Sunday, March 9
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12 p.m.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
3
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Holds On for Hard Fought Victory Over Virginia Tech
3/9/2025 4:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Freshman Kady Tannenbaum’s three-set victory clinched the 4-3 win for the Deacs to close out their first ACC weekend at home.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind a clutch, three-set victory from freshman Kady Tannenbaum, the No. 35 Wake Forest women's tennis team closed out its first ACC weekend at home on Sunday with a hard fought, 4-3 victory over No. 37 Virginia Tech (9-6, 0-5 ACC) at Leighton Courts.
With the match tied at 3-3, the Commack, N.Y., freshman secured her first clinch of her Wake Forest career with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory at fourth singles against Arina Gamretkaia. Tannenbaum has been one of the shining underclassmen for the Deacs this season as she now holds a 9-5 record in singles.
The Demon Deacons (12-5, 2-2 ACC) took an early 1-0 lead by securing the doubles point for the 15th time as the team improved to a combined 30-7 in doubles matches this season. Tannenbaum and junior Nevena Carton got the Deacs rolling with a win over No. 60 Cartledge/Uslu at first doubles (6-2). The win marked the duo's 11th win of the season, which is tied for the most doubles wins on the team.
Graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Jingyi Li clinched the doubles point for the Deacs with a combeack victory over Aksu/Mulready at third doubles (6-4). Meanwhile, graduate student Makayla Mills and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch clawed their way back to tie their match at first doubles prior to the clinch by Li/Zhang.
After Virginia Tech tied the match with a win at , Carton and Zhang picked up back-to-back straight-set victories to put the Deacs up 3-1.
Zhang broke the tie with a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory against Semra Aksu at third doubles to move to 3-3 on the season. Meanwhile, Carton closed out her incredible weekend with a top-30 victory over No. 26 Ozlem Uslu at first singles (6-3, 6-2), putting the Deacs one win away from the match.
The win on Sunday marked the Locust, N.J., native's second top-30 win of the weekend, having defeated No. 22 Sara Ziodato of Virginia on Friday night. Carton also became the third Demon Deacon with double-digit singles wins in dual match play.
Virginia Tech tied the match with wins on courts five and six before Tannenbaum clinched the win for Wake Forest.
With the victory over the Hokies, the Deacs earned their first victory over a top-40 opponent this season, having come close against both No. 18 Tennessee and No. 24 Notre Dame earlier in the year.
The win also signified head coach Jeff Wyshner's 199th career victory at the helm of Wake Forest. Wyshner, who broke the all-time program record for most wins as a head coach earlier this season, will look to become the first Demon Deacon head coach to eclipse the 200-win mark in program history tomorrow as the Deacs take on No. 64 Charlotte in their final non-conference match of the season.
How It Happened
Singles Results
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 2, 3
From Coach Wyshner
"Great performance today. That was our hardest fought doubles point of the season. Huge credit to Jingyi [Li] for stepping into the third doubles spot. She hit an amazing deuce point volley at 4-4 and then served it out to help get the win there. Singles was a battle. Nevena [Carton] and Anna [Zhang] were phenomenal. We battled on courts two, five, and six, and Kady [Tannenbaum] was amazing coming through in that last match as a freshman against a senior. Huge team win today." - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons close out their non-conference schedule as they travel down to the Queen City to take on No. 64 Charlotte tomorrow afternoon. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
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With the match tied at 3-3, the Commack, N.Y., freshman secured her first clinch of her Wake Forest career with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory at fourth singles against Arina Gamretkaia. Tannenbaum has been one of the shining underclassmen for the Deacs this season as she now holds a 9-5 record in singles.
The Demon Deacons (12-5, 2-2 ACC) took an early 1-0 lead by securing the doubles point for the 15th time as the team improved to a combined 30-7 in doubles matches this season. Tannenbaum and junior Nevena Carton got the Deacs rolling with a win over No. 60 Cartledge/Uslu at first doubles (6-2). The win marked the duo's 11th win of the season, which is tied for the most doubles wins on the team.
Graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Jingyi Li clinched the doubles point for the Deacs with a combeack victory over Aksu/Mulready at third doubles (6-4). Meanwhile, graduate student Makayla Mills and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch clawed their way back to tie their match at first doubles prior to the clinch by Li/Zhang.
After Virginia Tech tied the match with a win at , Carton and Zhang picked up back-to-back straight-set victories to put the Deacs up 3-1.
Zhang broke the tie with a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory against Semra Aksu at third doubles to move to 3-3 on the season. Meanwhile, Carton closed out her incredible weekend with a top-30 victory over No. 26 Ozlem Uslu at first singles (6-3, 6-2), putting the Deacs one win away from the match.
The win on Sunday marked the Locust, N.J., native's second top-30 win of the weekend, having defeated No. 22 Sara Ziodato of Virginia on Friday night. Carton also became the third Demon Deacon with double-digit singles wins in dual match play.
Virginia Tech tied the match with wins on courts five and six before Tannenbaum clinched the win for Wake Forest.
With the victory over the Hokies, the Deacs earned their first victory over a top-40 opponent this season, having come close against both No. 18 Tennessee and No. 24 Notre Dame earlier in the year.
The win also signified head coach Jeff Wyshner's 199th career victory at the helm of Wake Forest. Wyshner, who broke the all-time program record for most wins as a head coach earlier this season, will look to become the first Demon Deacon head coach to eclipse the 200-win mark in program history tomorrow as the Deacs take on No. 64 Charlotte in their final non-conference match of the season.
How It Happened
- Carton and Tannenbaum forced a break at second doubles to take a 3-2 lead.
- Li and Zhang added a break of their own as they took a 4-3 lead at third doubles.
- Carton/Tannenbaum gave the Deacs the advantage in the doubles match with a win against No. 60 Cartledge/Uslu (6-2).
- Li/Zhang completed their comeback to clinch the doubles point for the Demon Deacons, defeating Aksu/Mulready at third doubles, 6-4.
- Blanch and Mills evened their match at 5-5 on court one before the doubles match was clinched.
- Carton jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on court one, while Zhang started her match at court three up 4-0.
- Virginia Tech took the first set on court six.
- Zhang earned a break point to capture the first set of her match, 6-1.
- Carton closed out her first set on court one, 6-3.
- The Hokies claimed a first set win on court two, before Tannenbaum responded by claiming a first set of her own on court four, 6-4.
- Virginia Tech tied the match due to a retirement at second singles.
- The Hokies added another first set on court five.
- Carton and Zhang gave the Deacs the advantage once again with back-to-back victories at first and third singles.
- Zhang cruised to an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory against Semra Aksu to break the tie.
- Carton secured her second top-30 win of the weekend as she defeated No. 26 Ozlem Uslu (6-3, 6-2) to put the Deacs one win away from the victory.
- Virginia Tech got one back with a win at sixth singles.
- Tannenbaum got out to a 3-0 lead in the deciding set at fourth singles.
- The Hokies tied the match with a win at fifth singles.
- Tannenbaum clinched the 4-3 victory for the Demon Deacons as she came away with a three-set victory over Arina Gamretkaia (6-4, 4-6, 6-4).
Singles Results
- Nevena Carton (WF) def. No. 26 Ozlem Uslu (VT) 6-3, 6-2
- Tara Gorinsek (VT) def. No. 105 Krystal Blanch 6-4 WR
- Anna Zhang (WF) def. Semra Aksu (VT) 6-1, 6-2
- Kady Tannenbaum (WF) def. Arina Gamretkaia (VT) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Laima Frosch (VT) def. Sankavi Gownder (WF) 7-6, 6-4
- Mila Mulready (VT) def. Brianna Baldi (WF) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4
Doubles Results
- Blanch/Mills (WF) vs. Gamretkaia/Gorinsek (VT) 5-5 UF
- Carton/Tannenbaum (WF) def. No. 60 Cartledge/Uslu (VT) 6-2
- Li/Zhang (WF) def. Aksu/Mulready (VT) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3
From Coach Wyshner
"Great performance today. That was our hardest fought doubles point of the season. Huge credit to Jingyi [Li] for stepping into the third doubles spot. She hit an amazing deuce point volley at 4-4 and then served it out to help get the win there. Singles was a battle. Nevena [Carton] and Anna [Zhang] were phenomenal. We battled on courts two, five, and six, and Kady [Tannenbaum] was amazing coming through in that last match as a freshman against a senior. Huge team win today." - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons close out their non-conference schedule as they travel down to the Queen City to take on No. 64 Charlotte tomorrow afternoon. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Ozlem Uslu / 0 (26/-) [VT]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Tara Gorinsek / 0 [VT]
6WR
40
#3 Singles Match
12
Semra Aksu / 0 [VT]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Arina Gamretkaia / 0 [VT]
464
646
#5 Singles Match
12
Laima Frosch / 0 [VT]
76
64
#6 Singles Match
123
Mila Mulready / 0 [VT]
626
161
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,6,5,4
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