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ITA National Fall Championships Set to Begin for Wiktorin & Rogers
10/31/2017 9:18:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Claudia Wiktorin & Anna Rogers look to continue strong fall play at ITA Fall Nationals
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Junior Claudia Wiktorin & sophomore Anna Rogers, ranked No. 26 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preseason doubles poll, commence play on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the ITA National Fall Championships at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, and the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California.
In their opening match of the Championships, Wiktorin & Rogers will face Alexandria Chatt & Lee Orr of Northwestern at 5:00 P.M. at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
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Schedule of events
Wednesday, Nov. 1: Round of 32
Thursday, Nov. 2: Round of 16/round of 16 consolation
Friday, Nov. 3: Quarterfinals/consolation quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 4: Semifinals/consolation semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 5: Championship/consolation final
Follow live
Live scoring can be found here, including a live stream for matches on courts five and six at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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Thoughts from head coach Simon Earnshaw
"One thing that's important for the culture we are building at NC State is that if we put in the work and stick to the process then we will earn opportunities," he explained. "The hard part is that there are no guarantees that this is going to happen and it's a long process in order to gain that reward. What's happened this Fall with Anna & Claudia speaks volumes for this and shows that the rewards do exist. They've earned their way into the fall-ending ITA National Championships and the payoff is more opportunities to play the best teams in the country, which if you want to do well is exactly the way it needs to be. Go Pack!"
Scouting the opponents
Chatt was ranked No. 5 in the ITA preseason doubles poll with Northwestern teammate Maddie Lipp, but teamed with Orr at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. They excelled playing together and finished the Championships as runners-up; they will be looking to build off that success in California.
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Strength of the ACC
Wiktorin & Rogers have beaten some of the top-ranked teams in the nation throughout the fall, including No. 4 Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara of UCLA, and will be looking add to their resume by taking down more of the nation's top teams, many of whom come from the ACC. The ITA rewarded ACC teams with six of the top eight seeds for the Championships including No. 1 Ellyse Hamlin/Kaitlyn McCarthy (Duke), No. 3 Kelly Chen/Samantha Harris (Duke), No. 5 Rosie Johnson/Meghan Kelley (Virigina), No. 6 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (UNC-Chapel Hill), No. 7 Paige Houran/Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech) and No. 8 Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez.
 Stay up to date with the latest on NC State women's tennis:
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Junior Claudia Wiktorin & sophomore Anna Rogers, ranked No. 26 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preseason doubles poll, commence play on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the ITA National Fall Championships at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, and the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California.
In their opening match of the Championships, Wiktorin & Rogers will face Alexandria Chatt & Lee Orr of Northwestern at 5:00 P.M. at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
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Schedule of events
Wednesday, Nov. 1: Round of 32
Thursday, Nov. 2: Round of 16/round of 16 consolation
Friday, Nov. 3: Quarterfinals/consolation quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 4: Semifinals/consolation semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 5: Championship/consolation final
Follow live
Live scoring can be found here, including a live stream for matches on courts five and six at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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Thoughts from head coach Simon Earnshaw
"One thing that's important for the culture we are building at NC State is that if we put in the work and stick to the process then we will earn opportunities," he explained. "The hard part is that there are no guarantees that this is going to happen and it's a long process in order to gain that reward. What's happened this Fall with Anna & Claudia speaks volumes for this and shows that the rewards do exist. They've earned their way into the fall-ending ITA National Championships and the payoff is more opportunities to play the best teams in the country, which if you want to do well is exactly the way it needs to be. Go Pack!"
Scouting the opponents
Chatt was ranked No. 5 in the ITA preseason doubles poll with Northwestern teammate Maddie Lipp, but teamed with Orr at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. They excelled playing together and finished the Championships as runners-up; they will be looking to build off that success in California.
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Strength of the ACC
Wiktorin & Rogers have beaten some of the top-ranked teams in the nation throughout the fall, including No. 4 Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara of UCLA, and will be looking add to their resume by taking down more of the nation's top teams, many of whom come from the ACC. The ITA rewarded ACC teams with six of the top eight seeds for the Championships including No. 1 Ellyse Hamlin/Kaitlyn McCarthy (Duke), No. 3 Kelly Chen/Samantha Harris (Duke), No. 5 Rosie Johnson/Meghan Kelley (Virigina), No. 6 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (UNC-Chapel Hill), No. 7 Paige Houran/Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech) and No. 8 Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez.
 Stay up to date with the latest on NC State women's tennis:
Twitter:Â @PackWTennis
Facebook:Â NC State Women's Tennis
Instagram:Â @PackWTennis
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