Friday, September 12
Greenville, S.C.
Wake Forest University
at
Debbie Southern Fall Classic
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Deacs Conclude Play at Debbie Southern Fall Classic
9/14/2025 4:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Newcomers stood out for Wake Forest women’s tennis in the team’s first fall event.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Wake Forest women's tennis wrapped up its first showing of the fall on Sunday afternoon at Furman University's hosted Debbie Southern Fall Classic. Six Demon Deacons competed through three days in Greenville.
The team finished with 10 combined wins through singles and doubles play.
Sophomore newcomer Heidi Bulger impressed in her first outing with the Deacs, making her way to the singles championship match within her flight. The Ocean Ridge, Fla. native recorded two solo wins, defeating Mansi Vadyala of Indiana and Bianca Ceroni of Furman.
All three of Wake Forest's doubles teams earned at least one victory in duo play.
Friday, Sept. 12
Doubles - Round One
Saturday, Sept. 13
Doubles - Consolation
Sunday, Sept. 14
Singles - Finals
From Coach Wyshner
"It was an interesting first weekend," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "It was great to see everyone compete, as it gives us a much better sense of what we should be working on through the fall. We played some really competitive matches and won our share of those. It was exciting to get Heidi and Evie out there, wearing the Old Gold and Black – they both played well. Credit to Heidi for giving the best showing of anyone in a particular flight."
Up Next
Wake Forest will be back in action in a week, competing in nearby Cary for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships (Sept. 20-28). A schedule layout will involve a pre-qualifying stage first, followed by qualifying for two days before the main draw starts on Sept. 24.
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The team finished with 10 combined wins through singles and doubles play.
Sophomore newcomer Heidi Bulger impressed in her first outing with the Deacs, making her way to the singles championship match within her flight. The Ocean Ridge, Fla. native recorded two solo wins, defeating Mansi Vadyala of Indiana and Bianca Ceroni of Furman.
All three of Wake Forest's doubles teams earned at least one victory in duo play.
Friday, Sept. 12
Doubles - Round One
- Flight 1 – Krystal Blanch/Jingyi Li (Wake Forest) def. Marina Fudruic/Reese Sager (Kentucky) 6-4
- Flight 2 – Whitley Pate/Evie Oxford (Wake Forest) def. Asuncion Jadue/Elena Molla (Kentucky) 6-2
- Flight 3 – Ella Brownback/Polina Sleptsova (Texas Tech) def. Heidi Bulger/Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) 6-4
- Flight 1 – Kaitlyn Carnicella/Bella Bergqvist Larsson (South Carolina) def. Krystal Blanch/Jingyi Li (Wake Forest) 6-2
- Flight 2 – Ameia Sorey/Hi'ilani Williams (Indiana) def. Whitley Pate/Evie Oxford (Wake Forest) 6-4
- Flight 3 – Heidi Bulger/Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) def. Sophie Clayton/Kinsey Crawford (Clemson) 6-1
- Flight 1 – Krystal Blanch (Wake Forest) def. Carolina Troiano (Mississippi State) 7-5, 6-2
- Flight 2 – Whitley Pate (Wake Forest) def. Addison Bowman (Alabama) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
- Flight 3 – Mia Robinson (Mississippi State) def. Evie Oxford (Wake Forest) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
- Flight 4 – Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) def. Ella Brownback (Texas Tech) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
- FLight 5 – Heidi Bulger (Wake Forest) def. Mansi Vadyala (Indiana) 6-0, 6-1
- Flight 6 – Jingyi Li (Wake Forest) def. Sophie Clayton (Clemson) 6-0, 6-3
Saturday, Sept. 13
Doubles - Consolation
- Flight 1 – Given Roach/Seri Nayuki (Georgia Tech) def. Krystal Blanch/Jingyi Li (Wake Forest) 6-4
- Flight 2 – Patricia Grigoras/Brianna Baldi (Penn State) def. Whitley Pate/Evie Oxford (Wake Forest) 7-5
- Flight 3 – Heidi Bulger/Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) def. Nicole Sifuentes/Mansi Vadyala (Indiana) 6-0
- Flight 1 – Kaitlyn Carnicella (South Carolina) def. Krystal Blanch (Wake Forest) 7-5, 6-0
- Flight 2 – Lillie Murphy (Furman) def. Whitley Pate (Wake Forest) 6-1, 6-4
- Flight 4 – Taylor Goetz (South Carolina) def. Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Flight 5 – Heidi Bulger (Wake Forest) def. Bianca Ceroni (Furman) 6-1, 6-4
- Flight 6 – Sabritt Dozier (Georgia Tech) def. Jingyi Li (Wake Forest) 7-5, retired
- Flight 3 – Sara Borkop (South Carolina) def. Evie Oxford (Wake Forest) 2-2, retired
Sunday, Sept. 14
Singles - Finals
- Flight 5 – Brianna Baldi (Penn State) def. Heidi Bulger (Wake Forest) 6-1, 7-5
- Flight 1 – Reese Sager (Kentucky) def. Krystal Blanch (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Flight 4 – Maelie Monfils (Penn State) def. Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) 6-2, 7-5
From Coach Wyshner
"It was an interesting first weekend," said head coach Jeff Wyshner. "It was great to see everyone compete, as it gives us a much better sense of what we should be working on through the fall. We played some really competitive matches and won our share of those. It was exciting to get Heidi and Evie out there, wearing the Old Gold and Black – they both played well. Credit to Heidi for giving the best showing of anyone in a particular flight."
Up Next
Wake Forest will be back in action in a week, competing in nearby Cary for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships (Sept. 20-28). A schedule layout will involve a pre-qualifying stage first, followed by qualifying for two days before the main draw starts on Sept. 24.
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