North Carolina State University Athletics
No. 29 Virginia Defeats Women's Tennis
4/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The NC State women's tennis team fell, 5-2, to No. 29 Virginia on Sunday, April 12, in Charlottesville, Va. Sophomore Lenka Hojckova and junior Berkeley Brock both won their singles matches over higher-ranked opponents. The loss sends the Pack to 4-17 (1-10 ACC) on the season.
The Cavaliers swept all three doubles matches to earn the early lead. Lindsey Hardenbergh and Neela Vaez defeated sophomore Jackie Ussery and freshman Pender Sessoms, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles. Hojkcova and junior Daria Petrovic fell to the 42nd-ranked pair, Emily Fraser and Jennifer Stevens, 8-2, at the top doubles spot. Amanda Rales and Maggie Yahner defeated Brock and senior Neils Barringer, 8-3, at No. 2.
Sessoms fell to Yahner, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5, and Ussery lost to Vaez, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 6. Hardenbergh secured the win for Virginia with a 6-3, 6-0, at No. 4 singles.
Hojckova, who is ranked 104th in the nation, beat the 79th-ranked player, Fraser, 6-1, 7-5, at the top singles spot, and No. 113 Brock took down No. 88 Stevens in the third set, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(10-4), at No. 2 singles. Rales defeated Petrovic, 7-5, 7-6(2), at No. 3.
The Pack will compete on Thursday in the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C.
No. 29 Virginia d. NC State, 5-2
Doubles
1. #42 Fraser/Stevens (UVa) d. Hojckova/Petrovic, 8-2
2. Rales/Yahner (UVa) d. Brock/Barringer, 8-3
3. Hardenbergh/Vaez (UVa) d. Sessoms/Ussery, 8-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. #104 Lenka Hojckova d. #79 Emily Fraser (UVa), 6-1, 7-5
2. #113 Berkeley Brock d. #88 Jennifer Stevens (UVa), 7-5, 4-6, 10-4
3. Amanda Rales (UVa) d. Daria Petrovic, 7-5, 7-6(2)
4. Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) d. Neils Barringer, 6-3, 6-0
5. Maggie Yahner (UVa) d. Pender Sessoms, 6-1, 6-0
6. Neela Vaez (UVa) d. Jackie Ussery, 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 5,6,4*,1,2,3
*Clinches the win
The Cavaliers swept all three doubles matches to earn the early lead. Lindsey Hardenbergh and Neela Vaez defeated sophomore Jackie Ussery and freshman Pender Sessoms, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles. Hojkcova and junior Daria Petrovic fell to the 42nd-ranked pair, Emily Fraser and Jennifer Stevens, 8-2, at the top doubles spot. Amanda Rales and Maggie Yahner defeated Brock and senior Neils Barringer, 8-3, at No. 2.
Sessoms fell to Yahner, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5, and Ussery lost to Vaez, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 6. Hardenbergh secured the win for Virginia with a 6-3, 6-0, at No. 4 singles.
Hojckova, who is ranked 104th in the nation, beat the 79th-ranked player, Fraser, 6-1, 7-5, at the top singles spot, and No. 113 Brock took down No. 88 Stevens in the third set, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(10-4), at No. 2 singles. Rales defeated Petrovic, 7-5, 7-6(2), at No. 3.
The Pack will compete on Thursday in the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C.
No. 29 Virginia d. NC State, 5-2
Doubles
1. #42 Fraser/Stevens (UVa) d. Hojckova/Petrovic, 8-2
2. Rales/Yahner (UVa) d. Brock/Barringer, 8-3
3. Hardenbergh/Vaez (UVa) d. Sessoms/Ussery, 8-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. #104 Lenka Hojckova d. #79 Emily Fraser (UVa), 6-1, 7-5
2. #113 Berkeley Brock d. #88 Jennifer Stevens (UVa), 7-5, 4-6, 10-4
3. Amanda Rales (UVa) d. Daria Petrovic, 7-5, 7-6(2)
4. Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) d. Neils Barringer, 6-3, 6-0
5. Maggie Yahner (UVa) d. Pender Sessoms, 6-1, 6-0
6. Neela Vaez (UVa) d. Jackie Ussery, 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 5,6,4*,1,2,3
*Clinches the win
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