NC State
Miami
Pack Downed At No. 5 Miami
4/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 3, 2011
CORAL GABLES, FLA. --- 36th-ranked NC State women's tennis fell to fifth-ranked Miami Sunday, despite a ranked win from Tatiana Illova and a three-set victory by Chloe Smith.
Illova notched a 6-1. 6-4 win over 109th-ranked Kayla Rizzolo playing in the number four spot, while Smith battled back from a first set loss against Brittany Dubins to triumph 3-6, 6-2, 1-0.
Freshman Joelle Kissell had a ten-match win streak snapped in doubles as she and Ashley Miller dropped an 8-6 decision against Miami's Mills/Dubins team. Kissell's singles streak came to an end later as Gabriela Mejia topped the freshman 6-4, 6-4.
29th-ranked Sanaa Bhambri and 83rd-ranked Sandhya Nagaraj had a difficult afternoon against top level competition. The pair suffered an 8-4 loss to 11th-ranked Bianca Eichkorn and Anna Bartenstein and dropped both of their singles matches against eighth-ranked Eichkorn and 48th-ranked Bartenstein.
The Pack (11-6, 2-5 ACC) face another road trip next weekend as they visit Virginia on April 8 and Virginia Tech on April 11.
RESULTS
#5 Miami 5, #36 NC State 2
Singles
#8 Bianca Eichkorn def. #29 Sanaa Bhambri 6-0, 6-0
#48 Anna Bartenstein def. #83 Sandhya Nagaraj 6-2, 6-2
Gabriela Mejia def. Joelle Kissell 6-4, 6-4
Tatiana Illova def. #109 Kayla Rizzolo 6-1, 6-4
Melissa Bolivar def. Lenka Hojckova 7-5, 5-7, 1-0
Chloe Smith def. Brittany Dubins 3-6, 6-2, 1-0
Doubles
#11 Eichkorn/Bartenstein def. #26 Bhambri/Nagaraj 8-4
Mejia/Bolivar def. Hojckova/Illova 8-2
Mills/Dubins def. Kissell/Miller 8-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5
