CARY, N.C. – The University of Notre Dame women’s tennis team team dropped a 4-3 decision to the Wake Forest Demon Deacon Thursday morning in the opening round of the ACC Championship tournament. The Fighting Irish close the regular season with a 15-10 overall record. The team will now await their fate for the NCAA Tournament which will be announced later this month.
How It Happened – Wake Forest
The tournament started off on the right note for the Irish, taking the doubles point. The pairing of Yashna Yellayi and Rylie Hanford opened the scoring with a 6-1 victory. The 47th ranked doubles team of Carrie Beckman and Julia Andreach upset Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingsworth 6-3 to earn the point.
The Demon Deacons tied the game with a straight-set victory at the top flight before the Irish took the lead back with a 6-4. 6-3 victory by Nibi Ghosh at the fifth flight. Wake Forest went on to take the next four matches, earning straight set wins at flights six and three. The final match was won by Wake Forest in three sets to take the victory.
Wake Forest Women’s Tennis 4, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2
Singles competition
- #56 Casie Wooten (WF) def. #55 Page Freeman (ND-W) 6-4, 6-2
- Julia Andreach (ND-W) vs. #64 Anna Brylin (WF) 7-5, 3-6, 4-4, unfinished
- Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND-W) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
- Nevena Carton (WF) def. Carrie Beckman (ND-W) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Nibi Ghosh (ND-W) def. Maddie Lynch (WF) 6-4, 6-3
- Whitley Pate (WF) def. Akari Matsuno (ND-W) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles competition
- #47 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (ND-W) def. #18 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 6-3
- Page Freeman/Bojana Pozder (ND-W) vs. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 4-4, unfinished
- Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (ND-W) def. Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) 6-1
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,6,3,4)
2023 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship: Match 3
Up Next
The Irish will participate in the NCAA Championship Tournament. Location and opponent will be announced at a later date.