Monday, January 20
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12 p.m.
Wake Forest University
7
vs
0
East Tennessee State
Deacs Close Out Opening Weekend with 7-0 Sweep Against ETSU
1/20/2025 3:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons finish their opening weekend undefeated in doubles play as graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate improve to 3-0 as a duo.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's tennis team (2-1, 0-0 ACC) closed out their opening weekend homestand with a dominant 7-0 sweep over visiting East Tennessee State (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) on Monday afternoon at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
In doubles action, graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate picked up a 6-2 victory over ETSU's Rage/Alexandrova at third doubles. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum, who came into the spring season ranked as the no. 44 doubles team, clinched the doubles point for the Deacs with a 6-4 win over Rovira/Millan.
With the two wins on Monday, the Demon Deacons are now 6-0 in doubles play over their opening three matches, with Pate and Zhang moving to 3-0 as a duo.
In singles play, Pate picked up her first singles victory of the season with a win over Alessandra Caceres (6-2, 6-0) at third singles. Tannenbaum and Blanch followed up with nearly simultaneous wins to clinch the match for the Deacs, with Tannenbaum defeating Julia Millan (6-1, 6-3) at fourth singles, and Blanch picking up the straight-set victory over Jana Rovira (6-3, 6-1) at second singles.
Carton also picked up her first singles victory of the year as she defeated Daniela Rivera (6-1, 6-4) at first singles, before freshman Brianna Baldi picked up her second-win of her freshman campaign at fifth singles, defeating Ralitsa Alexandrova 7-6 (9-7), 6-1.
Sophomore Sankavi Gownder closed out the sweep for the Demon Deacons with a tightly-contested victory over Ksenija Rage (7-5, 7-5) at sixth singles.
With the victory over the Buccaneers, head coach Jeff Wyshner secured his 189th career victory as the head coach of the Demon Deacons. Wyshner, who is currently in his 15th season at the helm for the Deacs, is now only two wins away from tying the all-time wins record for a head coach in program history.
The Deacs will now head on the road for the first time this season as they take on Liberty on Friday, before returning home for a doubleheader against Old Dominion and Elon.
How It Happened
Singles Results
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5, 6
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 3, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"Good, solid performance today. ETSU played really well in doubles and I really liked seeing our group respond to that and handle some pressure situations to come through with a doubles point. We played really well in singles. Our returners are handling themselves in new spots in the lineup and the freshmen have gotten off to a good start! Looking forward to a busy and important weekend next week. I hope the fans that were great about coming this weekend will make it out again next Sunday!" - Head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will head off for their first road test of the season to take on the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg, Virginia on Friday, with first serve scheduled for 11 am.
The Deacs will be back at the Indoor Tennis Center on Sunday with a doubleheader against Old Dominion and Elon. First serve for the matchup against Old Dominion is scheduled for 12 pm, while the match against Elon will start at 4 pm. Admission is free for all spectators at both matches.
In doubles action, graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate picked up a 6-2 victory over ETSU's Rage/Alexandrova at third doubles. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum, who came into the spring season ranked as the no. 44 doubles team, clinched the doubles point for the Deacs with a 6-4 win over Rovira/Millan.
With the two wins on Monday, the Demon Deacons are now 6-0 in doubles play over their opening three matches, with Pate and Zhang moving to 3-0 as a duo.
In singles play, Pate picked up her first singles victory of the season with a win over Alessandra Caceres (6-2, 6-0) at third singles. Tannenbaum and Blanch followed up with nearly simultaneous wins to clinch the match for the Deacs, with Tannenbaum defeating Julia Millan (6-1, 6-3) at fourth singles, and Blanch picking up the straight-set victory over Jana Rovira (6-3, 6-1) at second singles.
Carton also picked up her first singles victory of the year as she defeated Daniela Rivera (6-1, 6-4) at first singles, before freshman Brianna Baldi picked up her second-win of her freshman campaign at fifth singles, defeating Ralitsa Alexandrova 7-6 (9-7), 6-1.
Sophomore Sankavi Gownder closed out the sweep for the Demon Deacons with a tightly-contested victory over Ksenija Rage (7-5, 7-5) at sixth singles.
With the victory over the Buccaneers, head coach Jeff Wyshner secured his 189th career victory as the head coach of the Demon Deacons. Wyshner, who is currently in his 15th season at the helm for the Deacs, is now only two wins away from tying the all-time wins record for a head coach in program history.
The Deacs will now head on the road for the first time this season as they take on Liberty on Friday, before returning home for a doubleheader against Old Dominion and Elon.
How It Happened
- Graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate came out hot at third doubles, taking an early 3-0 lead.
- Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum forced a break against Rovira/Millan, taking a 3-2 advantage.
- Zhang and Pate defeated ETSU's Rage/Alexandrova 6-2 to give the Deacs the advantage.
- Carton and Tannenbaum clinched the doubles point for the Demon Deacons with a 6-4 victory over Rovira/Millan at second doubles.
- Graduate student Makayla Mills and redshirt sophomore were in a tightly contested match against Rivera/Caceres at first doubles prior to the win at court two.
- Tannenbaum got things going for the Deacs in singles play, taking the first set 6-1 against ETSU's Julia Millan on court four.
- Carton, Blanch, and Pate all clinched their first sets simultaneously a few moments later.
- Carton dominated in the first set, defeating Daniela Rivera 6-1 at first singles.
- Blanch closed out her opening set against Jana Rovira with a 6-3 victory on court two.
- Pate picked up a first set victory with a 6-2 decision on court three against Alessandra Caceres.
- The Demon Deacons continued their first set dominance against the Buccaneers, as sophomore Sankavi Gownder and freshman Brianna Baldi picked up tightly-contested first set wins.
- Pate picked up the first singles point for the Deacs, defeating Alessandra Caceres 6-3, 6-1 as Pate recorded her first singles win of the season.
- The Demon Deacons would clinch the match with simultaneous victories by Tannenbaum and Blanch.
- Tannenbaum picked up the straight-set victory over Julia Millan (6-1, 6-3) at fourth singles to move the Deacs one win away from clinching.
- Blanch sealed the victory for Wake Forest at second singles, defeating Jana Rovira 6-3, 6-1.
- Carton picked up her first win of the year at first singles as she came away with a win over Daniela Rivera 6-1, 6-4
- Baldi cruised in her second set at fifth singles as she defeated Ralitsa Alexandrova (7-6 (9-7), 6-1) to give the Deacs a 6-0 lead.
- Gownder closed out the sweep for the Demon Deacons, defeating Ksenija Rage 7-5, 7-5.
Singles Results
- Nevena Carton (WF) def. Daniela Rivera (ETSU) 6-1, 6-4
- Krystal Blanch (WF) def. Jana Rovira (ETSU) 6-3, 6-1
- Whitley Pate (WF) def. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) 6-2, 6-0
- Kady Tannenbaum (WF) def. Julia Millan (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3
- Brianna Baldi (WF) def. Ralitsa Alexandrova (ETSU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-1
- Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Ksenija Rage (ETSU) 7-5, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5, 6
Doubles Results
- Blanch/Mills (WF) vs. Rivera/Caceres (ETSU) 5-6 UF
- No. 44 Carton/Tannebaum (WF) def. Rovira/Millan (ETSU) 6-4
- Pate/Zhang (WF) def. Rage/Alexandrova (ETSU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"Good, solid performance today. ETSU played really well in doubles and I really liked seeing our group respond to that and handle some pressure situations to come through with a doubles point. We played really well in singles. Our returners are handling themselves in new spots in the lineup and the freshmen have gotten off to a good start! Looking forward to a busy and important weekend next week. I hope the fans that were great about coming this weekend will make it out again next Sunday!" - Head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will head off for their first road test of the season to take on the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg, Virginia on Friday, with first serve scheduled for 11 am.
The Deacs will be back at the Indoor Tennis Center on Sunday with a doubleheader against Old Dominion and Elon. First serve for the matchup against Old Dominion is scheduled for 12 pm, while the match against Elon will start at 4 pm. Admission is free for all spectators at both matches.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Daniela Rivera / 0 [ETSU]
14
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Jana Rovira / 0 [ETSU]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Alessandra Caceres / 0 [ETSU]
20
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Julia Millan / 0 [ETSU]
13
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Ralitsa Alexandrova / 0 [ETSU]
61
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Ksenija Rage / 0 [ETSU]
55
77
Order of Finish:
3,4,2,1,5
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