The two teams agreed to play the remainder of the matches out.
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Wooten forced a third set in first singles with a 6-2 second-set victory.
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Gownder and Pate also went into third sets on courts five and six, respectively.
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Wake Forest added two more wins simultaneously as Wooten (3-6, 6-2, 6-4) and Pate (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) battled to three-set victories.
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Gownder completed the sweep, as she earned a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(4) victory in fifth singles.
Doubles Results:
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Cruz/Killingsworth (WFU) def. Hitchcock/Schulson (FUR) 6-1
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Ahmad/Wooten (WFU) def. Dawson/Snyder (FUR) 6-4
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Thomas/Thornton (FUR) def. Gownder/Pate (WFU) 1-6
Singles Results:
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No. 28 Casie Wooten (WFU) def. Sara Snyder (FUR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
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Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) def. Maeve Thornton (FUR) 6-2, 6-2
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Marcella Cruz (WFU) def. Ellie Schulson (FUR) 6-1, 6-1
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Nevena Carton (WFU) def. Grace Thomas (FUR) 6-2, 6-1
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Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Macy Hitchcock (FUR) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(4)
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Whitley Pate (WFU) def. Marissa Pennings (FUR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Match 2 vs. Western Carolina
Doubles Results:
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Cruz/Killingsworth (WFU) def. Perez/Sambola 7-5
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Ahmad/Gownder (WFU) def. Groen/Schwarz 7-5
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Carton/Li (WFU) def. Osadova/Redondo 6-2
Singles Results:
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No. 28 Casie Wooten (WFU) def. Isabella Sambola (WCU) 6-2, 6-0
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Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) def. Jade Groen (WCU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
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Nevena Carton (WFU) def. Angela Perez (WCU) 6-1, 6-2
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Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Madison Schwarz (WCU) 6-0, 6-0
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Andrea Redondo (WCU) def. Mia Ahmad (WFU) 7-5, 6-2
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Jingyi Li (WFU) def. Dasha Osadova (WCU) 6-2, 6-0
From Coach Wyshner
"Very good day today. Conditions were tough outdoors, slow courts, some wind as the day went along, but we fought through really well. Now, we have to get ready for a really challenging indoor weekend at Boston College and at Syracuse!"
Next Up
Following Sunday, Wake Forest will head north to close out a five-game road stretch with a pair of matches at Boston College (Friday, March 15) and Syracuse (Sunday, March 17). First serve for the clash with the Eagles is slated for 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,4,6,1,5
Players Mentioned
