Friday, February 7
Winston-Salem, N.C.
4 p.m.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
1
Furman
Demon Deacons Earn Hard Fought 4-1 Victory Over Furman
2/7/2025 7:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons rattled off four-straight singles wins to defeat the Paladins, including simultaneous clinches from junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder to clinch the match.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's tennis team returned to winning ways on Friday, as the Demon Deacons (6-2, 0-0 ACC) earned a hard fought victory over Furman (4-1, 0-0 SoCon), defeating the Paladins 4-1.
After dropping the doubles point for the first time this season, the Demon Deacons battled back with four consecutive wins in singles play to clinch the come-from-behind victory.
Junior Nevena Carton evened the match for the Deacs with a straight-set victory over Sara Snyder at first singles (6-2, 6-2). Moments later, freshman Kady Tannenbaum gave Wake Forest the lead with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Macy Hitchcock at fifth singles.
Junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder earned simultaneous clinches to secure the match for the Demon Deacons. Pate picked up a victory over Ellie Schulson at fourth singles (6-2, 6-3), while Gownder ended the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Grace Thomas at sixth singles a few seconds later.
With their respective wins, Gownder and Tannenbaum picked up their team-leading sixth wins of the season, while Pate improved to 5-1 on the season and Carton moved up to 5-2.
How It Happened
Singles Results
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 6
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 1, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"That was a really good performance today. Really impressed with our maturity. It was our first match outside and it was also our first match that we lost the doubles point. We came out in singles play and really set the tone, even after we played so tight in doubles. We keep learning each time we step out on the court. Looking forward to the next one on Sunday!" - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will continue their home stand with a match against James Madison on Sunday.
First serve is scheduled for noon and admission is free for all spectators.
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After dropping the doubles point for the first time this season, the Demon Deacons battled back with four consecutive wins in singles play to clinch the come-from-behind victory.
Junior Nevena Carton evened the match for the Deacs with a straight-set victory over Sara Snyder at first singles (6-2, 6-2). Moments later, freshman Kady Tannenbaum gave Wake Forest the lead with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Macy Hitchcock at fifth singles.
Junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder earned simultaneous clinches to secure the match for the Demon Deacons. Pate picked up a victory over Ellie Schulson at fourth singles (6-2, 6-3), while Gownder ended the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Grace Thomas at sixth singles a few seconds later.
With their respective wins, Gownder and Tannenbaum picked up their team-leading sixth wins of the season, while Pate improved to 5-1 on the season and Carton moved up to 5-2.
How It Happened
- Pate and graduate student Anna Zhang took an early 2-1 lead at third doubles at the first break.
- Furman took the doubles point after back-to-back wins at first and second doubles.
- Pate/Zhang were leading 5-3 against Griffith/Thomas before the Paladins clinched.
- All six Demon Deacons took the first set in convincing fashion:
- Zhang earned a dominant first set sweep at third singles.
- Carton, Tannenbaum, and Blanch took their first sets with 6-2 wins respectively
- Pate added another 6-2 victory on court four.
- Gownder rounded out the first set for the Deacs with a 6-3 win at sixth singles.
- Carton and Tannenbaum picked up back-to-back victories to give the Demon Deacons a 2-1 lead.
- Carton defeated Sara Snyder at first singles (6-2, 6-2) to tie the match up at 1-1.
- Tannenbaum gave the Deacs the lead with a victory at fifth singles, defeating Macy Hitchcock 6-2, 6-3.
- Pate and Gownder simultaneously clinched their matches on courts four and six to give the Deacs a 4-1 victory over the Paladins.
- Pate picked up another straight-set victory for the Demon Deacons to widen the lead to 3-1, defeating Ellie Schulson at fourth singles (6-2, 6-3).
- Gownder clinched the match for Wake Forest just a few moments later, defeating Grace Thomas 6-3, 6-2.
Singles Results
- Nevena Carton (WF) def. Sara Snyder (Furman) 6-2, 6-2
- No. 73 Krystal Blanch (WF) vs. Jess Dawson (Furman) 6-2, 3-6, 0-0 UF
- Anna Zhang (WF) vs. Marissa Pennings (Furman) 6-0, 5-5 UF
- Whitley Pate (WF) def. Ellie Schulson (Furman) 6-2, 6-3
- Kady Tannenbaum (WF) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman) 6-2, 6-3
- Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Grace Thomas (Furman) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 6
Doubles Results
- Schulson/Snyder (Furman) def. Blanch/Mills (WF) 6-3
- Dawson/Hitchcock (Furman) def. No. 36 Carton/Tannenbaum (WF) 6-3
- Zhang/Pate (WF) vs. Griffith/Thomas (Furman) 5-3 UF
Order of finish: 1, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"That was a really good performance today. Really impressed with our maturity. It was our first match outside and it was also our first match that we lost the doubles point. We came out in singles play and really set the tone, even after we played so tight in doubles. We keep learning each time we step out on the court. Looking forward to the next one on Sunday!" - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will continue their home stand with a match against James Madison on Sunday.
First serve is scheduled for noon and admission is free for all spectators.
Follow the Deacs
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Sara Snyder / 0 [FUR]
22
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Jess Dawson / 0 [FUR]
260
63UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Marissa Pennings / 0 [FUR]
050
65UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Ellie Schulson / 0 [FUR]
23
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Macy Hitchcock / 0 [FUR]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Grace Thomas / 0 [FUR]
32
66
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,6
Players Mentioned
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