NC State
#36 Iowa State
Wolfpack Punches Ticket to Second-Straight Sweet 16, Defeats Iowa State 4-2
5/8/2021 5:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH – For the second-straight time and the second time in school history, the No. 6 NC State women's tennis team secured a berth in the NCAA Championships Sweet 16, defeating No. 36 Iowa State 4-2 in the second round on Saturday afternoon.
NC State claimed the doubles point in what was the first-ever meeting between the Wolfpack and the Cyclones. It marked the fifth-straight match during which the Pack has headed into singles action with the 1-0 advantage. Fifth-ranked Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami took advantage of an early break and easily defeated Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas by a 6-2 tally.
Twelfth-ranked Anna Rogers and Alana Smith went down a break to start on court one, as did Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli on court three. Both pairs immediately broke back to find their footing, and it was Rogers and Smith who clinched with the 6-4 decision over Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh.
Wolfpack 1, Cyclones 0
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 8, 2021
Break: Pack
Doubles point: Pack
Anna and @lasmitty with the 6-4 W! pic.twitter.com/K6o9BPL1w3
The teams went on to trade point for point in singles action. Iowa State tied the match score with a win on one, but No. 23 Smith quickly added a victory to the Pack's tally with her 6-1, 6-3 decision over Maty Cancini on court two.
Wolfpack 2, Cyclones 1 @lasmitty cruises by Cancini 6-1, 6-3!#GoPack pic.twitter.com/MBh3rDp4AL
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 8, 2021
Rencheli, who is ranked 82nd nationally in singles, earned her first career NCAA Championships win in straight sets. The freshman beat out Chie Kezuka 6-2, 6-2 to put the team score at 3-1.
Wolfpack 3, Cyclones 1
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 8, 2021
That 6-2, 6-2 W courtesy of Abigail! We're a point away from the clinch. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/A0TMTcjR7z
The Cyclones inched closer with a straight-sets victory on court three, and the attention turned to Daniel and Lexi Keberle on courts four and six. Both Wolfpack players won their first sets, and it was Daniel who was able to take her second set and secure the team victory for the Pack.
She faced a 3-5 deficit and was down 0-40 before surging to an incredible second-set comeback over Hsieh. Daniel won the last four games of the match to close out the 6-4, 7-5 victory and to put the team score at 4-2 in the Pack's favor.
Wolfpack 4, Cyclones 2@babyjmd12 with the clinch!!! 6-4, 7-5 W 🐺🐺 pic.twitter.com/f8J3v9vZXS
— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 8, 2021
The remaining rounds of the 2021 NCAA Championships, including all singles and doubles competition following the team tournament, will be played at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla. The Pack moves on to take on the winner of the match between No. 12 and 11th-seeded Florida and No. 35 Southern California, with that Sweet 16 matchup scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 16.
RESULTS:
#6 NC State 4, #36 Iowa State 2
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (2, 1)
1. #12 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith (NC State) def. Thasaporn Naklo/Christin Hsieh (ISU) 6-4
2. #5 Jaeda Daniel/Adriana Reami (NC State) def. Miska Kadleckova/Sofia Cabezas (ISU) 6-2
3. #42 Amelia Rajecki/Abigail Rencheli (NC State) vs. Maty Cancini/Ting-Pei Chang (ISU) 5-3, unfinished
Singles Results
Order of finish: (1, 2, 5, 3, 4)
1. Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. #6 Anna Rogers (NC State) 6-3, 6-1
2. #23 Alana Smith (NC State) def. Maty Cancini (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Miska Kadleckova (ISU) def. Adriana Reami (NC State) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jaeda Daniel (NC State) def. Christin Hsieh (ISU) 6-4, 7-5
5. #82 Abigail Rencheli (NC State) def. Chie Kezuka (ISU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lexi Keberle (NC State) vs. Sofia Cabezas (ISU) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 0-0, unfinished
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