Saturday, May 4
Raleigh, N.C.
2 PM
NC State
4
vs
1
VCU
NC State Advances to Second Round of #NCAAWTennis Championships, Defeats VCU 4-1
5/4/2019 5:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Pack Takes on Tennessee at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Sunday at 2 p.m.
RALEIGH – The No. 12 NC State women's tennis team defeated VCU 4-1 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Saturday afternoon, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in program history and for the second time under head coach Simon Earnshaw.
Senior Amanda Rebol clinched the match for the Pack with an energizing six-game sweep in the third set.
On court one, No. 7 Anna Rogers and Alana Smith won their fourth consecutive doubles match. Trailing 2-0 early, the duo stormed back to take the lead 4-3, and eventually took the match 6-3.
Adriana Reami and Claudia Wiktorin followed up the court one victory with a dominant 6-2 win over Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado and Melissa Ifidzhen to give the Pack the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play. NC State has taken the doubles point in its past three matches.
Bianca Moldovan put the Pack on the board in singles play with a dominant straight-set victory over Noumea Witmus. Her 6-0, 6-1 decision pushed NC State ahead, 2-0.
Freshman Alana Smith handed Anna Rasmussen an impressive 6-1, 6-4 defeat on court two to turn the attention to courts three, four, and six as the match point stood up for grabs for the Pack.
The Fort Washington, Md., native tallied her team-leading 31st singles win of the 2019 campaign.
Battles ensued on the three remaining courts. Reami held strong in a second-set tiebreaker to force a third set while Norman grinded back into the third set, taking a 5-4 lead after trailing 4-1 early. Their matches on courts three and four would be halted after NC State took its fourth point on the day.
Amanda Rebol clinched the match for the Pack, rattling off six straight games in the third set to shutout Ifidzhen to punch NC State's ticket to the second round.
NC STATE 4, VCU 1
Doubles (order of finish: 1,2)
1. No. 7 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith def. Anna Rasmussen/Noumea Witmus: 6-3
2. Adriana Reami/Claudia Wiktorin def. Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado/Melissa Ifidzhen: 6-2
3. Bianca Moldovan/Liz Norman vs. Marina Alcaide Bakkari/Sofia Sualehe: halted at 5-4
Singles (order of finish: 5,1,2,6)
1. No. 77 Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado def. No. 10 Anna Rogers: 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 71 Alana Smith def. Anna Rasmussen: 6-2, 6-4
3. Adriana Reami vs. Marina Alcaide Bakkari: halted at 4-6, 7-6 (2), 3-1
4. Liz Norman vs. Kanako Yano: halted at 6-2, 2-6, 5-4
5. Bianca Moldovan def. Noumea Witmus: 6-0, 6-1
6. Amanda Rebol def. Melissa Ifidzhen: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Up Next
The 12th-ranked Wolfpack is set to meet the 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. The second round matchup to earn a berth to the Super Regional will be held at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center and admission is free.
Tennessee defeated Furman 4-0 in the first match of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships Raleigh Regional on Saturday.
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Senior Amanda Rebol clinched the match for the Pack with an energizing six-game sweep in the third set.
WOLFPACK WINS!!!
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 4, 2019
Pack 4, Rams 1
Rebol def. Ifidzhen in three sets. pic.twitter.com/jznueoh4W3
On court one, No. 7 Anna Rogers and Alana Smith won their fourth consecutive doubles match. Trailing 2-0 early, the duo stormed back to take the lead 4-3, and eventually took the match 6-3.
Adriana Reami and Claudia Wiktorin followed up the court one victory with a dominant 6-2 win over Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado and Melissa Ifidzhen to give the Pack the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play. NC State has taken the doubles point in its past three matches.
DOUBLES POINT, PACK!
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 4, 2019
Seconds apart to take the 1-0 advantage into singles...
#7 Rogers/Smith def. Rasmussen/Witmus: 6-3
Reami/Wiktorin def. Diaz-Delgado/Ifidzhen: 6-2. pic.twitter.com/PBMsjqJVUC
Bianca Moldovan put the Pack on the board in singles play with a dominant straight-set victory over Noumea Witmus. Her 6-0, 6-1 decision pushed NC State ahead, 2-0.
Pack 2, Rams 0
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 4, 2019
Moldovan takes court five in straight sets! (6-0, 6-1) pic.twitter.com/3kJ5bZr3cS
Freshman Alana Smith handed Anna Rasmussen an impressive 6-1, 6-4 defeat on court two to turn the attention to courts three, four, and six as the match point stood up for grabs for the Pack.
Pack 3, Rams 1#WPN loves #71 Smith's 6-2, 6-4 victory over Rasmussen! pic.twitter.com/7LII6edzKd
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 4, 2019
The Fort Washington, Md., native tallied her team-leading 31st singles win of the 2019 campaign.
Battles ensued on the three remaining courts. Reami held strong in a second-set tiebreaker to force a third set while Norman grinded back into the third set, taking a 5-4 lead after trailing 4-1 early. Their matches on courts three and four would be halted after NC State took its fourth point on the day.
Amanda Rebol clinched the match for the Pack, rattling off six straight games in the third set to shutout Ifidzhen to punch NC State's ticket to the second round.
Amanda Rebol on closing the deal for the Pack: pic.twitter.com/nCBICYy6qp
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 4, 2019
NC STATE 4, VCU 1
Doubles (order of finish: 1,2)
1. No. 7 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith def. Anna Rasmussen/Noumea Witmus: 6-3
2. Adriana Reami/Claudia Wiktorin def. Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado/Melissa Ifidzhen: 6-2
3. Bianca Moldovan/Liz Norman vs. Marina Alcaide Bakkari/Sofia Sualehe: halted at 5-4
Singles (order of finish: 5,1,2,6)
1. No. 77 Paolo Exposito Diaz-Delgado def. No. 10 Anna Rogers: 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 71 Alana Smith def. Anna Rasmussen: 6-2, 6-4
3. Adriana Reami vs. Marina Alcaide Bakkari: halted at 4-6, 7-6 (2), 3-1
4. Liz Norman vs. Kanako Yano: halted at 6-2, 2-6, 5-4
5. Bianca Moldovan def. Noumea Witmus: 6-0, 6-1
6. Amanda Rebol def. Melissa Ifidzhen: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Up Next
The 12th-ranked Wolfpack is set to meet the 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. The second round matchup to earn a berth to the Super Regional will be held at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center and admission is free.
Tennessee defeated Furman 4-0 in the first match of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships Raleigh Regional on Saturday.
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