North Carolina State University Athletics
W. Tennis to Host Depaul on Friday
2/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NC State Hosts Two Opponents: The Wolfpack will play host to Depaul on Friday, Feb. 5 at 4:00 p.m. Follwoing the match, the Pack will play Wisconsin on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Time Out for NC State: Last Friday, the Wolfpack opened up spring play with a 6-1 victory over in-state rival East Carolina.
The Pack began the day by winning two of the three doubles matches to gain the first point. Sandhya Nagaraj and Daria Petrovic teamed up to take down Cook/LePottier, 8-4. Tana Illova and Diana Mortlock beat Collins/Zhang, 8-4. The success continued for the Pack, winning five out of six singles matches.
Nagaraj Enters Spring Ranked: After a successful fall campaign where she went 11-4, Sandhya Nagaraj began the spring season ranked No. 45 in the country by ITA. Nagaraj, who’s a sophomore, was not eligible last year due to NCAA rules.
Four Make Debut: Tana Illova, Ashley Miller, Sandhya Nagaraj and Chloe Smith all played in their first spring match for NC State on Friday, Jan. 29 against East Carolina.
Both Illova and Smith are true freshman, while Miller is a transfer from South Carolina. Nagaraj was at NC State last year, but wasn’t eligible. Illova, Nagaraj and Smith all won their singles matches to help the Wolfpack with the win.
Olsen Begins Ninth Season: Head coach Hans Olsen came to NC State in 2002 and is entering his ninth season as the Wolfpack’s coach.
Olsen is the longest tenured coach with women’s tennis. He has guided the Pack to an 81-100 record during his time in Raleigh.
Before becoming the Pack’s coach in 2002, Olsen had a successful stop at Charleston Southern. His 133-92 record made him the winningest coach in school history.
Atlantic Coast Conference: NC State is one of seven charter members of the ACC, which was founded on May 8, 1953. The conference has since expanded to 12 members.
The ACC has long had tremendous success in all sports, including men’s tennis. Nine of the 12 men’s tennis programs placed in the final 2009 ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings, proving that the ACC is the premier conference in the country.
