Thursday, May 24
Winston Salem, N.C.
1PM
NC State
vs
Northwestern
No. 19 Wiktorin & Rogers Advance to Sweet 16 at NCAA Doubles Championship
5/24/2018 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Wiktorin & Rogers become second duo in program history to make Sweet 16
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – Junior Claudia Wiktorin & sophomore Anna Rogers became the second duo in NC State women's tennis history to advance to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship after outlasting fourth-ranked Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp of Northwestern 2-6, 6-3, 12-10 Thursday afternoon at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
The win also their 28thof the season, which saw them set a new program record for doubles wins one season. The previous record of 27 wins was set last season by Rogers and Martina Frantova.
The duo moves on to face No. 14 Ilze Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State tomorrow at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
How it Happened
Wiktorin and Rogers pushed Larner and Lipp to a pair of break points in the opening set, but fell 6-2. The second set was a different story as the Wolfpack broke the Wildcats' serve with and won the set 6-3, pushing the match to a ten-point tiebreak in the third set.
The third set was a back-and-forth battle, with the Wolfpack being down a match point at 9-8. Wiktorin & Rogers showed resiliency and overcame the deficit, battling back to take the tiebreak 12-10.
Match Point
Post-Match Comments
Up Next
Wikotrin & Rogers will face No. 14 Ilze Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Hattingh and John-Baptiste defeated No. 31 Ana Oparenovic and Tatum Rice of Arkansas 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32. Click here to follow live stats and streaming.
Championship Central can be found here.
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The win also their 28thof the season, which saw them set a new program record for doubles wins one season. The previous record of 27 wins was set last season by Rogers and Martina Frantova.
The duo moves on to face No. 14 Ilze Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State tomorrow at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
How it Happened
Wiktorin and Rogers pushed Larner and Lipp to a pair of break points in the opening set, but fell 6-2. The second set was a different story as the Wolfpack broke the Wildcats' serve with and won the set 6-3, pushing the match to a ten-point tiebreak in the third set.
The third set was a back-and-forth battle, with the Wolfpack being down a match point at 9-8. Wiktorin & Rogers showed resiliency and overcame the deficit, battling back to take the tiebreak 12-10.
Match Point
Epic comeback! Anna & Claudia win third set tiebreak 12-10 to advance to the Round of 16#STATEment ???? pic.twitter.com/D07f5ZCDdO
— NC State W. Tennis (@PackWTennis) May 24, 2018
Post-Match Comments
Post match comments from Anna & Claudia after their big win over No. 4 Lipp/Larner at the NCAA Doubles Championship #STATEment ???? pic.twitter.com/cpDZQWoTRo
— NC State W. Tennis (@PackWTennis) May 24, 2018
Up Next
Wikotrin & Rogers will face No. 14 Ilze Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Hattingh and John-Baptiste defeated No. 31 Ana Oparenovic and Tatum Rice of Arkansas 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32. Click here to follow live stats and streaming.
Championship Central can be found here.
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State women's tennis:
Twitter: @PackWTennis
Facebook: NC State Women's Tennis
Instagram: @PackWTennis
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