RALEIGH – The NC State women’s tennis team has released its schedule for the 2023 dual match season, as announced by head coach Simon Earnshaw on Wednesday.
The full match schedule has been posted on GoPack.com, and times for each match will continue to be announced as soon as they are finalized. Home matches for the Wolfpack are held at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center and are free to attend.
Hitting new heights last season, the Wolfpack is poised to follow up with another solid spring this year. NC State is coming off its second-straight NCAA Championships quarterfinals berth after never advancing past the Round of 16 prior to 2021. The team tied its program-best final ranking of No. 6 and ended last year with a 26-6 record (10-3 ACC), with those 26 victories marking the most in a single season in team history.
NC State returns five players from the 2021-22 squad, including 2022 NCAA doubles champion Nell Miller and All-Americans Abigail Rencheli and Alana Smith. Sophie Abrams and Amelia Rajecki round out the Pack’s returners. The squad also welcomes three newcomers – U.S. Junior Open doubles champion Diana Shnaider, NAU transfer Gina Dittmann and freshman Chloe Henderson.
HEARING FROM HEAD COACH:
“This is the toughest and most comprehensive schedule we’ve put together to date. The ACC continues to be the strongest conference in the nation and as usual we will be tested by each and every opponent. We face the always difficult trip to Miami & Florida St early on and then have UNC, Duke & Virginia in a row in April, all 3 finished the 2022 season in the top 5 nationally.
“To get things rolling at home we’re hosting the ITA Kickoff weekend for the 4th straight season January 28-29 and will face Illinois in the first match followed by either Vanderbilt or Furman.
“Beyond the ACC schedule we’re fortunate to be hosting the 2-time defending NCAA Champions Texas on April 10th and NCAA finalists Oklahoma on Feb 4th, both are going to be highly anticipated and exciting home matches for Wolfpack Nation! Add to that non-conference contests against top 25 opponents, Ohio St, Tennessee & UCF, plus the season opening road trip to play South Carolina and we will be challenged week in and week out throughout the spring.
“We look forward to seeing everyone again this spring at the JW Isenhour Tennis Center for what will be many…
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