North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack to Host Winthrop, Georgia State in Weekend Matches
2/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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RALEIGH, N.C.- After earning two victories last weekend on its home court, the NC State women's tennis team (2-0) is set to host Winthrop and Georgia State on Feb. 6 and 8, respectively. Friday's match will be held inside the J.W. Isenhour Center and with weather permitting, Sunday's match will be held outside at the Dail Outdoor Stadium.
Friday's match is set for a 2 p.m. start, while Sunday's match is slated for a 10 a.m. start.
Simon Says
"After reviewing last Saturday's doubleheader the team has been working to try and show an improvement in our performance level for this coming weekend. Given that we could potentially play Winthrop indoors on Friday and then Georgia State outside on Sunday, it's going to be tricky but I'm confident we are prepared and ready for the challenge.
"Both teams are currently ranked ahead of us, and we're grateful to have the opportunity to host them and look forward to some excellent hard fought tennis in both matches."- Simon Earnshaw, head coach
Last Time Out
The team earned two victories in its season opening doubleheader as it hosted Western Carolina and East Carolina on Jan. 31 inside the J.W. Isenhour Indoor Center. NC State swept the Catamounts 7-0 and pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Pirates.
Follow the Format
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has enacted the following new match format designed to shorten the duration of college tennis matches for the enjoyment of fans.
- 3 doubles matches, each 1 set, with a tie-break at 6-all.
- 5 min intermission between doubles and singles
- 6 singles matches, each 2 out of 3 sets, with tie-breaks at 6-all.
- No-ad scoring in singles and doubles (if game reaches deuce, next point wins)
- No warm-up with opponents in doubles or in singles
Live Streaming
Both matches will feature an online video stream of each court inside the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, as well as the Dail Outdoor Stadium. This marks the debut of live streaming for Pack women's tennis. All of the team's home matches will be streamed online.
Scouting Winthrop
The Eagles are listed at No. 67 in the latest ITA Rankings and will head into Friday's match with a 1-3 record on the season.
Mariana Humberg was recently named Big South's Freshman of the Week after the team clinched its first win of the season over College of Charleston on Feb. 1.
Scouting Georgia State
Georgia State will head into its weekend slate with a 3-2 season record. The team will face Winthrop on Feb. 7 in Raleigh, N.C., inside the J.W. Indoor Center before facing the Wolfpack on Sunday.
The Panthers are listed with Winthrop at No. 67 in the latest ITA rankings, as juniors Linn Timmermann and Niriantsa Rasolomalala are ranked 69th and 102nd, in respective order, in the latest singles rankings.
In the latest ITA doubles rankings, the duo of Tarani Kamoe and Timmermann check in at No. 40.
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