NC State
Wake Forest
No. 35 NC State Fights Back for Win Over No. 31 Wake Forest
3/26/2017 4:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.—The No. 35 NC State women's tennis team picked up its second-straight win over a top-30 opponent Sunday, rallying from behind to defeat No. 31 Wake Forest in a 5-2 upset. The win moves the Wolfpack to a 13-7 (3-5 ACC) record while the Demon Deacons fall to a 12-5 (3-3 ACC) record.
"One thing we've been talking about this season is whether we are capable of winning a match if we drop the doubles point," said head coach Simon Earnshaw. "I don't think it was our best doubles point, but Wake Forest definitely played aggressive and took it to us early and we just never seemed to get in sync with our doubles.
"Moving into singles, we have to be able to prove that we're able to win a match after dropping doubles, and today we were able to do that. We had a fantastic start on three courts with Claudia, Adriana and Anna and that really set the tone. We were able to turn around an early deficit with Amanda and we took the tie breaker with Bianca.
"We had a little trouble closing it out, but we had just enough at the end and it's really been a great week for the program. We had two fantastic road wins and we're excited to get back to practice and get back home next weekend. It's been a lot of travel the last few weeks and we're looking forward to getting back on the practice courts and getting back to a better routine and build on the work that we've put together so far. Go Pack!"
NC State 5, Wake Forest 2
Match Recap
NC State dropped the double point as Wake Forest earned wins on courts two and three. Claudia Wiktorin and Bianca Moldovan fell to the Deacs' Emma Davis and Chandler Carter on court two, 6-2, and Amanda Rebol and Adriana Reami were beat by the Wake Forest duo of Courtney Meredith and Alexis Franco by a final score of 6-4 to give the Deacs a 1-0 lead heading into singles play. At the top doubles position, No. 21 Martina Frantova and Anna Rogers won their ninth-straight match, defeating Kimmy Guerin and Anna Ulyaschenko, 6-3. The tandem holds a 15-1 season record.
The Wolfpack fought back from the lost point to tie the match at 1-1 as Wiktorin rolled past Ulyashchenko, 6-2, 6-4, on court three. The Demon Deacons earned their second and final point of the match on court one as No. 55 Frantova fell to No. 62 Kimmy Guerin by a final score of 6-2, 7-5.
From there, NC State fired off four consecutive wins to finish off the match. Moldovan won her seventh-straight match, taking down Carter with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 decision on court five. Reami won on court four, outplaying Joanna Zalewski, 6-0, 7-5.
Rebol clinched the win on court six, rattling off a 6-4, 6-2 decision over Wake Forest's Luisa Fernandez. Rogers closed the match, battling through a three-setter to take down No. 110 Emma Davis 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8).
Up Next
The Wolfpack will return to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center to host Clemson on Friday, March 31. The match will begin at 3 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Wake Forest
Mar 26, 2017 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Wake Forest Tennis Complex)
#35 NC State 5, #331 Wake Forest 2
Singles competition
1. #62 Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. #55 Martina Frantova (ST) 6-2, 7-5
2. Anna Rogers (ST) def. #110 Emma Davis (WF) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) def. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 6-2, 6-4
4. Adriana Reami (ST) def. Joanna Zalewski (WF) 6-0, 7-5
5. Bianca Moldovan (ST) def. Chandler Carter (WF) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
6. Amanda Rebol (ST) def. Luisa Fernandez (WF) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #21 Martina Frantova/Anna Rogers (ST) def. Kimmy Guerin/Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 6-3
2. Emma Davis/Chandler Carter (WF) def. Claudia Wiktorin/Bianca Moldovan (ST) 6-2
3. Courtney Meredith/Alexis Franco (WF) def. Amanda Rebol/Adriana Reami (ST) 6-4
Match Notes:
NC State 13-7; National ranking #35
Wake Forest 12-5; National ranking #31
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,5,4,6,2)
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