Demon Deacons Drop Road Test at NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. - After two wins to open ACC play last weekend, the Wake Forest women's tennis team suffered its first conference loss of the season, 6-1, at NC State Friday afternoon at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh.

The Wolfpack (13-3, 3-0 ACC) took the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. It was just the fifth dropped doubles point of the season for the Demon Deacons (8-6, 2-1 ACC). NC State then went on to win five of the six singles matches.

Senior Brooke Killingsworth recorded the lone victory for the Demon Deacons (8-6, 2-1 ACC), as she took down No. 37 Abigail Rencheli (6-4, 0-6, 1-0 [10-8]) in second singles. It marked the highest-ranked singles victory of her career. Additionally, it was her fourth individual win of the spring and first over a ranked opponent.

Of note, Killingsworth became the third Demon Deacon to defeat a ranked foe in dual play, joining fellow senior Casie Wooten and graduate student Marcella Cruz.

Wake Forest is now 48-17 all-time against NC State.

How It Happened

The Demon Deacons dropped the doubles point with losses on courts two (6-0) and three (6-1).
- Killingsworth and Cruz were down, 4-3, in first doubles when NC State clinched the point.
Early on in singles, courts two and four were tied at 2-2 while NC State led 4-1 on the remaining four courts.
Wake Forest dropped the first sets on courts one, three, five and six (all 6-1), while Killingsworth and Carton remained tied (3-3) on courts two and four, respectively.
NC State increased its lead to 2-0 after the Wolfpack took court six (6-1, 6-0)
Killingsworth became the first Deac to take a set with a 6-4 first-set victory on court two.
The Wolfpack came within a point away from clinching the match, as they took court five, 6-1, 6-3.
In fourth singles, Carton battled to a 7-5 first-set win.
NC State clinched the match victory with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in first singles.
- The two teams agreed that the remainder of the matches would be played out.
On court three, Cruz dropped her match, 6-1, 6-3, as the Wolfpack took a 5-0 lead.
Killingsworth and Carton were forced into a third-set tiebreak on the final two courts.
- In second singles, Killingsworth closed out the highest-ranked win of her career with a 10-8 third-set tiebreak victory over No. 37 Abigail Rencheli.
- On court four, Carton dropped the match, 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)

Doubles Results:

No. 10 Rajecki/Zampardo (NCSU) vs. Cruz/Killingsworth (WFU) 4-3, unfinished
No. 9 Abrams/Zyryanova (NCSU) def. Ahmad/Wooten (WFU) 6-1
Rencheli/Broadfoot (NCSU) def. Gownder/Pate (WFU) 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles Results:

No. 3 Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) def. No. 28 Casie Wooten (WFU) 6-1, 6-4
Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) def. No. 37 Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 82 Sophie Abrams (NCSU) def. Marcella Cruz (WFU) 6-1, 6-3
Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. Nevena Carton (WFU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)
Gina Dittmann (NCSU) def. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) 6-1, 6-3
Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) def. Whitley Pate (WFU) 6-1, 6-0

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1, 3, 2, 4

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Wake Forest will now head south for a doubleheader against Furman and Western Carolina in Greenville, S.C. and close out the five-game road stretch. The first match against the Paladins is slated for 11 a.m. before a 3:30 p.m. clash with the Catamounts.

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Players Mentioned

Nevena Carton

Marcella Cruz

Sankavi Gownder

Brooke Killingsworth

Whitley Pate

Casie Wooten

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