NC State
Notre Dame
No. 35 NC State Upsets No. 26 Notre Dame
3/24/2017 7:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—The No. 35 women's tennis team upset No. 26 Notre Dame in a narrow 4-3 victory at the Courtney Tennis Center on Friday night. The win moves the Wolfpack to an overall record of 13-7 (2-5 ACC) while the Fighting Irish fall to a 14-3 (5-2 ACC) record.
"Notre Dame has been doing well this year and we knew coming in it was going to be a tough match," said head coach Simon Earnshaw. "The conditions were far from perfect. I think we handled it particularly well the first hour or two of the match. It was extremely blustery and I wouldn't exactly say that it was an advantage, but we were able to play the better of the advantage and get through doubles and get out to the lead. And it was enough of a lead that we were able to find our way to the end.
"We're still a little shaky here and there—we need to do a better job of getting through some of those second sets or splitting sets in matches. But overall, great road win for us and we're looking forward to playing Wake Forest on Sunday."
NC State 4, Notre Dame 3
Match Recap
The Wolfpack had a strong start to the match as it won the doubles point on courts one and two. No. 21 Martina Frantova and Anna Rogers cruised past Notre Dame's Mary Closs and Monica Robinson to win by a final score of 6-2 at the top position. The victory is the pair's eight in a row. In No. 2 doubles, the NC State duo of Claudia Wiktorin and Bianca Moldovan defeated Brooke Broda and Allison Miller by a 6-2 decision to give the team the lead heading into singles action. Play went unfinished on court three where Amanda Rebol and Adriana Reami led 4-3 over Jane Fennelly and Zoe Spence.
In singles, the Fighting Irish and Wolfpack battled back-and-forth throughout the match, as neither team won two consecutive points. Moldovan was first to wrap up her match as she took down Mary Closs with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court five to extended the Wolfpack's lead to 2-0. The win was the junior's sixth straight.
Notre Dame earned its first point of the day on court two, as Rogers dropped her match, 6-3, 6-4, to Broda. In No. 4 singles, Adriana Reami won over Spence by a final score of 6-3, 6-4 to move the team score to 3-1.
The Wolfpack split the next two matches, both of which went into three sets. At the top singles position, No. 55 Frantova fell to Notre Dame's Robinson, 6-3, 5-7, 0-6. On court three, Wiktorin outlasted the Fighting Irish's Miller, winning 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to clinch the match.
Notre Dame grabbed the final point of the night on court six where Rebol fell to Rachel Chong, 4-6, 7-6(7-2), 4-10.
Up Next
NC State will remain on the road as it travels to Winston Salem to take on No. 31 Wake Forest Sunday. The match will be held at the Wake Forest Tennis Center and is set to begin at noon.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Notre Dame
Mar 24, 2017 at Notre Dame, Ind.
(Courtney Tennis Center)
#35 NC State 4, #26 Notre Dame 3
Singles competition
1. Monica Robinson (ND) def. #55 Martina Frantova (ST) 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
2. Brooke Broda (ND) def. Anna Rogers (ST) 6-3, 6-4
3. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) def. Allison Miller (ND) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4. Adriana Reami (ST) def. Zoe Spence (ND) 6-3, 6-4
5. Bianca Moldovan (ST) def. Mary Closs (ND) 6-3, 6-3
6. Rachel Chong (ND) def. Amanda Rebol (ST) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles competition
1. #21 Martina Frantova/Anna Rogers (ST) def. Mary Closs/Monica Robinson (ND) 6-2
2. Bianca Moldovan/Claudia Wiktorin (ST) def. Brooke Broda/Allison Miller (ND) 6-2
3. Jane Fennelly/Zoe Spence (ND) vs. Adriana Reami/Amanda Rebol (ST) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
NC State 13-7, 2-5 ACC; National ranking
#35 Notre Dame 14-3, 5-2 ACC; National ranking #26
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,4,1,3,6)
T-3:00 A-89
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