TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women’s tennis team (15-9, 7-6 ACC) travels to Cary, North Carolina, for the ACC Championship beginning this Thursday.
The Seminoles enter this week ranked 25th in the national team rankings and are the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament. Florida State has a 35-29 record in the ACC Championship and has made three finals appearances.
The Seminoles look to keep up their excellent play as they have won five straight matches, including two top-25 victories.
Senior Vic Allen leads the team with 14 wins in the spring and is ranked No. 79 in the nation. Anna Arkadianou is coming off a big 6-2, 6-2 win against the 24th-ranked Kylie Bilchev of Georgia Tech. Arkadianou is ranked 59th in singles and 55th in doubles with freshman Millie Bissett.
Ellie Schoppe is ranked No. 123 in singles and has three wins against nationally-ranked opponents this spring.
Alice Amendola has been dominant in singles lately. Amendola has won eight of her last nine matches, which includes a current five-match win streak.
Florida State will play the winner of the No. 11 seed Boston College and No. 14 seed Louisville. The Seminoles defeated both Boston College and Louisville earlier this season, winning 5-2 against the Eagles and 4-0 against the Cardinals.
Single day tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 18 and older; children under 9 and ACC students get in free with school ID) and $7 for youth ages 17 and under. A full Championship pass for all five days is priced at $25. All seating for the tournament is General Admission.
Thursday’s match begins at 12:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
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