MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - No. 67 College of Charleston women's tennis fell to 61st-ranked Wake Forest on Wednesday afternoon at the Tennis Center at Patriots Point.
The Demon Deacons (6-6, 0-1 ACC) took a 1-0 lead after the doubles competition, sweeping all three matches. Senior Holly Dowse (Tuncurry, Australia/Forster) and junior Emma Hayman (Wanganui, New Zealand/New Mexico) dropped an 8-4 decision at the top spot to end their four-match win streak. Southern Conference Player of the Week Kinsey Casey (Alpharetta, Ga./Northview) also lost her match alongside partner Keely Mulligan (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep), 8-6, at the No. 3 spot to end her four-match streak in doubles competition.
The Cougars (8-5, 3-0 SoCon) picked up two points in singles competition with wins at the No. 2 and 6 spots. Hayman defeated Wake's Kathryn Talbert 6-4, 6-3 to pull CofC within one point (2-1) after Dowse lost a 6-0, 6-1 match as the top seed to Sasha Kulikova. Hayman is now 6-4 on the year from the No. 2 spot.
Freshman Irene Viana (Paris, France/Lycee de Montgeron) also recorded a win for the Cougars in singles action. She returned from a 6-4 loss in the first set to capture a 7-6, 1-0 victory over the next two sets. Viana is now on a five-match streak in singles competition.
College of Charleston won a 7-0 victory over Case Western Reserve earlier in the day at Patriots Point. The win was the team's third straight 7-0 victory, after having earlier swept Western Carolina and Charlotte on Mar. 7.
Charleston returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts UNC Greensboro in the first of three matches over the weekend. The Cougars play at 10 a.m. with Sunday matches against Jacksonville State and No. 36 Oklahoma to complete Parent's Weekend.
Singles
1. Sasha Kulikova (WAKE) def. Holly Dowse (CofC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Emma Hayman (CofC) def. Kathryn Talbert (WAKE) 6-4, 6-3
3. Emilee Malvehy (WAKE) def. Kinsey Casey (CofC) 7-6, 6-2
4. Ryan Cutillo (WAKE) def. Caroline Newman (CofC) 7-5, 6-4
5. Katarina Reveche (WAKE) def. Laura Borza (CofC) 7-5, 6-3
6. Irene Viana (CofC) def. Aileen Davis (WAKE) 5-6, 7-6, 1-0
Doubles
1. Sasha Kulikova/Kathryn Talbert (WAKE) def. Holly Dowse/Emma Hayman (CofC) 8-4
2. Emilee Malvehy/Aileen Davis (WAKE) def. Laura Borza/Anna Lee Evans (CofC) 8-5
3. Ryan Cutillo/Katarina Reveche (WAKE) def. Kinsey Casey/Keely Mulligan (CofC) 8-6
