No. 37 Wolfpack Drops Hard-Fought Match to No. 69 Florida State

RALEIGH – It came down to the final finish Friday afternoon, as No. 37 NC State narrowly fell 4-3 to No. 69 Florida State in a hard-fought conference matchup.

At the No. 6 singles, Tayla Stenta found herself in the deciding match after splitting sets with Ariana Rahmanparast 3-6, 6-4. Before forcing a tiebreaker, Rahmanparast answered on the final deciding point to take the set 7-5 over Stenta.

Prior to its singles defeat, the Pack continued to showcase its improved doubles play. Martina Frantova and Stenta were the first finish of the match, downing Daneika Borthwick and Julia Mikulski 6-4. With Bianca Moldovan and Joanna Nalborska up 5-3 in the No. 2 doubles matchup and Amanda Rebol and Claudia Wiktorin leading 5-4 at the No. 3 spot, the Pack point looked promising. Moldovan and Nalborska answered first, capturing a 6-3 win over Gabriella Castaneda and Daniela Schippers to secure the doubles decision.

Nalborska took a second victory over Castaneda shortly after the conclusion of doubles play as she captured the Wolfpack's first singles win with a 6-2, 6-0 victory.

Coming off of a tough loss to the No.1 player in the nation on Wednesday, No. 38 Frantova faced another competitive opponent in No. 39 Borthwick Friday afternoon. Frantova fell 3-6, 0-6 to Borthwick in her sixteenth matchup against a nationally-ranked opponent this year. Frantova still maintains a winning record in the category, now 9-7.

Rebol, notorious for her tiebreaker finishes and three-set matches, captured a straight-set victory over Schippers in a 6-4, 6-1 win. Shortly after, Wiktorin fell 4-6, 4-6 to Mikulski followed by Moldovan's 6-7 (2-7), 2-6 loss to Yukako Noi.

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Coach Earnshaw discusses the Pack's hard-fought loss to No. 69 Florida State
Posted by NC State Women's Tennis on Friday, April 8, 2016

No. 37 NC State returns to action Saturday to host its third and final doubleheader of the season. Competition begins against No. 7 Miami at 11 a.m. followed by a matchup against No. 70 Winthrop at 5 p.m.

SINGLES:
1. #39 Daneika Borthwick (FS) def. #38 Martina Frantova (ST) 6-3, 6-0
2. Joanna Nalborska (ST) def. Gabriella Castaneda (FS) 6-2, 6-0
3. Yukako Noi (FS) def. Bianca Moldovan (ST) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
4. Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) 6-4, 6-4
5. Amanda Rebol (ST) def. Daniela Schippers (FS) 6-4, 6-1
6. Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Tayla Stenta (ST) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

DOUBLES:
1. Martina Frantova/Tayla Stenta (ST) def. Daneika Borthwick/Julia Mikulski (FS) 6-4
2. Bianca Moldovan/Joanna Nalborska (ST) def. Gabriella Castaneda/Daniela Schippers (FS) 6-3
3. Claudia Wiktorin/Amanda Rebol (ST) vs. Yukako Noi/Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) 5-5, unfinished

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No. 37 Wolfpack Drops Hard-Fought Match to No. 69 Florida State

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Martina Frantova

Bianca Moldovan

Joanna Nalborska

Amanda Rebol

Tayla Stenta

Claudia Wiktorin