RALEIGH – Seventh-ranked NC State women’s tennis (14-2, 6-1 ACC) has finally come home after being on the road for several weeks to host three home matches over the weekend.
Tomorrow, March 31 the team will welcome No. 28 Syracuse at 2 p.m. and ECU at 6 p.m. for a doubleheader. Sunday, April 2 will display another home conference match with No. 45 Boston College.
Info For All Weekend Matches:
All live stats for the matches will be available here throughout the weekend.
Friday, March 31
2 PM – #7 NC State vs. #28 Syracuse
6 PM – #7 NC State vs. East Carolina
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Sunday, April 2
12 PM – #7 NC State vs. #45 Boston College
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Last Time Out:
Last weekend, NC State was on the road at #27 Notre Dame and Louisville to go undefeated for the weekend. The match at Notre Dame resulted in a 5-2 victory with two wins over ranked opponents while the result over Louisville was 7-0.
Against the Fighting Irish, Nell Miller and Amelia Rajecki commanded a 6-0 shutout over #29 Julia Andreach and Carrie Beckman in doubles. In singles play, Diana Shnaider took down #59 Page Freeman on court one with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 decision.
Rankings Update:
This past weekend the Wolfpack finished their road stint when they defeated #27 Notre Dame 5-2 and Louisville 7-0 to move up one spot in the national rankings to seventh place.
The ITA released updated singles and doubles rankings on March 21st which continued to hold five Wolfpack members in singles and two pairs in doubles. Alana Smith stayed at No. 9 in singles, continuing her highest singles rank in career history. She is followed by Diana Shnaider at No. 19, Amelia Rajecki at No. 24, Abigail Rencheli at No. 58, and Sophie Abrams at No. 114. In doubles, Shnaider and Smith cracked in the top-10 at No. 9 for the first time and Miller and Rajecki stayed in the top-20 at No. 19.
Coming Up Next:
After the completion of the doubleheader, NC State will remain at home this weekend to host No. 45 Boston College on Sunday, April 2 at 12 p.m.
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