NC State Advances in ITA Kick-Off, Defeats Mississippi State 4-1

Saturday, January 26

Gainesville, Fla.

2 PM

NC State

Mississippi State

NC State Advances in ITA Kick-Off, Defeats Mississippi State 4-1

1/26/2019 5:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis

No. 23 Anna Rogers clinched the match with her seventh nationally-ranked singles win

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The NC State women's tennis team defeated Mississippi State, 4-1, at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday to advance to second round competition on Sunday. The Pack won the doubles point and would win three of the next four singles matches to clinch the match to move to 3-0 on the season.

No. 20 Anna Rogers and Alana Smith continued their early season doubles dominance, defeating Magda Adaloglou and Janina Braun, 6-1. Bianca Moldovan and Liz Norman's 6-3 victory secured the doubles point for the Pack.

Norman collected the first singles win of the day with a decisive 6-1, 6-0 win over Tamara Racine. Following up Norman's victory, Amanda Rebol only needed two sets to defeat Braun, 6-1, 6-0. No. 23 Rogers would clinch the match with her seventh nationally-ranked singles win of the season over Adaloglou.

Doubles (order of finish: 1,3)
1. No. 20 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith def. Magda Adaloglou/Janina Braun: 6-1
2. Emma Antonaki/Anastasia Rentouli vs. No. 37 Adriana Reami/Amanda Rebol: suspended at 5-4
3. Bianca Moldovan/Liz Norman def. Sara Lizariturry/Tamara Racine: 6-3

Singles (order of finish: 4,2,6,1)
1. No. 23 Anna Rogers def. No. 56 Magda Adaloglou: 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 55 Emma Antonaki def. Adriana Reami: 6-1, 7-5
3. No. 111 Alana Smith vs. Anastasia Rentouli: suspended at 6-1, 5-2
4. Liz Norman def. Tamara Racine: 6-1, 6-0
5. Bianca Moldovan vs. Sara Lizariturry: suspended at 6-0, 4-5
6. Amanda Rebol def. Janina Braun: 6-1, 6-0

Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw
"I thought doubles were key today. We made a good start at #1, but it was extremely tight at #2 and #3 early. Bianca and Liz managed to get a break back down 2-3, and this seemed to propel us forward from that point. We managed to ride that momentum into singles and then up and down the lineup we did a great job of maintaining the advantage and closing the matches out. Overall, an excellent win for us against an excellent SEC program and something we are going to work to build on, starting with a fantastic opportunity for the program tomorrow against host Florida. Go Pack!!"

Up Next
NC State will take on No. 11 Florida at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, looking to secure a spot in the ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships with a win.