RALEIGH – 10th-ranked NC State women’s tennis (3-1) defeated No. 15 Oklahoma (5-4) in a top-15 matchup Saturday afternoon, forcing a 6-1 win.
Diana Shnaider paired up with Alana Smith to make her debut in the red and white. They made quick work of taking down their opponent with a 6-2 decision. Not long after, the other two Wolfpack duos, Sophie Abrams and Abigail Rencheli as well as Amelia Rajecki and Anna Zyryanova, fell to the Sooners, giving up the doubles point. This would be the only point they give up the entire day.
The singles lineup for the Wolfpack got even stronger as they added Shnaider to the top of the list. With much anticipation, she had all eyes on her as she secured her first Wolfpack win with a 6-4,6-0 score.
Smith took care of business per usual and came away victorious after dominating in two sets winning 6-1, 6-3. Over on court three, after falling far behind (1-6) in her first set, Rajecki didn’t fray away. She then came back to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 and extend the Wolfpack lead.
This match, in addition to last weekend versus Vanderbilt, displayed Rencheli’s determination to fight for her results. Pushing ahead 6-3 in the first set she then found herself behind in the second set 2-6 but battled back 6-3 in the final set.
Abrams commanded her first set 6-0 but had a challenge moving through the second set until ultimately winning that one 6-3. Gina Dittmann caught attention as she stayed on top of her win, finishing 6-3, 6-4 over her 86th-ranked opponent.
While successfully completing control over a top-15 program, the solid group showed off what they are capable of doing throughout this season. This impressive win was also the first time in program history the Wolfpack tallied in the win column against the Sooners.
Results:
#10 NC State 6, #15 Oklahoma 1
Doubles Results
Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2)
1. Diana Shnaider/Alana Smith (NCSU) def. Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley (OKLA) 6-2
2. #22 Alexandra Pisareva/Layne Sleeth (OKLA) def. #60 Sophie Abrams/Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) 6-3
3. Dana Guzman/Julia Garcia Ruiz (OKLA) def. Amelia Rajecki/Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) 6-2
Singles Results
Order of Finish: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
1. Diana Shnaider (NCSU) def. Layne Sleeth (OKLA) 6-4, 6-0
2. #13 Alana Smith (NCSU) def. Carmen Corley (OKLA) 6-1, 6-3
3. #23 Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) def….
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