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No. 26 NC State Falls to Florida State
3/5/2017 5:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The No. 26 NC State women's tennis team fell to Florida State in a four-hour battle on Sunday, 5-2. The loss moves the Wolfpack to an overall record of 8-6 (0-4 ACC) while the Seminoles move to 8-4 (1-3 ACC).
NC State 2, Florida State 5
In doubles play, the teams split results on courts one and two, forcing the point to be won on court three. Claudia Wiktorin and Bianca Moldovan fell to Florida State's Andrea Garcia and Julia Mikulski, 6-1, in No. two doubles while in No. one doubles, No. 22 Martina Frantova and Anna Rogers took the match, 6-2, over Nandini Das and Ariana Rahmanparast.
On court three, Amanda Rebol and Tayla Stenta were defeated by Daniela Schippers and Gabriella Castaneda, 6-4, sending the doubles point to the Seminoles.
In singles play, No. 30 Frantova tied the match at 1-1 with a win over Castandeda, 6-2, 6-3. The Seminoles responded with two-straight wins from court six and two. Rebol dropped her match to Florida State's Andrea Garcia, 6-2, 6-1, and Wiktorin lost to Nandini Das, 6-3, 6-1, in No. 2 singles.
Rogers kept the team in the match with a win in No. three singles over Julia Mikulski, 7-6, 6-1. The Seminoles outlasted the Wolfpack however, taking the final two courts in three-setters. Moldovan fell to Rahmanparast in No. five singles, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 and Reami lost in No. four singles to Daniela Schippers, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 5-7.
Simon Says
"I think the main thing is that this was just a very disappointing performance again on a few courts," said head coach Simon Earnshaw. "Until we can start to approximate a similar level of effort and performance in all seven points it's going to be very tricky for us to pull out four of four or four of five points. That's the nature of this league and where we have to do better as a team moving forward.
"Obviously there are technical things and a level of awareness or experience that needs to improve but really it's more about our attitude and identity as a program and us playing on our terms rather than those of our opposition. That last part we know we can play singles and especially doubles with any team in the nation, this is very evident. The question is can we be more consistent in knowing and believing that each and every day, plus understanding what that involves. We will get back to work and know that we are super close but it's going to take a huge team effort to get the results working in our favor."
Up Next
NC State will return to action on March 8 as it hosts Michigan State at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Florida State
March 05, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla.
(Scott Speicher Tennis Center)
Florida State 5, #26 NC State 2
Singles competition
1. #30 Martina Frantova (ST) def. Gabriella Castaneda (FS) 6-2, 6-3
2. Nandini Das (FS) def. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) 6-3, 6-1
3. Anna Rogers (ST) def. Julia Mikulski (FS) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
4. Daniela Schippers (FS) def. Adriana Reami (ST) 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
5. Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Bianca Moldovan (ST) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Amanda Rebol (ST) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #22 Martina Frantova/Anna Rogers (ST) def. Nandini Das/Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) 6-2
2. Andrea Garcia/Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Bianca Moldovan/Claudia Wiktorin (ST) 6-1
3. Daniela Schippers/Gabriella Castaneda (FS) def. Amanda Rebol/Tayla Stenta (ST) 6-4
Match Notes:
NC State 8-6 (0-4 ACC); National ranking #26
Florida State 8-4 (1-3 ACC)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,2,3,5,4)
T-4:10 A-100
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