Sunday, February 9
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12 p.m.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
0
James Madison
Deacs Close Out the Weekend with Sweep Over James Madison
2/9/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder recorded their second victories of the weekend to clinch the match against the Dukes.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's tennis team closed out their lone weekend home stand this month with a 4-0 sweep over James Madison (0-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Sunday at the James Leighton Outdoor Tennis Stadium.
The Demon Deacons (7-2, 0-0 ACC) took an early lead in the match as they swept the Dukes in doubles action. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum cruised to a 6-1 victory against Kraleva/Rietmann at second doubles to give the Deacs the advantage, before graduate student Makayla Mills and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch secured the point for Wake moments later with a 6-2 win over Oliveira/Williams at first doubles.
With their two doubles victories on Sunday, the Demon Deacons sit at 16-2 in doubles matches across their first eight matches of the season, with No. 36 Carton/Tannenbaum leading the way with a 6-1 record. Meanwhile, Blanch and Mills improved to 4-1 as a duo this season.
In singles play, freshman Brianna Baldi continued her excellent freshman campaign with a straight set victory over Hope Moulin at sixth singles (6-1, 6-4) to extend the Demon Deacon lead.
Junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder concluded their stellar weekends as they both earned their second victories of the home stand to clinch the match for the Deacs.
Gownder, who now leads the Deacs this season with a 7-1 record, defeated Corinna Rietmann at fifth singles (6-3, 6-2) to make it 3-0. Moments later, Pate clinched the sweep with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Sophie Williams at third singles.
Following Sunday's victory over the Dukes, the Demon Deacons will now embark on a six-match road trip starting next weekend with a doubleheader against No. 22 South Carolina and Western Carolina.
How It Happened
Singles Results
Order of finish: 6, 5, 3
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 2, 1
From Coach Wyshner
"Good job by the group today. We came out and played much better in our doubles matches. That was a big goal for us after struggling on Friday. The group did a professional job in singles play today. We got pushed at times and hung in there even though I didn't think our energy was great. Brianna [Baldi], Sankavi [Gownder], and Whitley [Pate] took care of business to get us off the courts and clinch the match for us. We can enjoy the day off tomorrow and then we'll get after it the rest of the week as we look ahead to a couple of big matches at South Carolina next Saturday." -head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will start their six-match road stretch next Saturday with a doubleheader against No. 22 South Carolina and Western Carolina in Columbia, S.C.
The Deacs will match up against the Gamecocks at 10:30 a.m. before facing off against the Catamounts shortly afterwards.
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The Demon Deacons (7-2, 0-0 ACC) took an early lead in the match as they swept the Dukes in doubles action. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum cruised to a 6-1 victory against Kraleva/Rietmann at second doubles to give the Deacs the advantage, before graduate student Makayla Mills and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch secured the point for Wake moments later with a 6-2 win over Oliveira/Williams at first doubles.
With their two doubles victories on Sunday, the Demon Deacons sit at 16-2 in doubles matches across their first eight matches of the season, with No. 36 Carton/Tannenbaum leading the way with a 6-1 record. Meanwhile, Blanch and Mills improved to 4-1 as a duo this season.
In singles play, freshman Brianna Baldi continued her excellent freshman campaign with a straight set victory over Hope Moulin at sixth singles (6-1, 6-4) to extend the Demon Deacon lead.
Junior Whitley Pate and sophomore Sankavi Gownder concluded their stellar weekends as they both earned their second victories of the home stand to clinch the match for the Deacs.
Gownder, who now leads the Deacs this season with a 7-1 record, defeated Corinna Rietmann at fifth singles (6-3, 6-2) to make it 3-0. Moments later, Pate clinched the sweep with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Sophie Williams at third singles.
Following Sunday's victory over the Dukes, the Demon Deacons will now embark on a six-match road trip starting next weekend with a doubleheader against No. 22 South Carolina and Western Carolina.
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons got off to a hot start in doubles play as the Deacs took an early lead headed into the first break.
- No. 36 Carton/Tannenbaum and Blanch/Mills each held 3-0 leads to force a break.
- Zhang/Pate took an early 2-1 lead at third doubles.
- Wake swept the doubles point with wins from Carton/Tannenbaum at second doubles, and Blanch/Mills at first doubles.
- Carton/Tannenbaum defeated Kraleva/Rietmann 6-1.
- Blanch/Mills came away with a 6-2 victory over Oliveira/Williams.
- Zhang/Pate were leading 5-3 when the Deacs clinched the doubles point.
- Baldi took the advantage at sixth singles after a 6-1 first set victory.
- Gownder took the first of her match at fifth singles, 6-3.
- Blanch added another first set advantage for the Deacs with a 6-2 victory on court one.
- Tannenbaum and Pate earned first set victories in their respective matches.
- Tannenbaum took the first set at fourth singles 6-4.
- Pate earned a 6-2 first set win at court three.
- Carton battled back to come away with a 7-5 first set victory at first singles.
- Baldi gave the Deacs a 2-0 lead in the match after defeating Hope Moulin in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.
- Gownder moved the Demon Deacons one win away from clinching the match after coming away with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Corinna Rietmann.
- Pate clinched the sweep for the Deacs with a straight set win over Sophie Williams at third singles (6-2, 6-0).
Singles Results
- Nevena Carton (WF) vs. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 7-5, 2-1 UF
- No. 73 Krystal Blanch (WF) vs. Ines Oliveira (JMU) 6-2, 3-4 UF
- Whitley Pate (WF) def. Sophie Williams (JMU) 6-2, 6-0
- Kady Tannenbaum (WF) vs. Mia Saveljic (JMU) 6-4, 1-5 UF
- Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Corinna Rietmann (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
- Brianna Baldi (WF) def. Hope Moulin (JMU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 6, 5, 3
Doubles Results
- Blanch/Mills (WF) def. Oliveira/Williams (JMU) 6-2
- No. 36 Carton/Tannenbaum (WF) vs. Kraleva/Rietmann (JMU) 6-1
- Zhang/Pate (WF) vs. Munteanu/Moulin (JMU) 5-3
Order of finish: 2, 1
From Coach Wyshner
"Good job by the group today. We came out and played much better in our doubles matches. That was a big goal for us after struggling on Friday. The group did a professional job in singles play today. We got pushed at times and hung in there even though I didn't think our energy was great. Brianna [Baldi], Sankavi [Gownder], and Whitley [Pate] took care of business to get us off the courts and clinch the match for us. We can enjoy the day off tomorrow and then we'll get after it the rest of the week as we look ahead to a couple of big matches at South Carolina next Saturday." -head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will start their six-match road stretch next Saturday with a doubleheader against No. 22 South Carolina and Western Carolina in Columbia, S.C.
The Deacs will match up against the Gamecocks at 10:30 a.m. before facing off against the Catamounts shortly afterwards.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Daria Munteanu / 0 [JMU]
510
72UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Ines Oliveira / 0 [JMU]
240
63UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Sophie Williams / 0 [JMU]
20
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Mia Saveljic / 0 [JMU]
450
61UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Corinna Rietmann / 0 [JMU]
32
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Hope Moulin / 0 [JMU]
14
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,3
Players Mentioned
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