Friday, March 22
Winston-Salem, N.C.
3:30 P.M.
Wake Forest University
vs
Duke
Demon Deacons Primed for Trio of Home Matches
3/21/2024 11:10:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Wake Forest will host two top-25 Big Four opponents across the weekend.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Following five-consecutive matches on the road, the No. 31-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team is set to return home this weekend to host three contests, including a pair against Big Four opponents at Wake Forest Tennis Center.
On Friday, the Demon Deacons will take on No. 23 Duke at 3:30 p.m. before a 7 p.m. clash with Elon. The Deacs will close out the weekend against No. 6 North Carolina on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Wake Forest enters the weekend having won seven of its last eight matches, including the last four. Last weekend, the Deacs improved to 4-1 in ACC play for the first time since 2019, as they took down Boston College and Syracuse on the road. Additionally, a win against Duke on Friday would mark just the third time since 2000 the Deacs opened conference play with a 5-1 record (2001, 2019).
In singles, freshman Sankavi Gownder and senior Casie Wooten lead the team with 11 victories in dual play this campaign. Gownder is currently on a five-match winning streak, her longest of the season.
Sophomore Whitley Pate has been stellar in sixth singles since stepping in at the beginning of March. She has posted a 7-1 record in dual play this season and has won three-consecutive matches.
The Demon Deacons have a plus-.500 winning percentage in all six singles positions this season and are at least .600 in five of the six. Additionally, the Deacs are an impressive 12-3 (.800) in positions four-through-six against ACC opponents.
Wake Forest is one of just five ACC teams without multiple conference losses and currently sits in fourth place in the standings
Admission is free to both matches and will be streamed on Playsight. You can also follow along live here.
Schedule
Versus Duke
Duke enters the match with a 10-5 overall record (3-3 ACC) and has won four of its last five. The Blue Devils have four ranked singles players, led by No. 83 Elizabeth Coleman, who has posted a 5-1 record in third singles this season. No. 97 Emma Jackson and No. 90 Shavit Kimchi have rotated between first and second singles this campaign for the Blue Devils with a combined record of 17-9. Kimchi leads the team with six match-clinching victories. Additionally, No. 94 Katie Codd is 7-0 in fourth singles this season. Wake Forest will be Duke's 11th-consecutive match against a ranked opponent. The Blue Devils are 4-6 during that span. Of note, Duke is 0-3 on the road coming into the weekend.
Elon recently saw a 10-match winning streak snapped following a 4-3 defeat at Eastern Carolina last Friday. The Phoenix are currently 11-5 overall and 1-3 on the road. Wake Forest will be Elon's second ACC opponent this season, after it opened the season with a 7-0 loss at No. 1 North Carolina. Individually, freshman Simone Bergeron is a perfect 7-0 in dual matches this campaign, primarily playing in sixth singles.
North Carolina, the defending national champion, enters the weekend having won 19-consecutive conference matches dating back to April 15, 2022. This year, it holds a 13-2 record (6-0 ACC) with its only two losses coming to No. 7 NC State and No. 11 Virginia (both played as non-conference matches). The Tar Heels have eight ranked singles players and six ranked doubles teams, highlighted by No. 2 Reese Brantmeier. The sophomore is also a part of the No. 1-ranked doubles team with Elizabeth Scotty.
Weekend Opponent Rankings
Team
Singles
Last Time Out
Behind another stellar performance in singles play, the Wake Forest women's tennis team defeated Syracuse, 5-2, at Drumlins Country Club on Sunday (March 17) and wrapped up a five-game road stretch.
The Demon Deacons (12-6, 4-1 ACC) took the doubles point for the 10th time this season thanks to a come-from-behind victory from senior Brooke Killingsworth and graduate student Marcella Cruz. The pair won six-consecutive games after going down 0-3 in first doubles to clinch the opening point.
In second doubles, senior Casie Wooten and sophomore Whitley Pate played together for the first time in a duals match and earned a dominant, 6-1 victory over Fonte/Sysoeva.
Syracuse (9-5, 3-4 ACC) leveled the match with a win in first singles, but the Demon Deacons would go on to take four of the remaining five courts and secured their seventh victory in the last eight matches. Of note, the Deacs won 10 of the 12 singles matches played across the weekend, including a perfect 6-0 mark against Boston College on Friday.
Freshman Sankavi Gownder earned her 11th win of the season with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in fifth singles. Her 11 wins are now tied for most on the team with Wooten and is now on a five-match winning streak, her longest of the season.
After sophomore Nevena Carton earned her fourth-consecutive victory (6-4, 6-4) in fourth singles, Killingsworth clinched the match and extended her personal win streak to five with a come-from-behind (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) win on court two.
Pate continued to impress while filling in at sixth singles, as she improved to 6-1 on the year with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory on Sunday.
Wake Forest extended its win streak against Syracuse to eight and are now 13-4 all-time against the Orange.
Up Next
Following Sunday, Wake Forest will head north for a pair of matches against Virginia Tech and Virginia on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. First serve for the match against the Hokies is slated for 3 p.m.
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On Friday, the Demon Deacons will take on No. 23 Duke at 3:30 p.m. before a 7 p.m. clash with Elon. The Deacs will close out the weekend against No. 6 North Carolina on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Wake Forest enters the weekend having won seven of its last eight matches, including the last four. Last weekend, the Deacs improved to 4-1 in ACC play for the first time since 2019, as they took down Boston College and Syracuse on the road. Additionally, a win against Duke on Friday would mark just the third time since 2000 the Deacs opened conference play with a 5-1 record (2001, 2019).
In singles, freshman Sankavi Gownder and senior Casie Wooten lead the team with 11 victories in dual play this campaign. Gownder is currently on a five-match winning streak, her longest of the season.
Sophomore Whitley Pate has been stellar in sixth singles since stepping in at the beginning of March. She has posted a 7-1 record in dual play this season and has won three-consecutive matches.
The Demon Deacons have a plus-.500 winning percentage in all six singles positions this season and are at least .600 in five of the six. Additionally, the Deacs are an impressive 12-3 (.800) in positions four-through-six against ACC opponents.
|
Pos. |
Record (ACC) |
Win Percentage (ACC) |
|
1 |
11-4 (3-2) |
.733 (.600) |
|
2 |
10-6 (4-1) |
.625 (.800) |
|
3 |
9-7 (2-3) |
.563 (.400) |
|
4 |
10-5 (4-1) |
.667 (.800) |
|
5 |
10-4 (4-1) |
.714 (.800) |
|
6 |
9-4 (4-1) |
.692 (.800) |
|
Totals |
59-30 (21-9) |
.663 (.700) |
Wake Forest is one of just five ACC teams without multiple conference losses and currently sits in fourth place in the standings
|
Pos. |
Team |
ACC (Pct.) |
Overall (Pct.) |
|
1 |
No. 6 North Carolina |
6-0 (1.000) |
13-2 (.867) |
|
2 |
No. 5 Virginia |
5-0 (1.000) |
13-2 (.867) |
|
3 |
No. 14 NC State |
4-1 (.800) |
14-4 (.778) |
|
4 |
No. 31 Wake Forest |
4-1 (.800) |
12-6 (.667) |
|
5 |
No. 19 Miami |
4-1 (.800) |
6-3 (.667) |
|
6 |
No. 24 Georgia Tech |
4-2 (.667) |
8-6 (.571) |
|
7 |
No. 23 Duke |
3-3 (.500) |
10-5 (.667) |
|
8 |
No. 32 Notre Dame |
3-4 (.429) |
12-6 (.667) |
|
9 |
No. 37 Syracuse |
3-4 (.429) |
9-5 (.643) |
|
10 |
No. 42 Florida State |
2-3 (.400) |
8-6 (.571) |
|
11 |
Virginia Tech |
1-4 (.200) |
6-7 (.462) |
|
12 |
No. 53 Clemson |
1-5 (.167) |
10-7 (.588) |
|
13 |
No. 70 Boston College |
1-6 (.143) |
6-8 (.429) |
|
14 |
Louisville |
0-7 (.000) |
4-11 (.267) |
Admission is free to both matches and will be streamed on Playsight. You can also follow along live here.
Schedule
- Friday, March 22
- 3:30 p.m. - Duke
- 7 p.m. - Elon
- Sunday, March 24
- 12 p.m. - North Carolina
- Singles
- No. 35 - Casie Wooten
- Doubles
- No. 79 - Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz
Versus Duke
- Series: Duke leads, 61-4
- Last Time: April 6, 2023
- Result: L, 0-4
- Streak: L17 (Last win: 2007)
- Last 10: 0-10
- Series: Wake Forest leads, 7-1
- Last Time: April 2, 2023
- Result: W, 4-0
- Streak: W7 (Last loss: 2013)
- Last 10: 7-1
- Series: North Carolina leads, 47-16
- Last Time: April 21, 2023
- Result: 0-4
- Streak: L22 (Last win: 2007)
- Last 10: 0-10
Duke enters the match with a 10-5 overall record (3-3 ACC) and has won four of its last five. The Blue Devils have four ranked singles players, led by No. 83 Elizabeth Coleman, who has posted a 5-1 record in third singles this season. No. 97 Emma Jackson and No. 90 Shavit Kimchi have rotated between first and second singles this campaign for the Blue Devils with a combined record of 17-9. Kimchi leads the team with six match-clinching victories. Additionally, No. 94 Katie Codd is 7-0 in fourth singles this season. Wake Forest will be Duke's 11th-consecutive match against a ranked opponent. The Blue Devils are 4-6 during that span. Of note, Duke is 0-3 on the road coming into the weekend.
Elon recently saw a 10-match winning streak snapped following a 4-3 defeat at Eastern Carolina last Friday. The Phoenix are currently 11-5 overall and 1-3 on the road. Wake Forest will be Elon's second ACC opponent this season, after it opened the season with a 7-0 loss at No. 1 North Carolina. Individually, freshman Simone Bergeron is a perfect 7-0 in dual matches this campaign, primarily playing in sixth singles.
North Carolina, the defending national champion, enters the weekend having won 19-consecutive conference matches dating back to April 15, 2022. This year, it holds a 13-2 record (6-0 ACC) with its only two losses coming to No. 7 NC State and No. 11 Virginia (both played as non-conference matches). The Tar Heels have eight ranked singles players and six ranked doubles teams, highlighted by No. 2 Reese Brantmeier. The sophomore is also a part of the No. 1-ranked doubles team with Elizabeth Scotty.
Weekend Opponent Rankings
Team
- No. 6 North Carolina
- No. 23 Duke
- No. 1 Elizabeth Scotty/Reese Brantmeier (North Carolina)
- No. 17 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (North Carolina)
- No. 19 Abbey Forbes/Reilly Tran (North Carolina)
- No. 25 Elizabeth Scotty/Carson Tanguilig (North Carolina)
- No. 48 Elizabeth Scotty/Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina)
- No. 74 Fiona Crawley/Reilly Tran (North Carolina)
Singles
- No. 2 Reese Brantmeier (North Carolina)
- No. 20 Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina)
- No. 22 Fiona Crawley (North Carolina)
- No. 37 Carson Tanguilig (North Carolina)
- No. 42 Elizabeth Scotty (North Carolina)
- No. 49 Reilly Tran (North Carolina)
- No. 70 Theadora Rabman (North Carolina)
- No. 83 Elizabeth Coleman (Duke)
- No. 90 Shavit Kimchi (Duke)
- No. 94 Katie Codd (Duke)
- No. 97 Emma Jackson (Duke)
- No. 105 Abbey Forbes (North Carolina)
Last Time Out
Behind another stellar performance in singles play, the Wake Forest women's tennis team defeated Syracuse, 5-2, at Drumlins Country Club on Sunday (March 17) and wrapped up a five-game road stretch.
The Demon Deacons (12-6, 4-1 ACC) took the doubles point for the 10th time this season thanks to a come-from-behind victory from senior Brooke Killingsworth and graduate student Marcella Cruz. The pair won six-consecutive games after going down 0-3 in first doubles to clinch the opening point.
In second doubles, senior Casie Wooten and sophomore Whitley Pate played together for the first time in a duals match and earned a dominant, 6-1 victory over Fonte/Sysoeva.
Syracuse (9-5, 3-4 ACC) leveled the match with a win in first singles, but the Demon Deacons would go on to take four of the remaining five courts and secured their seventh victory in the last eight matches. Of note, the Deacs won 10 of the 12 singles matches played across the weekend, including a perfect 6-0 mark against Boston College on Friday.
Freshman Sankavi Gownder earned her 11th win of the season with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in fifth singles. Her 11 wins are now tied for most on the team with Wooten and is now on a five-match winning streak, her longest of the season.
After sophomore Nevena Carton earned her fourth-consecutive victory (6-4, 6-4) in fourth singles, Killingsworth clinched the match and extended her personal win streak to five with a come-from-behind (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) win on court two.
Pate continued to impress while filling in at sixth singles, as she improved to 6-1 on the year with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory on Sunday.
Wake Forest extended its win streak against Syracuse to eight and are now 13-4 all-time against the Orange.
Up Next
Following Sunday, Wake Forest will head north for a pair of matches against Virginia Tech and Virginia on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. First serve for the match against the Hokies is slated for 3 p.m.
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