GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Wake Forest downed Furman, 4-1, Friday at Jim Leighton Courts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Paladins won the top two doubles matches to score the opening point.  Seniors Ellie Schulson and Sara Snyder topped Krystal Blanch and Makayla Mills, 6-3, at flight one, and senior Jess Dawson and sophomore Macy Hitchcock beat 36th-ranked Nevena Carton and Kady Tannenbaum, 6-3, at number two.  The flight three match was unfinished, with Wake Forest's Whitley Pate and Anna Zhang leading seniors Grace Thomas and Alexa Griffith, 5-3. 

The Demon Deacons then scored four singles points in straight sets for the victory.  Carton defeated Snyder, 6-2, 6-2, in the number one contest, and Pate recorded a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Pate at flight four.  At number five, Tannebaum scored a 6-2, 6-3 win against Hitchcock, and Sankavi Gownder entered the lineup at flight six, where she downed Thomas, 6-3, 6-2.

Furman's Dawson won a set off of 73rd ranked Blanch at flight two singles.  Blanch took the first set, 6-2, before Dawson rallied to claim the second, 6-3, when the match was called.  At flight three, Zhang won the first set, 6-0, over senior Marissa Pennings, but the duo was tied at 5-all in set two when the match was clinched. 

The Paladins (4-1) will square off against James Madison Saturday at noon in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Furman vs. Wake Forest • 02/07/2025 at Winston-Salem, N.C. • Jim Leighton Courts

Wake Forest 4, Furman 1
Singles competition
1. Nevena Carton (WFU) def. Sara Snyder (FUR) 6-2, 6-2
2. #73 Krystal Blanch (WFU) vs. Jess Dawson (FUR) 6-2, 3-6, 0-0, unfinished 
3. Anna Zhang (WFU) vs. Marissa Pennings (FUR) 6-0, 5-5, unfinished
4. Whitley Pate (WFU) def. Ellie Schulson (FUR) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) def. Macy Hitchcock (FUR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) def. Grace Thomas (FUR) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Ellie Schulson/Sara Snyder (FUR) def. Krystal Blanch/Makayla Mills (WFU) 6-3
2. Macy Hitchcock/Jess Dawson (FUR) def. #36 Nevena Carton/Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) 6-3 
3. Whitley Pate/Anna Zhang (WFU) vs. Alexa Griffith/Grace Thomas (FUR) 5-3, unfinished

Match Notes: Furman 4-1 • Wake Forest 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,5,4,6) • A-45