NC State
Georgia Tech
Pack Comeback Falls Short
3/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. --- 32nd-ranked NC State women’s tennis nearly completed a dramatic comeback, but fell 4-3 to 20th-ranked Georgia Tech Saturday in Pullen Park.
The Pack (10-4, 1-3 ACC) dropped the doubles point, and trailed 3-1 after the first three singles matches went final, but rallied back to tie the match at 3-3 before Georgia Tech (9-5, 2-1 ACC) clinched on the final match.
Joelle Kissell and Ashley Miller scored the Pack’s only doubles victory of the day, an 8-4 decision against Lynn Blau and Christine Lilley.
24th-ranked Sanaa Bhambri picked up a win over 82nd-ranked Viet Ha Ngo 6-3, 6-2, playing in the number two spot.
Tatiana Illova won her match against Sasha Krupina at number four, a 6-2, 7-5 decision.
Joelle Kissell topped Elizabeth Kilborn 6-3, 6-2, her second singles win of the week. Kissell owns a six-match win streak, including doubles matches, and has not dropped a singles match since March 1.
NC State hosts 15th-ranked Clemson Sunday at 1 p.m. in Pullen Park. Live stats will be available at GoPack.com.
RESULTS
#20 Georgia Tech 4, #32 NC State 3
Doubles
O'Neill/Ngo def. Nagaraj/Hojckova 8-4
Krupina/Kilborn def. Bhambri/Illova 8-1
Kissell/Miller def. Blau/Lilley 8-4
Singles
#49 Jillian O'Neill def. #73 Sandhya Nagaraj 6-4, 6-3
#24 Sanaa Bhambri def. #82 Viet Ha Ngo 6-3, 6-2
#83 Caroline Lilley def. Lenka Hojckova 6-3, 7-5
Tatiana Illova def. Sasha Krupina 6-2, 7-5
Joelle Kissell def. Elizabeth Kilborn 6-3, 6-2
Lynn Blau def. Christy Sipes 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: #2, #3, #1; #6, #5, #1, #2, #4, #3
#20 Georgia Tech (9-5, 2-1 ACC)
#32 NC State (10-4, 1-3 ACC)
