North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women’s Tennis Enters National Top Five
4/14/2021 11:57:00 AM | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – After concluding regular-season action this past weekend, the NC State women's tennis team secured a new season-best national ranking for the second week in a row as it was tabbed No. 5 in Wednesday's release of the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings.
The Wolfpack has been featured in the national top 15 every week since Feb. 26, 2019. The squad has soared as high as a program-best No. 3, a mark that it achieved during 2020 dual match play.
NC State heads into postseason play with a 16-4 overall record and ended league play with a 10-3 ACC record. The Wolfpack won nine of its final 10 matches of the regular season, with its only loss coming at the hands of top-ranked North Carolina. Seven of the Pack's 16 victories on the season have come against ranked opponents, with NC State most recently defeating then-No. 12 Virginia in a 4-3 battle that came down to the final court.
The ITA also released its Coaches Poll, with the Wolfpack ranked No. 7 nationally there, and NC State also sits at No. 8 in the USTA Top 25 Rankings.
In the latest doubles standings, NC State had three active pairs featured. Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami lead the way at No. 6 nationally, with their 19-5 record as a pair ranking as the best win percentage by a Wolfpack duo this season. Anna Rogers and Alana Smith are ranked No. 12 as a pair after posting a 20-7 clip together.
Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli jumped into the rankings at No. 57, marking the first time that the freshman duo has been ranked. They ended the regular season by winning their last 10 doubles matches and have not lost since Feb. 26. Most recently, they defeated No. 52 Amber O'Dell and Vivian Glozman of Virginia for what was the Wolfpack duo's second victory over a ranked doubles pair this season.
Despite not playing together since the early stages of the season, Rencheli and Lexi Keberle still check in at No. 49 in doubles as well.
Rogers and Smith also maintained their singles rankings of fifth and 29th, respectively. Rogers is 19-5 in singles play this season, with 11 of her victories coming against nationally-ranked foes on the top court. Smith has compiled a singles record of 16-8 in 2021, with nine ranked wins of her own.
The Pack turns its attention to the 2021 ACC Championships, which are set for April 21-25 in Rome, Ga.
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