North Carolina State University Athletics
Saturday, January 26
Gainesville, Fla.
2 PM
NC State
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Mississippi State
Women's Tennis to Compete at ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Florida
1/25/2019 8:18:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Pack's field features seven ranked singles players
Season Stats
RALEIGH, N.C. --Â The NC State women's tennis team will compete at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27. The Wolfpack opens competition against Mississippi State on Saturday at 2 p.m. and will play No. 11 Florida or UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
Last Time Out
The NC State women's tennis team started the 2019 season undefeated after its first day of competition, earning a pair of 7-0 victories over East Tennessee State and East Carolina Friday, Jan. 18 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
Pack Tracks
Five of the Pack have defeated nationally-ranked singles opponents in the 2018-19 season. 23rd-ranked Anna Rogers leads the squad with six wins, while Bianca Moldovan, Adriana Reami, and 111th-ranked Alana Smith have collected two wins.
NC State is undefeated against nationally-ranked doubles opponents (5-0). No. 20 Smith and Rogers have tallied four wins this season and No. 37 Reami and Amanda Rebol have one.
Scouting the Opponent
Mississippi State (2-0)
The Bulldogs enter the weekend undefeated, defeating Chattanooga and Samford, both 6-1, on Sat., Jan. 19 to open dual season. Its roster includes two ranked singles players: No. 55 Emma Antonaki and No. 56 Magda Adaloglou. In doubles, the two are the 57th-ranked duo.
#11 Florida (0-0)
The Gators feature three ranked singles players: No. 9 Ida Jarlskog, No. 29 McCartney Kessler, and No. 33 Victoria Emma, and two ranked doubles duos: No. 41 Tesveta Dimotrova and Jarlskog and No. 53 Kessler and Emma. The squad is young, with only one upperclassman on the roster.
UC Santa Barbara (0-0)
In 2018, the Gauchos recorded a 12-13 record. The squad had a doubles team that competed in the 2018 NCAA Doubles Championship.
Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw
"The ITA Kick-Off Weekend generally represents the first big test of the season, and this spring we have a big challenge ahead of us traveling to the University of Florida host site as a #3 seed. I think we've learned a lot from our experience the past two years, and this time around we're more prepared at this stage in the season than we've ever been. I'm confident in that. The girls have continued to up their work rate, focus, expectations, and dedication toward the program. That being said, preparation is one thing and performance is another. We know that nothing is going to come our way easily, and we are going to have to earn everything moving forward. Everyone is very hungry and excited about the event starting with an extremely tough Mississippi State team on Saturday.Â
#GoPack |Â @PackWTennis
RALEIGH, N.C. --Â The NC State women's tennis team will compete at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27. The Wolfpack opens competition against Mississippi State on Saturday at 2 p.m. and will play No. 11 Florida or UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
The 11th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend takes place at 24 different Division I tennis facilities across the country. In all, there are 60 teams competing per gender in ITA Kick-Off Weekend events.
There are 15 regionals played on both the men's and women's side, with four teams competing in each regional. The winners of the single-elimination event advance to next month's ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships. Washington will serve as hosts for the National Team Indoors and received automatic invitations to the event and are exempt from competing in the Kick-Off Weekend.Last Time Out
The NC State women's tennis team started the 2019 season undefeated after its first day of competition, earning a pair of 7-0 victories over East Tennessee State and East Carolina Friday, Jan. 18 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
Pack Tracks
Five of the Pack have defeated nationally-ranked singles opponents in the 2018-19 season. 23rd-ranked Anna Rogers leads the squad with six wins, while Bianca Moldovan, Adriana Reami, and 111th-ranked Alana Smith have collected two wins.
NC State is undefeated against nationally-ranked doubles opponents (5-0). No. 20 Smith and Rogers have tallied four wins this season and No. 37 Reami and Amanda Rebol have one.
Scouting the Opponent
Mississippi State (2-0)
The Bulldogs enter the weekend undefeated, defeating Chattanooga and Samford, both 6-1, on Sat., Jan. 19 to open dual season. Its roster includes two ranked singles players: No. 55 Emma Antonaki and No. 56 Magda Adaloglou. In doubles, the two are the 57th-ranked duo.
#11 Florida (0-0)
The Gators feature three ranked singles players: No. 9 Ida Jarlskog, No. 29 McCartney Kessler, and No. 33 Victoria Emma, and two ranked doubles duos: No. 41 Tesveta Dimotrova and Jarlskog and No. 53 Kessler and Emma. The squad is young, with only one upperclassman on the roster.
UC Santa Barbara (0-0)
In 2018, the Gauchos recorded a 12-13 record. The squad had a doubles team that competed in the 2018 NCAA Doubles Championship.
Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw
"The ITA Kick-Off Weekend generally represents the first big test of the season, and this spring we have a big challenge ahead of us traveling to the University of Florida host site as a #3 seed. I think we've learned a lot from our experience the past two years, and this time around we're more prepared at this stage in the season than we've ever been. I'm confident in that. The girls have continued to up their work rate, focus, expectations, and dedication toward the program. That being said, preparation is one thing and performance is another. We know that nothing is going to come our way easily, and we are going to have to earn everything moving forward. Everyone is very hungry and excited about the event starting with an extremely tough Mississippi State team on Saturday.Â
#GoPack |Â @PackWTennis
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