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Earnshaw Earns 800th Career Win as #40 NC State Defeats South Dakota
3/9/2018 11:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Prior to coming to NC State in 2014 Earnshaw accumulated a record of 747-118 at Armstrong State as he went 411-35 with the women's team and 325-11 with the men's team. Since coming to NC State in 2014 he has a 53-46 record, with the Pack's win over South Dakota being the 800th of his career.
From the Coach
"Long day at the courts today and obviously nice to achieve a milestone" said head coach Simon Earnshaw. "Anytime this happens it makes you reflect on everyone involved and I'm more than thankful to have had countless people go above and beyond throughout my career to help me on this journey. None of this could have happened without the hard work and dedication of all the players I've had the opportunity to work with, this number of wins is a reflection on them, they are the ones that hit the ball not me.
On the day I certainly would have preferred to reach the milestone it in the days first match against Oklahoma. Really mixed emotions from that standpoint. We've really struggled to find some leadership and consistency this spring, where this generally impacts your bottom line is when the chips are down in the close matches. Credit to Oklahoma, they never stopped fighting and were able to turn around at least half a dozen situations where we didn't take advantage of leads. Technically we had four straight match points for the whole match at No. 3 singles, but more than that we didn't convert and got out of our game plans continually when it mattered most. Often a season can be defined with whether the close matches go your way or not. I'm not a believer in luck being a factor in these outcomes, everything happens for a reason and we've got to take a strong look at ourselves and start asking one another more demanding questions on a daily basis in order to raise our standards. Tough, tough loss emotionally but this is where character counts and we were able to get the job done in the evening match against South Dakota. Now the focus shifts squarely back to ACC play and I'm sure there are going to be more close matches ahead of us, that's how it is in this league.
#40 NC State vs. OklahomaThe Wolfpack took the doubles point against the Sooners as it won at all three positions. #13 Claudia Wiktorin & Anna Rogers defeated Jasmine Asghar & Christana Brigante 6-2 at No. 1, at No. 2 Adriana Reami & Amanda Rebol earned a 6-4 win over Camila Romero & Simran Kaur Sethi while at the third flight Tayla Stenta & Bianca Moldovan picked up a 6-4 win over Lily Miyazaki & Malene Stripp.
In singles, Bianca Moldovan and Taylor Bridges earned wins for the Pack. Moldovan overcame Camila Romero 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 4 while at No. 5 Bridges defeated Skyler Miller 6-1, 6-2.
#40 NC State vs. South Dakota
The Pack continued its strong doubles play as it again took the doubles point as #13 Wiktorin & Rogers defeated Jana Lazarevic & Anastasia Bondarenko 6-1 at the No. 1 position while Reami & Rebol picked up the win at No. 2 with a 6-3 defeat of Barbora Kollarova and Nanette Nylund.
NC State was likewise impressive in singles as it won all six of its matches. At No. 1 #51 Rogers overcame Lazarevic 4-6, 6-4, 10-8, at No. 2 Reami defeated Kollarova 6-1, 6-0 while at the third flight Wiktorin earned a 6-3, 6-0 win over Habiba. Moldovan earned a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4 over Bondareko, Bridges defeated Luana Stancio 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 and Rebol picked up the win at No. 6, beating Nylund 6-1, 6-2.
Results
Oklahoma 4, #40 NC State 3
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (1,3,2)
1. #13 Claudia Wiktorin/Anna Rogers (NC State) def. Jasmine Asghar/Christiana Brigante (OU) 6-2
2. Adriana Reami/Amanda Rebol (NC State) def. Camila Romero/Simran Kaur Sethi (OU) 6-4
3. Tayla Stenta/Bianca Moldovan (NC State) def. Lily Miyazaki/Malene Stripp (OU) 6-4
Singles Results
Order of finish: (5,6,1,4,3,2)
1. #31 Lily Miyazaki (OU) def. #51 Anna Rogers (NC State) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Jasmine Asghar (OU) def. Adriana Reami (NC State) 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-4
3. Christiana Brigante (OU) def. Claudia Wiktorin (NC State) 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
4. Bianca Moldovan (NC State) def. Camila Romero (OU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
5. Taylor Bridges (NC State) def. Skyler Miller (OU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Malene Stripp (OU) def. Tayla Stenta (NC State) 6-4, 6-0
Results
#40 NC State 7, South Dakota 0
Doubles competition
Order of finish: (1,2,3)
1. #13 Claudia Wiktorin/Anna Rogers (NC State) def. Jana Lazaervic/ Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) 6-1
2. Adriana Reami/Amanda Rebol (NC State) def. Barbora Kollarova/Nanette Nylund (USD) 6-3
3. Bianca Moldovan/Tayla Stenta (NC State) vs. Habiba Aly/ Luana Stanciu 4-5, unfinished
Singles competition
Order of finish: (5,6,4,3,2,1)
1. #51 Anna Rogers (NC State) def. Jana Lazarevic (USD) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
2. Adriana Reami (NC State) def. Barbora Kollarova (USD) 6-1, 6-0
3. Claudia Wiktorin (NC State) def. Habiba Aly (USD) 6-3, 6-0
4. Bianca Moldovan (NC State) def. Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) 6-1, 6-0
5. Taylor Bridges (NC State) def. Luana Stanciu (USD) 6-1, 6-0
6. Amanda Rebol (NC State) def. Nanette Nylund (USD) 6-1, 6-2
Up Next:
#40 NC State returns to the state of Florida for matches against #16 Florida State on Mar. 16 at 5 p.m. and #42 Miami on Mar. 18 at 11 a.m.
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