Friday, April 5
Winston-Salem, N.C.
4 P.M.
Wake Forest University
2
vs
5
Florida State
Wake Forest Drops Hard-Fought Battle With Florida State
4/5/2024 8:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will return to the courts for senior day on Sunday against No. 19 Miami.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - In a match that saw five of the six singles courts decided by a third set, the No. 31-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team fell to No. 28 Florida State, 5-2, at Wake Forest Tennis Center Friday afternoon.
The Demon Deacons (14-10, 5-5 ACC) dropped a tightly-contested doubles point after the Seminoles (13-6, 7-3 ACC) took courts one and three. Senior Casie Wooten and sophomore Whitley Pate earned a 6-4 victory in second doubles for their fifth victory as a pairing this season.
In singles, Pate continued her strong afternoon as she became the fifth Demon Deacon to reach double-digit victories in dual play this season, as she took down Maelie Monfils, 6-0, 6-2, in sixth singles in a dominant showing.
In third singles, graduate Marcella Cruz notched a three-set victory over Florida State's Anna Arkadianou by a score of 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. She now has eight singles wins to her team-high 12 doubles victories so far this season.
How It Happened
Singles Results:
From Coach Wyshner
"Tough one today. The difference between winning and losing was just a couple points in doubles and in some of the singles. Credit to Florida State for playing more of the big points well and responding to the early pressure we put on them. It was a close match and could have gone either way, but it wasn't our day. We have a big one against Miami on Sunday and we'll see if we can respond with a big effort after a loss."
Next Up
Wake Forest will be back in action on Sunday (April 7) for Senior & Graduates Day as they take on the No. 19-ranked Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Tennis Center. Action is slated to begin at noon and will be live streamed on Playsight.
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The Demon Deacons (14-10, 5-5 ACC) dropped a tightly-contested doubles point after the Seminoles (13-6, 7-3 ACC) took courts one and three. Senior Casie Wooten and sophomore Whitley Pate earned a 6-4 victory in second doubles for their fifth victory as a pairing this season.
In singles, Pate continued her strong afternoon as she became the fifth Demon Deacon to reach double-digit victories in dual play this season, as she took down Maelie Monfils, 6-0, 6-2, in sixth singles in a dominant showing.
In third singles, graduate Marcella Cruz notched a three-set victory over Florida State's Anna Arkadianou by a score of 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. She now has eight singles wins to her team-high 12 doubles victories so far this season.
How It Happened
- The Deacs got off to a hot start on courts two and three in doubles, as both Wake Forest pairs broke the Seminoles early on.
- Killingsworth/Cruz remained on-serve with No. 29 Allen/Bissett on court one though the first eight games.
- Florida State took first doubles, 6-4.
- Wooten and Pate earned a 6-4 victory in second doubles over Arkadianou/Schoppe.
- The Seminoles clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court three.
- In singles, four Demon Deacons broke the Seminoles early on courts three-through-six.
- Cruz led 4-0 on court three.
- Carton led 4-1 on court four.
- Gownder led 5-0 on court five.
- Pate led 5-0 on court six.
- The ranked-on-ranked matchups on courts one and two remained tight.
- Pate (court six) and Gownder (court five) both took their respective first sets, 6-0.
- On court four, Carton kept the momentum going for the Deacs as she took the first set, 6-2.
- Cruz was the fourth Demon Deacon to take a set advantage (6-4) on court three.
- Wooten and Killingsworth dropped their first sets on courts one and two, respectively.
- Pate evened the match for the Demon Deacons as she took down Maelie Monfils (6-0, 6-2) in sixth singles.
- The five other courts went into a third set.
- Florida State regained the lead after a win on court four.
- Despite battles on courts one and five, Wooten and Gownder dropped their respective matches as the Seminoles clinched the victory.
- The two sides agreed to play the remaining two matches out.
- In third singles, Cruz earned a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 over Anna Arkadianou to get one back for the Deacs.
- The Seminoles closed out the match with a win on court two as they defeated the Demon Deacons, 5-2.
- No. 29 Allen/Bissett (FSU) def. Cruz/Killingsworth (WFU) 6-4
- Pate/Wooten (WFU) def. Arkadianou/Schoppe (FSU) 6-4
- Cricchio/Putz (FSU) def. Gownder/Blanch (WFU) 7-5
Singles Results:
- No. 46 Victoria Allen (FSU) def. No. 25 Casie Wooten (WFU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
- No. 51 Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. No. 124 Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) 7-6(1), 3-6, 7-6(1)
- Marcella Cruz (WFU) def. Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
- Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Nevena Carton (WFU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) 0-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
- Whitley Pate (WFU) def. Maelie Monfils (FSU) 6-0, 6-2
From Coach Wyshner
"Tough one today. The difference between winning and losing was just a couple points in doubles and in some of the singles. Credit to Florida State for playing more of the big points well and responding to the early pressure we put on them. It was a close match and could have gone either way, but it wasn't our day. We have a big one against Miami on Sunday and we'll see if we can respond with a big effort after a loss."
Next Up
Wake Forest will be back in action on Sunday (April 7) for Senior & Graduates Day as they take on the No. 19-ranked Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Tennis Center. Action is slated to begin at noon and will be live streamed on Playsight.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Vic Allen / 0 (46/-) [FSU]
626
364
#2 Singles Match
123
Ellie Schoppe / 0 (51/-) [FSU]
737
666
#3 Singles Match
123
Anna Arkadianou / 0 [FSU]
462
626
#4 Singles Match
123
Millie Bissett / 0 [FSU]
266
611
#5 Singles Match
123
Kristyna Lavickova / 0 [FSU]
067
636
#6 Singles Match
12
Maelie Monfils / 0 [FSU]
02
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,5,1,3,2
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