WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest women’s tennis pushed its home record this season to 5-1, as the Demon Deacons knocked off Southern Conference sides Furman (5-2) and UNC Greensboro (7-0) on Saturday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Including last Sunday’s 7-0 victory over Campbell, the Demon Deacons have now won three-straight matches.
Match 1 – Wake Forest 5, Furman 2
The Deacs kept poised to grab the doubles point before Anna Brylin and Casie Wooten showed out in singles.
After four courts of solo play reached a third set apiece, Brooke Killingsworth stepped up to the test in providing the clinch for Wake Forest. Maddie Lynch notched a win of her own to wrap the first match of Saturday.
Wake Forest now leads 30-1 over Furman in the all-time series.
How it Happened
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Starting off in doubles, Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate were the first Deacon pair to win a game, as No. 10 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth soon followed.
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Carton/Pate split their next two games, holding a 2-1 lead.
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Back on court one, Brylin/Killingsworth worked to tie the board before winning two more consecutive games (4-2).
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Carton/Pate stayed ahead comfortably, boosting on a near-minute rally to take a 4-1 advantage.
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Wooten/Ahmad won the next two out of three games to finish first in second doubles (6-3).
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The score became even at 5-5 in first and third doubles, before the latter went into a tiebreaker.
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Furman won in first doubles.
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Jumping out to a quick start in their tiebreaker, Carton/Pate finished the deed on a 7-6 (3) clip to give Wake Forest the match’s…
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