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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (April 6-12)
4/7/2026 3:58:00 PM | General, Track and Field, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis
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:
- For the first time in program history, two Wake Forest golfers advanced to the Augusta National Women's Amateur final round at Augusta National.
- In her ANWA debut, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky fired 5-under across 36 holes with an eagle and nine birdies, sat T6 after the cut and finished T17 (-3).
- Junior Macy Pate bounced back in her second appearance at ANWA, after missing the cut last year, opened with 70 (-2) to secure a final round spot, and finished T31 (+3).
- Track & Field:
- Wake Forest is back in action as they are set to compete in a pair of meets. First, one set of Deacs will travel to Durham to participate in the Duke Invitational from Thursday, April 9, to Saturday, April 11.
- Meanwhile, another group of Demon Deacons will head south to Coral Gables, Fla., to compete in the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11.
- Women's Tennis:
- Wake Forest (11-11, 3-7 ACC) celebrated its home finale with a dominant 4-0 win over Louisville (9-11, 1-10 ACC) on Sunday.
- Nevena Carton was honored by Coach Wyshner on Senior & Graduates Day and clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-2 win, improving to 9-7 in singles.
- Wake Forest will take a trip up north to wrap ACC play. The Deacs take on No. 9 Virginia on Friday, April 10, before finishing the regular season in Blacksburg on Sunday against Virginia Tech. First serve for the Virginia match is set for 4 p.m.
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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.
