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Wake Forest to Continue Fall Slate at ITA Carolina Regionals
10/14/2026 4:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will compete at the Carolina Tennis Center from Thursday, Oct. 15 through Tuesday, Oct. 20.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Following a stellar showing at the annual Blue Gray Classic, the Wake Forest women's tennis team is set to continue its fall slate at the 2026 ITA Carolina Regional at the Carolina Tennis Center, hosted by South Carolina.
The tournament will run from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, with eight Demon Deacons set to compete as they look to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships.
The singles draw will feature two qualifying matches on Thursday before the main draw begins with the round of 64 on Friday. Doubles action is also set to begin on Friday afternoon.
Live results will be updated throughout the competition here. Matches will also be streamed live here.
Competing for the Deacs
Main Draw Singles Qualifying Singles
Last Time Out
The Deacs are coming off a runner-up finish at the annual Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala.
The Demon Deacons opened the tournament with a dominant 6-0 win over the combined team of North Alabama and Alabama State on Friday afternoon before securing a 4-2 semifinal win over Memphis. The Deacs ultimately fell to Ole Miss, 4-3, in the final.
Wake Forest excelled in doubles play, winning all six of its doubles matches during the tournament.
The duo of sophomore Claire Hill and Lillian Santos was dominant, picking up wins over North Alabama's Delaney/Schouten, Memphis' Santos/Nedderhut and Ole Miss' Nita/Crowder. Meanwhile, seniors Sankavi Gownder and Aubrey Nisbet also went perfect in their doubles matches, defeating Alabama State's El Tawil/Campagna, Memphis' Mall/Moeller and Ole Miss' Iglesias/Battesi.
Hill continued her stellar play in singles as she won all three of her matches. The Cary, N.C., native opened the tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over North Alabama's Sammie Schouten on Friday afternoon. She then picked up wins over Alicia Hall of Memphis, 6-4, 6-3, and Ole Miss' Riley Crowder, 6-1, 7-5, on Saturday.
Gownder also tallied a pair of singles wins, defeating North Alabama's Mathilde Delaney and Memphis' Malina Nedderhut. Meanwhile, Santos and Nisbet both tallied wins in the opening round of the tournament.
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to competition at the ITA Sectional Championships, which will be held from Nov. 5-8 in Philadelphia.
The tournament will run from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, with eight Demon Deacons set to compete as they look to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships.
The singles draw will feature two qualifying matches on Thursday before the main draw begins with the round of 64 on Friday. Doubles action is also set to begin on Friday afternoon.
Live results will be updated throughout the competition here. Matches will also be streamed live here.
Competing for the Deacs
Main Draw Singles Qualifying Singles
- Aubrey Nisbet
- First match: vs. Katerina Marsalkova (South Carolina State) – 9 a.m. Thursday
- Catherine Rennard
- First match: vs. Sara Kostic (UNCG) – 9 a.m. Thursday
- Kady Tannenbaum
- First match: vs. Alana Boyce (UNC) – 11:30 a.m. Thursday
- Lillian Santos
- First match: vs. Alexis Nyborg (Elon) – 11:30 a.m. Thursday
- Heidi Bulger
- First match: vs. Ruby Broadbent (App State) – 12 p.m. Thursday
- Lillian Santos/Kady Tannenbaum
- First match: vs. Katzman/Rodrigo (Presbyterian) – 2:30 p.m. Friday
- Catherine Rennard/Claire Hill
- First match: vs. Boyce/Rabman (UNC) – 3:30 p.m. Friday
- Aubrey Nisbet/Heidi Bulger
- First match: vs. Sala Sanchez/Thomson (UNCG) – 3:30 p.m. Friday
- Sankavi Gownder/Evie Oxford
- First match: vs. Manyube/Hodson (App State) – 4:30 p.m. Friday
Last Time Out
The Deacs are coming off a runner-up finish at the annual Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala.
The Demon Deacons opened the tournament with a dominant 6-0 win over the combined team of North Alabama and Alabama State on Friday afternoon before securing a 4-2 semifinal win over Memphis. The Deacs ultimately fell to Ole Miss, 4-3, in the final.
Wake Forest excelled in doubles play, winning all six of its doubles matches during the tournament.
The duo of sophomore Claire Hill and Lillian Santos was dominant, picking up wins over North Alabama's Delaney/Schouten, Memphis' Santos/Nedderhut and Ole Miss' Nita/Crowder. Meanwhile, seniors Sankavi Gownder and Aubrey Nisbet also went perfect in their doubles matches, defeating Alabama State's El Tawil/Campagna, Memphis' Mall/Moeller and Ole Miss' Iglesias/Battesi.
Hill continued her stellar play in singles as she won all three of her matches. The Cary, N.C., native opened the tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over North Alabama's Sammie Schouten on Friday afternoon. She then picked up wins over Alicia Hall of Memphis, 6-4, 6-3, and Ole Miss' Riley Crowder, 6-1, 7-5, on Saturday.
Gownder also tallied a pair of singles wins, defeating North Alabama's Mathilde Delaney and Memphis' Malina Nedderhut. Meanwhile, Santos and Nisbet both tallied wins in the opening round of the tournament.
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to competition at the ITA Sectional Championships, which will be held from Nov. 5-8 in Philadelphia.
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