#8 Wolfpack Set to Host ITA Kick-Off Weekend

RALEIGH – The #8 NC State women's tennis team (6-0) is set to host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Jan. 24-25 at the J.W. Isenhour Center. The squad will compete in its fourth consecutive kick-off, and enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed. #21 Florida, Oklahoma and Rice round out the field for the regional site.

Teams are guaranteed two matches, as the winners and losers of the first day of competition will play the following day. The winner of the regional will advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago, Illinois, at the XS Tennis Village on February 7-10, 2020.

#8 NC State vs. Rice
Date: Jan. 25
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Venue: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
Admission: FREE
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#8 NC State vs. #21 Florida / Oklahoma
Date: Jan. 26
Time: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Venue: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
Admission: FREE
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PROMOTIONS:
This weekend's matches are Sweet Saturday and Sweet Sunday matches, as free Dunkin' Donuts and Insomnia Cookies will be provided.

OWNING THE DOUBLES POINT:
The Pack has yet to drop a doubles point this season, as the team has taken a 1-0 advantage into singles play in every match. Even more impressive, NC State has captured the doubles point, winning two courts before the third match reaches completion, in five of its six contests.

ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Sophomore Alana Smith was named the ACC Women's Tennis Player of the Week. The All-American played on court one and defeated No. 27 Mia Horvit in the squad's win over No. 9 South Carolina, which marked the program's first top-10 win.

She posted a perfect 8-0 record and singles and doubles combined over the course of the Pack's two doubleheaders last week.

PACK IN THE RANKINGS:
The team remains tabbed at No. 8 in the Oracle/ITA Division I rankings, its highest mark in program history.

The Pack has three players featured in the singles rankings: No. 18 Anna Rogers, No. 23 Adriana Reami and No. 31 Smith.

In doubles, Rogers and Smith are the No. 1 duo in the nation. Teammates Reami and Daniel check in at No. 22.

LAST TIME OUT:
NC State moved to 6-0 for the second consecutive season on Monday, defeating Appalachian State 6-1 and East Carolina 7-0 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.

2019 ITA KICK-OFF REWIND:
The team defeated Florida 4-3 in the final match to earn a bid to the ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championship in Seattle, Wash., for the first time in school history.

Rogers clinched the match for the Pack over McCartney Kessler.

SCOUTING RICE:
Rice enters the tournament 1-0 in dual matches. Last season, the Owls won the Conference USA Championship.

Anastasia Smirnova checks in at No. 86 in singles, and in doubles Smirnova is tabbed at No. 37 with Priya Niegoda.

The Pack hasn't matched up with Rice in dual match action in 13 years, but NC State took a 5-2 win in 2007.

SCOUTING FLORIDA:
#21 Florida opens its dual season this weekend.

Three singles player are nationally ranked for the Gators: No. 37 McCartney Kessler, No. 88 Layne Sleeth and No. 96 Victoria Emma.

The all-time series between NC State and Florida is deadlocked at 1-1.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA:
Oklahoma opens its dual slate this weekend.

In singles, Martina Cappuro (No. 87) represents the Sooners in the rankings. Teammates Jasmine Asghar and Oleksandra Korashvilli are ranked 27^th in doubles.

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Adriana Reami

Anna Rogers

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