Wake Forest Defeats Boston College Behind Strong Performances from Gownder, Oxford and Tannenbaum

Sunday, March 29

Winston-Salem, N.C.

12 P.M.

Wake Forest University

Boston College

Wake Forest Defeats Boston College Behind Strong Performances from Gownder, Oxford and Tannenbaum

3/29/2026 4:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

The Demon Deacons split the weekend with a win over the struggling Eagles.

By: Joseph Baker

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest women's tennis (10-10, 2-6 ACC) put together a complete performance to earn an ACC win on Sunday afternoon, defeating Boston College (8-10, 0-8 ACC) 4-1. The always-reliable duo of Sankavi Gownder and Evie Oxford continued to dominate in singles play and Kady Tannenbaum delivered a clutch victory to seal the match for the Old Gold & Black.

Wake Forest went 2-1 in doubles and claimed the early point, just as it did on Friday against Syracuse. Nevena Carton and Kady Tannenbaum won their third consecutive doubles match, defeating Natalie Eordekian and Seren Agar 6-2. Evie Oxford and Sankavi Gownder took care of business in second doubles, and the Deacs were in the drivers' seat entering the singles session.

Oxford, playing up in second singles for the first time this season, made quick work of Agar to put the Deacs up two. Her doubles partner, Gownder, added to the Wake Forest lead with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory over Leyden Games.

Oxford (14-2) and Gownder (13-1) have been a force in the middle of the Wake Forest lineup this season. The two are now a combined 27-2 on the season.

Tannenbaum capped off a fantastic day with a straight-set win in fifth singles over Boston College's Nadi Barteck. After an arduous battle, the junior was able to pull out a pair of tiebreak victories over Barteck to seal the match for the Deacs. Tannenbaum won three of her four matches (doubles and singles) over the course of the weekend.

The win boosts Wake Forest into 10th place in the ACC. Next weekend, the Deacs will host Notre Dame (9th) and Louisville (13th) in a pair of important conference matches as the ACC Tournament approaches. The Louisville match will be the final home match of the season.

Doubles Results

Nevena Carton/Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) def. Natalie Eordekian/Seren Agar (BC), 6-2
Sankavi Gownder/Evie Oxford (WFU) def. Olivia Benton/Leyden Games (BC), 6-1
Bella Camacho/Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Heidi Bulger/Aubry Nisbet (WFU), 6-3

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles Results

Nevena Carton (WFU) vs. Olivia Benton (BC) 6-7 (2-7), 6-0, 3-1 unfinished
Evie Oxford (WFU) def. Seren Agar (BC) 6-1, 6-2
Natalie Eordekian (BC) def. Heidi Bulger (WFU) 6-3, 6-2
Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Leyden Games (BC) 6-3, 6-3
Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) def. Nadia Barteck (BC) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3)
Tola Glowacka (BC) vs. Aubrey Nisbet (WFU) 4-6, 6-3, 5-4 (unfinished)

Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5

How It Happened

Gownder and Oxford put the Deacs in a great spot early, defeating Benton and Games, 6-1.
Carton and Tannenbaum won their second straight doubles match to clinch the doubles point for the Deacs.
- Wake Forest leads, 1-0.
Camacho and Glowacka beat Bulger and Nisbet to cap the doubles session, but it had no impact on the score.
Oxford and Gownder picked up early singles wins to give the Deacs a commanding 3-0 lead.
Boston College salvaged a point as Eordekian knocked off Bulger in straight sets.
Tannenbaum got the better of Barteck in an entertaining straight-sets victory; both sets were won in a tiebreak.
- Wake Forest wins, 4-1.

From Coach Wyshner
"Good solid performance today. We played a really good doubles point, especially Sankavi and Evie, and then we brought it in all six singles spots in the first sets, so we didn't make anything easy for them. I'm really impressed with our group coming back after a near four hour match on Friday and being ready to go. Plus, we responded to having another player out of the lineup, and players had to adapt to new roles in the singles lineup. Especially Evie, as a freshman, now going all the way up and getting a routine win in No. 2 singles. We have a big match with Notre Dame on Friday with them coming up with two big wins over Cal and Stanford this weekend."

Up Next
The Demon Deacons will host Notre Dame in their penultimate ACC match on Friday, April 3. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.