Cardinals Fall to No. 27 Wake Forest in Tightly Contested Match

Sunday, March 14

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Wake Forest

Andrea Di Palma hits the ball during the match against Ball State on January 24, 2020.

Cardinals Fall to No. 27 Wake Forest in Tightly Contested Match

March 14, 2021 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Louisville falls 4-3

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 battle with No. 27-ranked Wake Forest Sunday afternoon in the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

"It was a grind. I sound like a bit of a broken record but it is just so tough. We don't really have any easy matches. We fought today and we were close and had some opportunities. We had three singles that we could of possibly won and turned some things around. We came out and didn't play as well as we could of in doubles and they took advantage of that. It is a heartbreaker, but it is life in the ACC," said UofL head coach Mark Beckham.

The Cardinals dropped the doubles point despite a 6-3 win at No. 3 by Dina Chaika and Chelsea Sawyer, who downed Anna Campana and Peyton Pesavento. UofL fell at the No. 1 and 2 spots to give the Deacons a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

Sawyer evened the match score with a quick 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4. But teammate Tatiana Simova fell 6-1, 6-2 at the Cards' No. 6 slot. Rhea Verma tied the match back up when she rolled 6-4, 6-3 in an upset of No. 98-ranked Eliza Omirou. UofL's Raven Neely put up a battle before falling in three sets at No. 3. The Cards lost at No. 1 but Andrea Di Palma out-lasted Anna Campana at No. 2 with a 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-4) win.

The Cardinals hit the road to make an ACC swing through Florida, facing the Seminoles of Florida State on Friday. March 19 and Miami on Sunday, March 21.

Tennis Match Results
#27 Wake Forest vs Louisville
Mar 14, 2021 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Wake Forest 4, Louisville 3
Singles competition
1. #21 Carolyn Campana (WF) def. Nikolina Jovic (LOU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
2. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Anna Campana (WF) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-4)
3. Anna Brylin (WF) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-1, 6-0
5. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. #98 Eliza Omirou (WF) 6-4, 6-3
6. Casie Wooten (WF) def. Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Carolyn Campana/Eliza Omirou (WF) def. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 6-2
2. Brooke Killingsworth/Anna Brylin (WF) def. Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) 6-2
3. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Anna Campana/Peyton Pesavento (WF) 6-3
Match Notes:
#27 Wake Forest 7-6 (3-3)
Louisville 6-7 (3-5)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,6,5,3,1,2)
T-3:15