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Smith Takes Down Top-10 Opponent, Advances to ITA All-American Championships Singles Round of 16 with Rogers
10/11/2019 12:10:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Sophomore Collected the Highest-Ranked Singles Victory of her Career
TULSA, Okla. – Alana Smith's victory over ninth-ranked Jada Hart (UCLA) in straight sets highlighted the NC State women's tennis team's performance at the ITA Women's All-American Championships on Thursday.
The win marked the highest-ranked singles victory of the sophomore's career and improved her record in the category this season to 4-0.
No. 8 Anna Rogers advanced to the round of 16 along with Smith thanks to a three-set battle over Anastasia Smirnova (Rice).
Top-ranked doubles duo Rogers and Smith dominated the first round of main draw doubles with an 8-2 victory over Marina Davtyan and Shura Poppe (Tulsa) before dropping an 8-6 decision to Vanderbilt's Georgia Drummy and Christina Rosca, marking the duo's first loss of the season.
Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami also fell in a tight match, 8-7 (4), to Lenka Antonijevic and Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul) in the opening round of the main draw. The duo recovered with an impressive 8-5 win over Old Dominion's 27th-ranked Holly Hutchinson and Brooke Pilkington to tally their second ranked win of the season.
SINGLES
Main Draw, Round of 32
No. 8 Anna Rogers def. Antastasia Smirnova (Rice): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
No. 40 Alana Smith def. No. 9 Jada Hart (UCLA): 6-1, 6-3
No. 7 Sara Daavettila (North Carolina) def. No. 84 Adriana Reami: 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
Main Draw, Round of 32
No. 1 Anna Rogers / Alana Smith def. Marina Davtyan / Shura Poppe (Tulsa): 8-2
Lenka Antonijevic / Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul) def. Jaeda Daniel / Adriana Reami: 8-7 (4)
Main Draw, Round of 16
Georgia Drummy / Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt) def. No. 1 Anna Rogers / Alana Smith: 8-6
Consolation Draw
Jaeda Daniel / Adriana Reami def. No. 27 Holly Hutchinson / Brooke Pilkington (Old Dominion): 8-5
Up Next
Rogers and Smith will compete in round of 16 singles main draw on Friday at 1 p.m. ET and teammates Daniel and Reami will compete in the second round of consolation doubles at 7:15 p.m. ET.
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The win marked the highest-ranked singles victory of the sophomore's career and improved her record in the category this season to 4-0.
No. 8 Anna Rogers advanced to the round of 16 along with Smith thanks to a three-set battle over Anastasia Smirnova (Rice).
Top-ranked doubles duo Rogers and Smith dominated the first round of main draw doubles with an 8-2 victory over Marina Davtyan and Shura Poppe (Tulsa) before dropping an 8-6 decision to Vanderbilt's Georgia Drummy and Christina Rosca, marking the duo's first loss of the season.
Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami also fell in a tight match, 8-7 (4), to Lenka Antonijevic and Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul) in the opening round of the main draw. The duo recovered with an impressive 8-5 win over Old Dominion's 27th-ranked Holly Hutchinson and Brooke Pilkington to tally their second ranked win of the season.
SINGLES
Main Draw, Round of 32
No. 8 Anna Rogers def. Antastasia Smirnova (Rice): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
No. 40 Alana Smith def. No. 9 Jada Hart (UCLA): 6-1, 6-3
No. 7 Sara Daavettila (North Carolina) def. No. 84 Adriana Reami: 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
Main Draw, Round of 32
No. 1 Anna Rogers / Alana Smith def. Marina Davtyan / Shura Poppe (Tulsa): 8-2
Lenka Antonijevic / Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul) def. Jaeda Daniel / Adriana Reami: 8-7 (4)
Main Draw, Round of 16
Georgia Drummy / Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt) def. No. 1 Anna Rogers / Alana Smith: 8-6
Consolation Draw
Jaeda Daniel / Adriana Reami def. No. 27 Holly Hutchinson / Brooke Pilkington (Old Dominion): 8-5
Up Next
Rogers and Smith will compete in round of 16 singles main draw on Friday at 1 p.m. ET and teammates Daniel and Reami will compete in the second round of consolation doubles at 7:15 p.m. ET.
#GoPack | @PackWTennis
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