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Rogers and Smith End Historic Run in NCAA Doubles Championship Elite Eight
5/23/2019 8:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Duo became the first Pack players to advance to an Elite 8
ORLANDO, Fla. – Anna Rogers and Alana Smith concluded an impressive 2019 campaign in the NCAA Doubles Championship Elite Eight on Thursday night, falling to South Carolina's No. 3 Ingrid Martins and Mia Horvit in a 7-5, 6-4 decision.
The Pack's All-American duo finishes the season with an incredible 35-6 doubles record and a 6-2 mark against top-25 opponents while achieving a No. 7 ranking, tied for the highest in school history.
Rogers and Smith advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship Elite Eight for the first time in program history after taking down two ranked opponents to continue play at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The top-10 tandems split the opening 10 games of the first set. South Carolina broke serve in the 11th game to take a 6-5 lead and went on to close out the first set, 7-5.
Martins and Horvit took a 3-1 lead in the closing set and captured a spot as one of four remaining teams with a 6-4 second-set victory.
The match marks the conclusion of the historic 2019 spring campaign for the Pack. The final singles and doubles rankings are set to be released on May 29.
#GoPack | @PackWTennis
The Pack's All-American duo finishes the season with an incredible 35-6 doubles record and a 6-2 mark against top-25 opponents while achieving a No. 7 ranking, tied for the highest in school history.
Simply Awesome season for these two. Most doubles wins in NCAA I, Highest doubles ranking in program history, 1st team to make NCAA Elite 8, and most importantly 1st All Americans in program history!!! Anna & Alana @PackWTennis will be back next season but until then.. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/HEwyiSQAdJ
— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) May 24, 2019
Rogers and Smith advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship Elite Eight for the first time in program history after taking down two ranked opponents to continue play at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The top-10 tandems split the opening 10 games of the first set. South Carolina broke serve in the 11th game to take a 6-5 lead and went on to close out the first set, 7-5.
Martins and Horvit took a 3-1 lead in the closing set and captured a spot as one of four remaining teams with a 6-4 second-set victory.
The match marks the conclusion of the historic 2019 spring campaign for the Pack. The final singles and doubles rankings are set to be released on May 29.
#GoPack | @PackWTennis
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