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NC State Women's Tennis Opens ACC Tournament Action Friday
4/21/2021 4:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | LIVE STATS
RALEIGH – After earning a double bye as one of the top four seeds in the 2021 ACC Championships draw, the fourth-ranked NC State women's tennis team is set to open tournament action in the quarterfinals Friday morning.
The Wolfpack (16-4) is the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will open action at 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Ga. NC State will take on the winner of Thursday's second-round match between No. 6 seed and 16th-ranked Georgia Tech and No. 14 seed Virginia Tech.
CHAMPIONSHIP INFO:
Tournament action began Wednesday and will run through Sunday. The championship match on Sunday morning will be broadcast live on ACCNX. There will be no live streams for the remaining contests.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, no public tickets will be available for the 2021 ACC Tennis Championships. Admission to each match of the event will be limited to the family and guests of team personnel. Those guests are required to wear masks.
Should the Pack continue advancing, its weekend match schedule would be as follows:
- Quarterfinal Match: Friday, April 23 at 11:30 a.m.
- Semifinal Match: Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m.
- Championship Match: Sunday, April 25 at 10 a.m.
REGULAR SEASON REVIEW:
NC State finished the regular season 16-4 overall and a 10-3 mark in ACC play. The Pack has secured 10+ conference wins in each of the last two completed dual match campaigns. NC State defeated seven nationally-ranked opponents during the regular season.
After splitting its first four conference matches of the season, the Wolfpack put together a seven-game winning streak that included six-straight ACC victories from March 12 through April 1. In the midst of that streak, NC State most notably earned big 4-3 road wins at No. 29 Miami and No. 13 Duke.
NC State headed into the final match of the regular season tied in the ACC standings with Virginia, and its 4-3 win over the Cavaliers pushed the Pack into sole possession of third place. The Pack earned a double bye in the ACC Tournament for the second time in a row.
PACK IN THE POLLS:
For the third week in a row, the NC State women's tennis team moved up in the national team rankings as it reached a season-best No. 4 in Wednesday's release of the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. The Wolfpack has spent back-to-back weeks in the top five and has been featured in the national top 15 every week since Feb. 26, 2019.
NC State has three active ranked doubles pairs: Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami (No. 4), Anna Rogers and Alana Smith (No. 11) and Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli (No. 73). Rogers (No. 5), Smith (No. 21) and Rencheli (No. 103) are all ranked in singles as well.
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY:
Since the ACC Women's Tennis Championships took the current bracket-style format in 1990, NC State has appeared in the league tournament every season. The Pack has appeared in two semifinals in program history (1995 and 1998) and has never advanced to the championship match.
FOLLOW ALONG:
Check in on the @PackWTennis Twitter account for updates during tournament action. @ACCTennis will also be providing updates throughout the weekend.
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