ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop women's tennis (8-3, 2-0) was unable to topple nationally ranked No. 10 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon. The Demon Deacons took a 7-0 win at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
The Eagles fell just a few games short of taking the doubles point, but Wake Forest would earn the 7-5 decision on court two to get the point and the early 1-0 advantage. In singles play, the Deacs' ranking came through and they clinched the match.
NOTABLES
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Lauren Proctor and
Megan Kauffman remained undefeated at the doubles one position with a 6-3 victory over the Deac's No. 31 duo Chandler Carter/Emma Davis. The Eagles pair is now 10-0.
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Alisa Soloveva forced a third-set tiebreak on court two with No. 88 Eliza Omirou, falling just a few points short, 10-7, in the tiebreak. In doubles, with partner
Tayla Van Eck, Soloveva again
UP NEXT
The Eagles wrap up a six-match road stretch with two back-to-back conference contests. Winthrop will head to Radford on Weds., Mar. 14 at 1 p.m., then on Thurs., Mar. 15 go to Longwood for a 2 p.m. match.
FULL RESULTS
Singles
1. #36 Emma Davis (WF) def. #23 PROCTOR, Lauren (WIN) 6-2, 6-4
2. #88 Eliza Omirou (WF) def. SOLOVEVA, Alisa (WIN) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Chandler Carter (WF) def. KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) 6-1, 6-3
4. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 6-1, 6-1
5. M.C. Meredith (WF) def. KELIC, Aida (WIN) 6-1, 6-2
6. Alexis Franco (WF) def. MOURAD, Alya (WIN) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. PROCTOR, Lauren/KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. #31 Chandler Carter/Emma Davis (WF) 6-3
2. Alexis Franco/Eliza Omirou (WF) def. SOLOVEVA, Alisa/VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 7-5
3. Anna Ulyashchenko/M.C. Meredith (WF) def. KELIC, Aida/BURNS, Ellie (WIN) 6-0
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