RALEIGH – 10th-ranked NC State women’s tennis (4-1) showed their dominance as they beat No. 22 Tennessee (4-2) with a 6-1 decision. Yesterday, the Wolfpack took down No. 15 Oklahoma with the same score and showed no mercy today as they did the same.
After leading through the beginning, Diana Shnaider and Alana Smith fell 3-6 on court one to the Volunteers. Gina Dittmann got added into the mix as she paired back up with Amelia Rajecki and took the first win for the Wolfpack with a 6-4 decision. The 60th-ranked pair in the country, Sophie Abrams and Abigail Rencheli, secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win to put the team ahead by one.
Moving into singles leading the scoreboard, NC State had a hopeful game in front of them. No. 23 Rajecki finished her first set 6-2 while Rencheli and Smith were also ahead in the first set.
As Rajecki was completing her match with a 6-2, 6-0 win, No. 25 Rencheli was still battling through her first set against her 55th-ranked opponent. At the same time over on court one, Shnaider was battling back as she fell 3-6 in the first set but was leading 4-1 in the second.
Rencheli ended up falling to her opponent over on court four, giving up the only point of the day to the Volunteers.
Later on, No. 13 Smith was leading 6-4, 3-2 while Shnaider was headed into her third set after crushing her 68th-ranked opponent in the second. Smith ended up finalizing her win with a 6-2 win in the second set and Shnaider showed her tenacity as she came back and dominated the last two sets 6-1, 6-2.
Continuing her aggressive play from the day prior, No. 97 Abrams dominated her match with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Dittmann was all gas and no break as she fought through her first set with a tiebreaker win and went on to capitalize in her second set with a 6-2 get.
Results:
#10 NC State 6, #22 Tennessee 1
Doubles Results
Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2)
1. Esther Adeshina/Rebeka Mertena (TENN) def. Diana Shnaider/Alana Smith (ST) 6-3
2. #60 Sophie Abrams/Abigail Rencheli (ST) def. Eleonora Molinaro/Daria Kuczer (TENN) 6-3
3. Amelia Rajecki/Gina Dittmann (ST) def. Elza Tomase/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) 6-4
Singles Results
Order of Finish: (3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6)
1. Diana Shnaider (ST) def. #68 Elza Tomase (TENN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. #13 Alana Smith (ST) def. #76 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) 6-4, 6-2
3. #23 Amelia…
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