NC State
#14 Duke
#2 Wolfpack Falls to #14 Duke, 4-3
4/1/2022 9:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH – In a top-15 showdown between a pair of Triangle ACC foes, second-ranked NC State and 14th-ranked Duke put on a close matchup tonight, but the Blue Devils came out on top with the 4-3 win.
The loss was just the Pack's second on the year and first in conference action as the team moved to 19-2 and 7-1 in ACC play. Prior to Friday night, NC State had won nine matches in a row and had not fallen at home.
The Wolfpack took a quick advantage in the match with the doubles point, getting clinching decisions from Priska Nugroho and Sophie Abrams (6-2) and 11th-ranked Jaeda Daniel and Nell Miller (6-3) to take an early lead.
From there, the teams were head-to-head all night, trading wins back and forth in the early stages of singles. Amelia Rajecki and Priska Nugroho got straight-sets decisions on six and three, while Duke took the win on one to put the match score at 3-1 in favor of the Pack. The remaining three matches then went into third sets, with the Blue Devils taking narrow decisions on each of those remaining courts.
NC State is home again on Sunday, April 3 to round out its weekend of Triangle action against top-ranked North Carolina. First serve between the Wolfpack and the Tar Heels is set for 2 p.m. from the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, and admission to the match is free.
RESULTS:
#2 NC State 3, #14 Duke 4
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 3, 1
1. #11 Jaeda Daniel/Nell Miller (NCSU) def. #80 Georgia Drummy/Karolina Berankoiva (Duke) 6-3
2. #27 Amelia Rajecki/Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) vs. Chole Beck/Ellie Coleman (Duke) 4-3, unfinished
3. Priska Nugroho/Sophie Abrams (NCSU) def. #75 Margaryta Bilokin/Eliza Omirou (Duke) 6-2
Singles Results
Order of finish: 6, 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
1. #20 Georgia Drummy (Duke) def. #14 Jaeda Daniel (NCSU) 6-4, 6-1
2. #7 Chloe Beck (Duke) def. #31 Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
3. Priska Nugroho (NCSU) def. Kelly Chen (Duke) 6-2, 6-4
4. Margartya Bilokin (Duke) def. Nell Miller (NCSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
5. Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. NCSU Sophie Abrams (NCSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
6. Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) def. Karolina Berankovia (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
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