North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Tennis Announces 2004-2005 Schedule
7/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
July 27, 2004
RALEIGH , N.C. - Coach Hans Olsen and the women's tennis program have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2004-2005 season. The Wolfpack will hit the road to face new Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foes, Miami and Virginia Tech. On the home front, the Pack will host the Wolfpack Fall Invitational in October, as well as playing host for 14 more contests, including four conference opponents.
"We are looking forward to facing this challenging schedule next season," said Coach Olsen. "As soon as our team reassembles in August we plan on getting right to work in order to get as much practice in as possible. Last season we made some great strides towards improving our program, and I believe that next season we will continue to do so."
Next season, in addition to picking up two new team members, the women's tennis team will return four seniors and all but two members of this past season's squad. Rising seniors Kristin Lam, Taylor Parker, Danielle Stadelmann and Carmen Torres will all play leadership roles for the squad. In addition to the senior leadership, everyone on the team will add something to the mix.
When the season finally rolls around, the Pack will face an incredibly tough schedule. Last year, two ACC teams placed in the top-10 of the final rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). In all, eight conference teams finished the season ranked within the top-75 programs in the nation. As if competition in the ACC wasn't tough enough already, the league will be ushering in two other programs with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Tech. Miami is coming off of an extremely successful season, in which they finished ranked 15th in the nation by the ITA and collected their final Big East Conference championship. One thing is for sure, the tennis team is not overlooking the new additions to the league.
"There is pressure no matter who you play," Danielle Stadelmann said. "With the ACC it's really tough though, because there really isn't a bad team in the conference. When you want to improve your record you really have to go out and play at your best nonstop. There aren't any walkovers in this league."
With such a challenging schedule, the Wolfpack will have a great opportunity to introduce the brand-new, 30,000 square foot J.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex.
"We can not say enough about this facility," said coach Olsen. "It shows how committed this university is towards establishing a top tennis program that can compete with the powerhouses of college tennis. We are trying our best to usher in a new era of women's tennis at NC State and we are making a great deal of progress. This incredible facility is only going to help us continue to grow by leaps and bounds."
2004-2005 NC State Women's Tennis ScheduleSept. 17-19 @ University of Tennessee Fall Invitational Oct. 5-11 @ ITA All-American Championships Oct. 9-11 @ USTA National Invitational Oct. 15-17 Wolfpack Fall Invitational Oct. 21-25 @ NCAA Regional Indoors Nov. 4-7 @ ITA National Indoor Championships Jan. 21-24 @ University of Georgia Invitational Jan. 29 Appalachian State & Western Carolina Feb. 3 @ ITA National Team Indoor Championships Feb. 5 @ University of Louisville Feb. 6 @ Marshall University Feb. 17 Davidson Feb. 19 UNC - Wilmington & Radford University Feb. 24 Winthrop University Feb. 27 Coastal Carolina & Gardner-Webb University Mar. 6 @ University of California - Santa Barbara Mar. 8 @ California State Mar. 12 Clemson Mar. 13 Georgia Tech Mar. 17 @ Wake Forest Mar. 25 @ Florida State Mar. 26 @ Miami Mar. 30 Duke Apr. 1 Old Dominion University Apr. 3 Furman Apr. 6 North Carolina Apr. 10 @ Virginia Tech Apr. 16 @ Maryland Apr. 17 @ Virginia Apr. 21-24 @ ACC Tournament May 13-15 @ NCAA Tournament Regionals May 22-29 @ NCAA Tournament Championships
Schedule times and locations are available on the women's tennis schedule page.
