CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State’s Amelia Rajecki was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, while her teammates Sophie Abrams and Anna Zyryanova were honored as the Doubles Team of the Week. Georgia Tech’s Scarlett Nicholson earned Freshman of the Week honors.
Rajecki has yet to drop a single set all season, as she helped guide the No. 7 Wolfpack to a 2-0 weekend and a trip to the ITA Indoor Championships for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The senior posted a win over Alabama’s No. 18 Loudmilla Bencheikh, 6-0, 6-2, finishing first on Court 1. She then defeated Clemson’s Eleni Louka, 6-0, 6-2, to lead NC State to a 4-0 win. With the two singles wins, the Nottingham, England, native sits fifth all-time on the Wolfpack career singles win list with 87.
Abrams and Zyryanova continue to lead the Wolfpack in doubles play, adding two more wins to stay undefeated at 4-0 on the season. The No. 9 ranked pair has been the first to finish their match all season to help NC State secure the doubles point, and as a team, the Wolfpack has yet to drop a point to an opponent. They had little trouble in their first-ranked matchup against Alabama, winning 6-3. With the win, Abrams entered the Wolfpack’s top 10 for career doubles wins with 64, putting her ninth on the list.
Nicholson posted a 2-1 record between doubles and singles at the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The freshman’s 2-0 performance was key in the opener against No. 24 Wisconsin. She paired with Given Roach in doubles, and the duo gave Georgia Tech the edge with a 6-2 win in doubles play, helping the Jackets clinch the early 1-0 match lead. In singles play, Wisconsin won the first three matches to take a 3-1 match lead before Nicholson grabbed a pair of tiebreak wins to knot the match at 3-3 with a two-set win on court six, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6).
2024 ACC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Jan. 16 – Casie Wooten, Wake Forest
Jan. 23 – Fiona Crawley, North Carolina
Jan. 30 – Amelia Rajecki, NC State
2024 ACC Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Jan. 16 – Brianna Shvets and Iuilia Bryzgalova, Duke
Jan. 23 – Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Jan. 30 – Sophie Abrams and Anna Zyryanova, NC State
2024 ACC Women’s Tennis Freshman of the Week
Jan. 16 – Thea Rabman, North Carolina
Jan. 23 – Shavit…
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