Tennis Falls to Wake Forest

Sunday, April 15

Winston-Salem, NC

12 p.m.

University of Louisville

Wake Forest

Louisville v Virginia Tech | Sena Suswam

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

April 15, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Cards return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center next weekend for regular season finale

By: Nancy Worley

University of Louisville women's tennis team fell to the No. 26 Wake Forest 5-1 Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Demon Deacons (17-10, 5-7 ACC) pulled out to a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point over the Cardinals (13-10, 3-9 ACC).

The No. 34-ranked WFU pair of Chandler Carter and Emma Davis won 6-0 over Louisville's 48th-ranked duo of Abbie Pahz and Mariana Humberg. Wake Forest clinched the point as Mary Caroline Meredith and Eliza Omirou picked up a 6-3 win at No. 2 over Sena Suswam and Ariana Rodriguez..

The Demon Deacons continued their momentum into singles play, as #125-ranked Omirou downed Humberg, 6-1, 6-0 to give the WFU a 2-0 match lead.

After the Cardinals put a point on the board with a win at No. 6 when Sena Suswam beat Courtney Meredith 6-4, 6-2. Anna Ulyashchenko beat Raven Neely 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5.

With three matches remaining that split the first two sets, M.C. Meredith clinched with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win over Tiffany Huber at No. 4.

No. 26-ranked Emma Davis rallied from losing a first-set tiebreaker to take the second set, 6-4 and then Davis outlasted Aleksandra Mally to win the third-set match tiebreaker, 11-9.

At No. 3, Abbie Pahz split sets but Chandler Carter led, 5-3, in the third set when the match was ended due to inclement weather.

The Cardinals return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center next weekend to face Miami on April 20 at 3 p.m. and Florida State on April 22 at 11 a.m. for the final regular season matches.

Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs Wake Forest
Apr 15, 2018 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
(WF Tennis Complex)

#26 Wake Forest 5, Louisville 1

Singles competition
1. #26 Emma Davis (WF) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
2. #125 Eliza Omirou (WF) def. Mariana Humberg (LOU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Chandler Carter (WF) vs. Abbie Pahz (LOU) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 5-3, unfinished
4. M.C. Meredith (WF) def. Tiffany Huber (LOU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
5. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Sena Suswam (LOU) def. Courtney Meredith (WF) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. #34 Emma Davis/Chandler Carter (WF) def. #58 Abbie Pahz/Mariana Humberg (LOU) 6-0
2. M.C. Meredith/Eliza Omirou (WF) def. Sena Suswam/Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) 6-3
3. Alexis Franco/Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) vs. Raven Neely/Maya Smith (LOU) 5-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Louisville 13-10, 3-9 ACC
Wake Forest 17-10, 5-7 ACC; National ranking #26
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,6,5,4,1)
T-3:25 A-103