March 1, 2009
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The fifth-ranked Irish women’s tennis team took down No. 23 Wake Forest 6-1 Sunday at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
The Irish got on the board with a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point. Cosmina Ciobanu and Kali Krisik defeated Aileen Davis and Emilee Malvehy, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles, before No. 3 Kelcy Tefft and Kristy Frilling downed No. 45 Sierra Poske and Sasha Kulikova, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles to clinch the point for the Irish. Shannon Mathews and Colleen Rielley fell to Christian Tara and Katarina Reveche, 6-8, No. 3 doubles.
Mathews pushed the Irish lead to 2-0 with her 6-0, 6-1 victory over Ryann Cutillo at No. 6 singles. No. 82 Frilling downed No. 89 Poske, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2 singles to put Notre Dame up 3-0. Kristen Rafael knocked off Malvehy, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3 singles to clinch the win for the Irish.
No. 59 Tefft upset No. 49 Kulikova, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while Ciobanu defeated Reveche, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 5. Krisik fell to Tara, 3-6, 7-6, 7-10, at No. 5 singles.
Notre Dame returns to the Eck Tennis Pavilion Friday, March 6, to host Iowa in a 3 p.m. matchup.
No. 5 Notre Dame 6 No. 23 Wake Forest 1
Singles Results
1. No. 59 Kelcy Tefft (ND) def. No. 49 Sasha Kulikova (WF) 6-3, 6-1
2. No. 82 Kristy Frilling (ND) def. No. 89 Sierra Poske (WF) 6-3, 6-3
3. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Emilee Malvehy (WF) 6-2, 6-2
4. Christian Tara (WF) def. Kali Krisik (ND), 6-3, 6-7, 7-10
5. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Katarina Reveche (WF) 6-3, 6-3
6. Shannon Mathews (ND) def. Ryann Cutillo (WF) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. No. 3 Tefft/Frilling (ND) def. No. 45 Poske/Kulikova (WF) 8-5
2. Ciobanu/Krisik (ND) def. Davis/Malvehy (WF) 8-1
3. Tara/Reveche (WF) def. Mathews/Rielley (ND) 8-6
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