April 19, 2007

Results

CARY, N.C. - The sixth-seeded Wake Forest women's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinal match of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship after defeating 11th-seeded Maryland, 4-0, in a first-round match. The Demon Deacons face third-seeded North Carolina on Friday in a 3 p.m. match.

Maryland ends the season with an 8-15 overall record, while Wake improves to 14-6 overall.

After several attempts to play outdoors at the Cary Tennis Park, action had to be moved indoors, but the Deacs stay focused as they picked up the doubles point. At No. 2 doubles, Sasha Kulikova and Ana Jerman put away Brooke Rogers and Maggie MacKeever 8-2, while Christine Simpson and Sierra Poske defeated Elyse Steiner and Lisa Miller 8-3 at the third spot.

In singles, both Kulikova and Simpson picked up 6-0, 6-1 victories over their opponents at the No. 4 and No. 6 positions, respectively. At the second spot, Ashlee Davis defeated Eleanor Peters 6-2, 6-2 for Wake's final point.

Wake posted a 4-3 upset victory over then-No. 4 ranked North Carolina to open conference action this season. Recent All-ACC selection Alexandra Hirsch clinched the match for the Deacs with a three-set victory over then-No. 4 ranked Jenna Long.

Exclusive coverage of the ACC Women's Tennis Championship will be broadcast live on the internet every day at www.ACCSelect.com from April 19-22, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. - WakeForestSports.com -