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Wake Forest Rallies to Beat Charlotte in Non-Conference Finale
4/2/2025 7:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Clutch victories by junior Nevena Carton and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch in the final two matches of the day helped the Demon Deacons come away with a 4-3 win over the 49ers.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On the backs of clutch victories by junior Nevena Carton and redshirt sophomore Krystal Blanch, the No. 36 Wake Forest women's tennis team (14-8, 3-5 ACC) came back to defeat No. 36 Charlotte (16-4, 2-1 American), 4-3, in the team's non-conference finale on Wednesday afternoon.
After Charlotte took the lead with three-consecutive victories in singles play, Blanch and Carton both secured three-set victories in the final two matches of the afternoon. Blanch tied the match with a victory at second singles over Sara Suchankova (3-6, 6-2, 7-5). Carton then clinched the match with a thrilling, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, win against Ni Xi at first singles.
With the win, Blanch improved to 7-5 on the season, while also winning her first singles match since March 2nd against Louisville. Meanwhile, Carton extended her team-lead in singles victories following Wednesday's result, as the Locust, N.J., native now sits at 12-4
The Demon Deacons (14-8, 3-5 ACC) jumped out to an early lead after sweeping the doubles match to improve to 35-13 as a team in doubles play. Graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate extended their undefeated season to 14-0 following a 6-1 victory over Nakano/Xi at third doubles. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum clinched the doubles point with a convincing 6-2 victory at second doubles against Abbas/Aranda.
Tannenbaum picked up the other victory for Wake Forest in singles action, as the Commack, N.Y., native defeated Shona Nakano at fifth singles in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Tannenbaum is now second on the team in wins this season, improving to 11-6 following the match.
With the victory over the 49ers, the Deacs closed out their non-conference schedule with an 11-3 record. The Demon Deacons also remained undefeated in the all-time series, improving to 10-0 against Charlotte following Wednesday.
How It Happened
Singles Results
Order of finish: 5, 3, 6, 4, 2, 1
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 3, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"What an incredible match. Nevena [Carton] was amazing in that third set, even after Charlotte broke her to tie it at 5-5. It didn't phase her at all. Krystal [Blanch] held off two match points to keep us in the match and then pulled away to tie it back up. We had a lot of super gritty performances today, just like we did on Sunday. Everyone played hard. We did a great job coming out fast in doubles and then singles was a long battle. It's very rare to have a nearly four hour match with the current scoring format, especially after a relatively quick doubles point. Really excited for the team. This was a big step towards the postseason." - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons travel to Florida for their final road trip of the season, as they take on both No. 71 Miami and No. 75 Florida State this weekend.
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After Charlotte took the lead with three-consecutive victories in singles play, Blanch and Carton both secured three-set victories in the final two matches of the afternoon. Blanch tied the match with a victory at second singles over Sara Suchankova (3-6, 6-2, 7-5). Carton then clinched the match with a thrilling, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, win against Ni Xi at first singles.
With the win, Blanch improved to 7-5 on the season, while also winning her first singles match since March 2nd against Louisville. Meanwhile, Carton extended her team-lead in singles victories following Wednesday's result, as the Locust, N.J., native now sits at 12-4
The Demon Deacons (14-8, 3-5 ACC) jumped out to an early lead after sweeping the doubles match to improve to 35-13 as a team in doubles play. Graduate student Anna Zhang and junior Whitley Pate extended their undefeated season to 14-0 following a 6-1 victory over Nakano/Xi at third doubles. Junior Nevena Carton and freshman Kady Tannenbaum clinched the doubles point with a convincing 6-2 victory at second doubles against Abbas/Aranda.
Tannenbaum picked up the other victory for Wake Forest in singles action, as the Commack, N.Y., native defeated Shona Nakano at fifth singles in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Tannenbaum is now second on the team in wins this season, improving to 11-6 following the match.
With the victory over the 49ers, the Deacs closed out their non-conference schedule with an 11-3 record. The Demon Deacons also remained undefeated in the all-time series, improving to 10-0 against Charlotte following Wednesday.
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons took early advantages at second and third doubles to open the match.
- Zhang and Pate struck first in doubles as they claimed a 6-1 victory over Nakano/Xi at third doubles.
- Wake Forest clinched the doubles point as Carton/Tannenbaum notched a 6-2 win at second doubles against Abbas/Aranda.
- Blanch and Mills were in a close battle at first doubles when the point was clinched.
- Charlotte took the first set on courts two and three.
- Tannenbaum secured the first set on court five, 6-3.
- Carton came away with the first set on court one moments later, taking the set 6-4.
- The 49ers took the first set on both courts four and six.
- Blanch bounced back with a 6-2 win in the second set to force a final set at second singles.
- Tannenbaum extended the Demon Deacon lead to 2-0 following a straight-set victory over Shona Nakano at fifth singles (6-3, 6-4).
- Charlotte tied the match with back-to-back wins at third and sixth singles.
- The 49ers also forced a third set on court one.
- After Charlotte took the lead with a win at fourth singles, Blanch tied the match once again with a three-set victory over Sara Suchankova (3-6, 6-2, 7-5).
- Carton came in clutch with a thrilling victory over Ni Xi at first singles (6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5) to give the Demon Deacons the 4-3 win.
Singles Results
- No. 62 Nevena Carton (WF) def. Ni Xi (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5
- Krystal Blanch (WF) def. Sara Suchankova (Charlotte) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
- Amira Badawi (Charlotte) def. Anna Zhang (WF) 6-3, 6-4
- Lucia Aranda (Charlotte) def. Whitley Pate (WF) 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
- Kady Tannenbaum (WF) def. Shona Nakano (Charlotte) 6-3, 6-4
- Prisca Abbas (Charlotte) def. Sankavi Gownder (WF) 7-6 (9-7), 6-0
Order of finish: 5, 3, 6, 4, 2, 1
Doubles Results
- Blanch/Mills (WF) vs. Badawi/Suchankova (Charlotte) 4-5 UF
- No. 78 Carton/Tannenbaum (WF) def. Abbas/Aranda (Charlotte) 6-2
- Zhang/Pate (WF) def. Nakano/Xi (Charlotte) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
From Coach Wyshner
"What an incredible match. Nevena [Carton] was amazing in that third set, even after Charlotte broke her to tie it at 5-5. It didn't phase her at all. Krystal [Blanch] held off two match points to keep us in the match and then pulled away to tie it back up. We had a lot of super gritty performances today, just like we did on Sunday. Everyone played hard. We did a great job coming out fast in doubles and then singles was a long battle. It's very rare to have a nearly four hour match with the current scoring format, especially after a relatively quick doubles point. Really excited for the team. This was a big step towards the postseason." - head coach Jeff Wyshner
Up Next
The Demon Deacons travel to Florida for their final road trip of the season, as they take on both No. 71 Miami and No. 75 Florida State this weekend.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
667
Ni Xi / 0 [CLT]
475
#2 Singles Match
123
367
Sara Suchankova / 0 [CLT]
625
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Amira Badawi / 0 [CLT]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
65
Lucia Aranda / 0 [CLT]
77
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Shona Nakano / 0 [CLT]
34
#6 Singles Match
12
60
Prisca Abbas / 0 [CLT]
76
Order of Finish:
5,3,6,4,2,1
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