Three Set to Compete in ITF Charleston 10K

RALEIGH, N.C. – Three from the Pack women's tennis team are set to compete in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Charleston 10K tournament. Tournament play begins on Sept. 27 and continues through Oct. 4 at the LTP Tennis Club in Charleston, S.C.

Martina Frantova and Claudia Wiktorin are set to compete for the second time since the beginning of the fall season while teammate Bianca Moldovan will compete in her third tournament. Moldovan is the only Wolfpack player to participate I all three tournaments so far this season.

This is the Pack's first professional tournament in 2015. The competition includes some of the highest world and nationally-ranked players from a variety of countries.

Frantova, a native of Slovakia, currently sits at No. 77 among national rankings for her home country. Moldovan and Wiktorin hold spots at No. 206 and No. 262 among the U.S. rankings.

A full list of Charleston 10K accepted participants with current rankings can be viewed here: http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100034552

"One part of the program moving forward will be to try and provide opportunities for the girls to play in $10K's & $25K's to either maintain or gain a WTA ranking for play during the summer or post-college. We are fortunate to have several events relatively close to Raleigh during the fall tournament season, thus it's relatively easy to work some of these events into the schedule. This week's is on clay, which is somewhat of a challenge, but with us being one of the few schools to have clay courts on campus, over at the University Club, that has provided us with extra help getting ready." - Simon Earnshaw, head coach

Day One Schedule:
Tournament play begins on Sunday with singles qualifying draws.

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Players Mentioned

Martina Frantova

Bianca Moldovan

Claudia Wiktorin