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No. 51 Women's Tennis Defeats Richmond, 6-1
3/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Raleigh, N.C. - The No. 51 NC State women's tennis team defeated Richmond 6-1 on Friday, March 14 at the Curtis and Jacqueline Dail Outdoor Tennis Stadium in the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The win improves the Pack to 8-4.
The Pack grabbed an early lead by winning the doubles point after winning two of the matches. The No. 55 doubles tandem in the nation, Kristen Bleakley and Catherine Grotz finished first in the doubles competition, defeating Kelly Tidwell and Isabel Arana, 8-2, at No. 3. Lenka Hojckova and Julia Roach clinched the doubles point by defeating Erin Clark and Xenia Schneider, 8-6 at No. 2. Berkeley Brock and Daria Petrovic fell at No. 1, 8-7(1), to Pam Duran and Ashlee Vosters.
Neils Barringer was the first to finish in singles competition, swiftly winning 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5 over Schneider. Brock soon followed, taking down Vosters 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2. Bleakley secured the Pack's victory over Richmond after defeating Isarel Zivanovic, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 6.
Hojckova earned the fourth singles win of the day over Clark, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3. Roach grabbed the victory, 6-3, 7-6, over Tidwell at No. 4. After winning the first set, No. 112 Petrovic fell in the second against Duran, forcing the competitors into a tie breaking set. Duran earned the win, 1-6, 6-1, 10-7, at No. 1.
NC State hits the road next week for the first of a six away match stretch, taking on Duke on Wed. March 19 in Durham, N.C. at 4 p.m.
No. 51 NC State Wolfpack def. Richmond Spiders, 6-1
SINGLES
No. 1 - Pam Duran (Rich.) def. No. 112 Daria Petrovic (NCSU) - 1-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 2 - Berkeley Brock (NCSU) def. Ashlee Vosters (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) def. Erin Clark (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Julia Roach (NCSU) def. Kelly Tidwell (Rich.) - 6-3, 7-6
No. 5 - Neils Barringer (NCSU) def. Xenia Schneider (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - Kristen Bleakley (NCSU) def. Isarel Zivanovic (Rich.) - 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,2,6*,3,4,1
* Clinched team match point
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Duran/Vosters (Rich.) def. Brock/Petrovic (NCSU) - 8-7(1)
No. 2 - Hojckova/Roach (NCSU) def. Clark/Schneider (Rich.) - 8-6
No. 3 - No. 55 Bleakley/Grotz (NCSU) def. Arana/Tidwell (Rich.) - 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1
The Pack grabbed an early lead by winning the doubles point after winning two of the matches. The No. 55 doubles tandem in the nation, Kristen Bleakley and Catherine Grotz finished first in the doubles competition, defeating Kelly Tidwell and Isabel Arana, 8-2, at No. 3. Lenka Hojckova and Julia Roach clinched the doubles point by defeating Erin Clark and Xenia Schneider, 8-6 at No. 2. Berkeley Brock and Daria Petrovic fell at No. 1, 8-7(1), to Pam Duran and Ashlee Vosters.
Neils Barringer was the first to finish in singles competition, swiftly winning 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5 over Schneider. Brock soon followed, taking down Vosters 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2. Bleakley secured the Pack's victory over Richmond after defeating Isarel Zivanovic, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 6.
Hojckova earned the fourth singles win of the day over Clark, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 3. Roach grabbed the victory, 6-3, 7-6, over Tidwell at No. 4. After winning the first set, No. 112 Petrovic fell in the second against Duran, forcing the competitors into a tie breaking set. Duran earned the win, 1-6, 6-1, 10-7, at No. 1.
NC State hits the road next week for the first of a six away match stretch, taking on Duke on Wed. March 19 in Durham, N.C. at 4 p.m.
No. 51 NC State Wolfpack def. Richmond Spiders, 6-1
SINGLES
No. 1 - Pam Duran (Rich.) def. No. 112 Daria Petrovic (NCSU) - 1-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 2 - Berkeley Brock (NCSU) def. Ashlee Vosters (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) def. Erin Clark (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Julia Roach (NCSU) def. Kelly Tidwell (Rich.) - 6-3, 7-6
No. 5 - Neils Barringer (NCSU) def. Xenia Schneider (Rich.) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - Kristen Bleakley (NCSU) def. Isarel Zivanovic (Rich.) - 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,2,6*,3,4,1
* Clinched team match point
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Duran/Vosters (Rich.) def. Brock/Petrovic (NCSU) - 8-7(1)
No. 2 - Hojckova/Roach (NCSU) def. Clark/Schneider (Rich.) - 8-6
No. 3 - No. 55 Bleakley/Grotz (NCSU) def. Arana/Tidwell (Rich.) - 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1
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