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NC State Women's Tennis Welcome Lady Pirates, Phoenix
2/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 10, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. - This Saturday, Feb. 11, NC State women's tennis will play two home matches at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on the NC State campus. The Pack will host East Carolina at 11 am., before taking on Elon at 6 pm. NC State enters the weekend 4-0 in spring play, owning shutout wins over UNC Greensboro, Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina and UNC Wilmington. The Lady Pirates come to town with a 6-2 record, after splitting a doubleheader last weekend in Blacksburg, Va. ECU fell to Virginia Tech, 5-2, before bouncing back to shut out Radford. Elon remains undefeated after blanking both Queens and North Carolina A&T.
HIT THE ROAD, PACK: Following this weekend's doubleheader against ECU and Elon, the Pack will embark on its first road trip of the young spring season. Of the Pack's next three matches, all of which are on the road, two of the opponents are nationally ranked. Next Friday, Feb. 17, NC State will compete against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla., before taking on No. 26 Florida International in Miami, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 19. The Pack will then begin a tough Atlantic Coast Conference slate in Chapel Hill against rival North Carolina on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Tar Heels are currently ranked No. 10 in the country. FIU boasts the No. 24 doubles tandem with juniors Nikkita Fountain and Paula Zabala, while UNC owns the No. 50 freshman pair of Meg Fanjoy and Austin Smith. UNC also has two ranked juniors in singles, No. 28 Jenna Long and No. 46 Caitlin Collins.
ORLAY NO. 90 NATIONALLY: The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has released the latest national rankings for singles play and senior Wolfpack women's tennis netter Barbara Orlay stands at No. 90 on the list. Orlay, a member of the 2004 All-ACC team, has spent much of her career at NC State listed in the national rankings. This past fall, Orlay posted a 9-4 record in solo bouts. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Orlay served as the No. 1 spot staple in the Wolfpack rotation all season long last spring, finishing second on the team in spring singles wins with 12.
