Cardinals Fall to to No. 40 Wake Forest

Friday, March 1

Winston-Salem, NC

4 p.m.

University of Louisville

Wake Forest

March 01, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 7-0 at No. 40-ranked Wake Forest in ACC action Friday afternoon in Winston-Salem.

The Cardinals dropped the doubles point, losing at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions to go down 1-0.

WFU's Nevena Carton struck first in singles, downing Germany Davis 6-0, 6-1. Brooke Killingsworth beat Cardinal Lillian Mould 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 2 slot to push WFU to a 3-0 lead. The match was clinched at 4-0 at the No. 6 position when UofL's Berta Miret fell 6-3, 6-3 to Whitley Pate. Next to fall was Jamilah Snells at No. 1, when she fell to No.26-ranked Casie Wooten 6-4, 6-2. Allie Gretkowski fell 6-4, 6-3 to Sankavi Gowndr at No. 6 and the final point came at No. 3 court when Marcella Cruz downed Lika Peresypkina 6-4, 6-4.

UofL falls to 4-6 while Wake Forest improves to 7-5. The Cardinals head over to NC State for a Sunday match at No. 10 NC State (8-3) in Raleigh.
Wake Forest Women's Tennis 7, Louisville 0
Singles competition
1. #26 Casie Wooten (WFU) def. Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Brooke Killingsworth (WFU) def. Lillian Mould (LOU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Marcella Cruz (WFU) def. Lika Peresypkina (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Nevena Carton (WFU) def. Germany Davis (LOU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Allie Gretkowski (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Whitley Pate (WFU) def. Berta Miret (LOU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competitio
1. Brooke Killingsworth/Marcella Cruz (WFU) def. Jamilah Snells/Lillian Mould (LOU) 6-4
2. Lika Peresypkina/Germany Davis (LOU) def. Casie Wooten/Krystal Blanch (WFU) 6-6, retired
3. Sankavi Gownder/Whitley Pate (WFU) def. Allie Gretkowski/Elena Noguero (LOU) 6-0
Match Notes:
Louisville 4-6
Wake Forest Women's Tennis 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,6,1,5,3)