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No. 42 Wolfpack Halfway Through ACC Slate, Faces Pittsburgh Sunday
4/2/2016 1:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
No. 42 women's tennis will face the Panthers at Pitt Sunday morning
| #42 NC State (10-6, 3-4 ACC) at Pittsburgh (7-8, 1-8 ACC) |
| Sunday, April 3 |
| 10 a.m. |
| Pittsburgh, Pa. - Alpha Tennis & Fitness Club |
| Live Stats | Live Video |
RALEIGH - No. 42 NC State women's tennis begins its two-match week on the road when it travels to Pittsburgh Sunday for its eighth conference dual of the season.
After splitting its matchups last weekend, the Pack faces the Panthers hoping to capture its fourth ACC win and even its conference record. The Wolfpack collected its third ACC victory of the season last week when it downed the former No. 42 Notre Dame 4-3.
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The Red and White accumulated wins at the top four singles positions including No. 63 Martina Frantova's 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory over No. 45 Quinn Gleason. The following match, Frantova captured another straight-set win of 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) over No. 51 Francesca Fusinato of No. 33 Virginia Tech to improve her record 9-6, 9-5 over nationally-ranked opponents.
SCOUTING REPORT:
Pittsburgh (7-8, 1-8 ACC) has fallen in its last five matchups with ranked ACC opponents. The Panthers possess just one conference win with a 5-2 win over unranked Louisville. No. 85 Audrey Ann Blakely, 8-6 on the season, is the only ranked Pitt player on the roster, alternating between No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Blakely boasts wins over Monica Robinson of No. 33 Notre Dame and most recently, No. 32 Kaitlyn McCarthy of No. 8 Duke.
IN-DEPTH: Pittsburgh season statistics
NC State leads 2-0 all-time vs. Pittsburgh.
SIMON SAYS:
"Coming off of last weekend, we knew that the most important concept this week was to be consistent in every area on and off court. Having an extended practice week has helped with that. There have been a few unexpected hurdles that we have had to cross the past few days outside of practice but everyone has stepped up and taken full responsibility for continuing our season-long goal to constantly strive for betterment. We are in the process of concentrating on what the girls can control and taking ownership for what it takes individually, and as a team, to optimize performance levels on a daily basis.
"Pitt is a really improved team and this will be a challenge for our team on the road. One thing that has been clear this spring is that if something is worthwhile then it doesn't come easily and we have been fighting from the first match onwards with that mindset. I'm confident in this group and looking forward to a hard fought match Sunday." - Simon Earnshaw, head coach
UP NEXT:
The Pack travels back to the Triangle to face its North Carolina rival in Chapel Hill April 6 at 3 p.m.
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