RALEIGH, N.C. – The Alabama women’s tennis team fell to No. 8 NC State, 0-4, on day one of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Crimson Tide will play Iowa in a consolation match on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT.
Alabama (2-1) dropped the top two doubles matches to NC State. Sophie Abrams and Anna Zyryanova, who rank ninth nationally, defeated the Crimson Tide’s No. 41 Loudmilla Bencheikh and Anne Marie Hiser, 6-3. The Wolfpack secured the doubles point after the seventh ranked doubles duo, Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo, topped Alabama’s Petra Sedlackova and Anna Parkhomenko, 6-3.
NC State won the final three games in straight sets during singles to claim the 4-0 win over Alabama. The Wolfpack’s third ranked Amelia Rajecki defeated No. 18 Loudmilla Bencheikh (6-0, 6-2), while No. 40 Anna Zyryanova topped Margaux Maquet (6-1, 6-4) and No. 19 Sophie Abrams defeated Ola Pitak (6-0, 6-1).
Results
Doubles:
Order of Finish (2,1)
Singles
- #3 Amelia Rajecki (NC State) def. #18 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA), 6-0, 6-2
- #27 Abigail Rencheli (NC State) vs. #51 Petra Sedlackova (UA), 4-6, 2-3, Unfinished
- #40 Anna Zyryanova (NC State) def. Margaux Maquet (UA), 6-1, 6-4
- #19 Sophie Abrams (NC State) def. Ola Pitak (UA), 6-0, 6-1
- #116 Maddy Zampardo (NC State) vs. Anne Marie Hiser (UA), 2-2, unfinished
Order of Finish (4,1,3)
Up Next
- Alabama will play Iowa on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.
- The match will be live streamed on Track Tennis and live scores will be available through Stat Broadcast
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