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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (April 20-26)
4/21/2026 11:43:00 AM | General
This weekly feature is brought to you by Truist - The Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women’s Athletics.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truist, a longstanding partner of Wake Forest University who is An Official Banking Partner of Wake Forest Athletics and the Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women's Athletics brings Deacon Nation this weekly update from the Demon Deacons women's programs:
- Women's Golf:
- The Wake Forest women's golf team shot its best round of the week at 10-under to advance to the match play portion of the 2026 ACC Women's Golf Championship at Porters Neck Country Club.
- The standout team performance was lead by sophomore Chloe Kovelesky, who claimed the third place individual title at nine-under, and carded a singular bogey across 54-holes
- The Demon Deacons will continue its postseason at the NCAA Regionals, as Wake Forest will find out its regional site on Apr. 29. The NCAA Selection Show will be televised on 5 p.m. on the Golf Channel.
- Track & Field:
- Closing the fourth annual Wake Forest Invitational on Friday night at Kentner Stadium, Senior Elizabeth Whaley finished her heat of the women's 1,500 meters in second place, recording a time of 4:09.78 to set a new school record by over four seconds.
- After breaking the school record in the women's 800 meters on Thursday night, freshman Natalia Issler logged a time of 4:19.96 to move into 10th all-time in program history in the 1,500 meters.
- The Demon Deacons will be back in action this week as they are set to compete at the Penn Relays from April 23-25 at Franklin Field.
- Women's Tennis:
- Wake Forest women's tennis advanced to the third round of the ACC Tennis Championships after defeating Syracuse, 4-1.
- Evie Oxford got the Deacs on the board with a win over No. 99 Jaquelyn Ogunwale, then Sankavi Gownder and Kady Tannenbaum added wins to force a 3-3 tie with just one match remaining
- The Deacs' ACC Championship journey came to an end after falling, 4-3, in a hard-fought match against No. 29 Miami
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About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 4 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 59 conference titles and are one of nine ACC schools to win 11 or more national championships. Additionally, with 1.7 million people within 30 miles of campus, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which ranks as ESPN's seventh-best nationally from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school, innovative department of engineering and its nationally renowned Program for Leadership and Character, which prepares students to live with purpose, integrity and courage. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
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