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#8 NC State Bounces Back with 4-0 Sweep Over #18 UCF
1/25/2021 1:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH – In its second top-20 face off of the early season, the eighth-ranked NC State women's tennis team (2-1) breezed by No. 18 UCF (0-2), blanking the Knights by a 4-0 score Monday afternoon in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend consolation match.
NC State was fired up to start the match and came out strong on all three doubles courts on its way to claiming the opening point.
In a top-10 matchup on court one, the Pack's second-ranked Anna Rogers and Alana Smith easily handled the sixth-ranked UCF duo of Rebeka Stolmar and Marie Mattel. Rogers and Smith cruised to the 6-1 win to put the attention on courts two and three.
No. 16 Adriana Reami and Jaeda Daniel took a multi-game lead with a break and did not look back on their way to beating Sara Culbertson and Ksenia Kuznetsova 6-4 to clinch.
The Pack maintained its momentum in singles action, quickly picking up back-to-back wins to push its team lead to 3-0. No. 23 Smith was the first match off as she breezed by No. 42 Stolmar in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.
No. 38 Reami added a straight-sets win of her own just seconds later, defeating Jaleesa Leslie of UCF 6-3, 6-3. Her victory put NC State just a point away from the clinch with Rogers and Daniel both up a set on their courts.
Wolfpack 3, UCF 0
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) January 25, 2021
Reami cruises to a straight-sets win of her own! She beats Leslie 6-3, 6-3 to put us a court away from the clinch.#GoPack pic.twitter.com/3pRleqALNM
The two raced for the clincher, as Lexi Keberle and Lana Mavor both went up a set quickly on courts five and six, but it was Rogers who secured the match-winning victory.
Wolfpack 4, UCF 0
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) January 25, 2021
Rogers with the clinch! Her 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over Zeleva secures the team victory for our Pack. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/caY0uH9sdK
The 35th-ranked senior split the first two sets with UCF's 67th-ranked Zeleva and then took control of the third set on her way to the 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory. Rogers remains perfect in singles action this season with an 8-0 overall mark and a 4-0 clip against ranked foes.
NC State will release the remainder of its dual match slate later this week.
RESULTS:
#8 NC State 4, #18 UCF 0
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (1, 2)
1. #2 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith (NC State) def. #6 Rebeka Stolmar/Marie Mattel (UCF) 6-1
2. #16 Adriana Reami/Jaeda Daniel (NC State) def. Sara Culbertson/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) 6-4
3. Amelia Rajecki/Lana Mavor (NC State) vs. Marion Deloziere/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) 3-5, unfinished
Singles Results
Order of finish: (2, 4, 1)
1. #35 Anna Rogers (NC State) def. #67 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
2. #23 Alana Smith (NC State) def. #42 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) 6-4, 6-1
3. Jaeda Daniel (NC State) vs. #72 Marie Mattel (UCF) 7-6 (9), 5-5, unfinished
4. #38 Adriana Reami (NC State) def. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Lexi Keberle (NC State) vs. Sara Culbertson (UCF) 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
6. Lana Mavor (NC State) vs. Marion Deloziere (UCF) 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
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