Wake Forest University
Boston College
Wake Forest to Wrap Up Five-Game Road Stretch
3/14/2024 2:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will look to claim their first ACC road wins of the season against Boston College and Syracuse.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Following a doubleheader non-conference sweep on Sunday, the Wake Forest women's tennis team is set to return to ACC action this weekend as it heads north to face Boston College and Syracuse on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Friday's clash with the Eagles is slated to begin at 3 p.m., while first serve against the Orange will be at 11 a.m. This will close out a five-game road stretch for the Demon Deacons before they return home for three matches next weekend.
The Deacs come into the weekend having won eight of their last 10 matches, including three wins over top-30 opponents in No. 25 Yale, No. 24 Illinois and most recently a 4-3 comeback victory over No. 26 Notre Dame.
With two victories in first singles last weekend, 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 last Friday.
Admission is free to both matches and the Syracuse clash can be streamed on ACCNX.
Schedule
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Friday, March 15
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3 p.m. - at Boston College
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Sunday, March 17
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11 a.m. - at Syracuse
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Series History
Versus Boston College
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Series: Wake Forest leads, 14-7
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Last Time: March 31, 2023
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Result: L, 2-5
Versus Syracuse
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Series: Wake Forest leads, 12-4
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Last Time: April 2, 2023
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Result: W, 5-2
Scouting the Opposition
Boston College enters the weekend 6-6 overall and 1-4 in ACC play. It is also 4-2 at home this season, including a win over No. 32 Clemson. Last weekend, the Eagles dropped matches against No. 4 North Carolina and No. 18 Duke on the road. Additionally, the Demon Deacons have won six of the last eight matches against the Eagles.
Syracuse is currently 8-4 and 2-3 against ACC opponents, with an 8-1 record at home. The Orange will take on No. 8 NC State on Friday before hosting the Demon Deacons. Last weekend, they defeated Buffalo, 6-1.
Ranked Opponents
Singles
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No. 95 - Maria Aguilar (Boston College)
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No. 119 Miyuka Kimoto (Syracuse)
Last Time Out
With four separate Demon Deacons recording multiple singles victories, the Wake Forest women's tennis team earned a pair of victories last 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.
Up Next
Following Sunday, Wake Forest will return home for a trio of matches next weekend, including a pair of clashes against Big Four foes in Duke and North Carolina on Friday (March 22) and Sunday (March 24), respectively.
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