Arkansas Tops Deacs 4-0 in Opening NCAA Contest
Kulikova takes ITA's top-ranked player to tiebreaker at No. 1 singles.

May 9, 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's tennis team fell 4-0 to 17th-ranked Arkansas in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Chapel Hill on Friday afternoon.

The Demon Deacons will end the season with an 8-14 record, while the Lady Razorbacks are 16-9 heading into the second round contest against North Carolina, set for Saturday afternoon.

The Razorbacks opened with two quick doubles wins, taking No. 2 8-2 and No. 3 8-1. When the contest was called Sasha Kulikova and Sierra Poske were trailing 5-2 to Arkansas' 29th-ranked pair Ela Kaluder and Aurelija Miseviciute.

At No. 1 singles, Kulikova was matched up with Miseviciute, ranked No. 1 in the nation in the most recent ITA poll. Kulikova took the Lady `Back to a tiebreaker in the first set, but was topped 7-1 in the breaker. Miseviciute was leading 2-1 when the match was called.

Emilee Malvehy was the only Demon Deacon leading her Arkansas counterpart when the match was decided, holding a 6-2, 5-4 advantage over Maryori Franco at No. 4.

Arkansas 4, Wake Forest 0
DOUBLES
1. #29 Kaluder/Miseviciute (UA) led Kulikova/Poske, 5-2
2. Franco/Airapetian (UA) def. Tara/Malvehy, 8-2
3. Tigu/Bordeleau (UA) def. Reveche/Davis, 8-1
Order of finish: 3,2

SINGLES
1. #1 Aurelija Miseviciute (UA) led #67 Sasha Kulikova, 7-6 (1), 2-1
2. #73 Ela Kaluder (UA) def. Christian Tara, 6-3, 6-2
3. Anouk Tigu (UA) def. Sierra Poske, 6-1, 6-2
4. Emilee Malvehy (WFU) led Maryori Franco, 6-2, 5-4
5. Nanar Airapetian (UA) led Katarina Reveche, 6-3, 2-2
6. Audrey Bordeleau (UA) def. Aileen Davis, 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 2