NC State
William & Mary
Wolfpack Beats William & Mary 4-0 to Advance at NCAA Championships
5/7/2022 3:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH – For the third time in a row and the sixth time in program history, sixth-ranked NC State women's tennis advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships after defeating William & Mary 4-0 in Saturday's first round match.
Playing on its home courts at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, the Wolfpack took just over two hours of total action to complete the win in a match that started outdoors but was moved indoors early in singles play due to rain.
Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli set the tone in doubles action with a dominant 6-2 win over Mila Saric and Emma Fernald on court two. The 24th-ranked Wolfpack duo broke to go up 3-1 and take control of the match. From there, it was a race to the finish in the remaining two doubles matches. Both top-ranked Jaeda Daniel and Nell Miller on one and Priska Nugroho and Sophie Abrams on three earned 5-4 leads in their matches, and it was Nugroho and Abrams who broke for the 6-4 win and the clinch.
NC State went on to take leads on multiple courts in singles action before play was moved indoors. With just four courts to work on inside, the Wolfpack still managed to close out the match in dominant fashion.
Abigail Rencheli, ranked 48th nationally, dropped just one game on her way to beating Hedda Gurholt by a 6-0, 6-1 score. Nell Miller joined her with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Elisa Van Meeteren go put the team score at 3-0 in favor of the Pack, and Priska Nugroho finished off the win 6-1, 6-2 on court three.
Play had started on courts five and six when the match was still outdoors, but the decisions on those courts as well as Daniel's on one were not needed before the clinch.
NC State moves on to face 22nd-ranked Tennessee in the Round of 32 on Sunday, with that match set for a 2 p.m. start from the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh. Admission and parking in the West Deck are free, and the match will also be streamed live on the TennisONE app.
RESULTS:
#6 NC State 4, William & Mary 0
Doubles Results
Order of finish:
1. #1 Jaeda Daniel/Nell Miller (NCSU) vs. Elisa Van Meeteren/Raffaela Alhach (W&M) 5-4, unfinished
2. #24 Amelia Rajecki/Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) def. Mila Saric/Emma Fernald (W&M) 6-2
3. Sophie Abrams/Priska Nugroho (NCSU) def. Ine Stange/Hedda Gurholt (W&M) 6-4
Singles Results
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3
1. #1 Jaeda Daniel (NCSU) vs. #118 Mila Saric (W&M) 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
2. #48 Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) def. Hedda Gurholt (W&M) 6-0, 6-1
3. #83 Priska Nugroho (NCSU) def. Raffaela Alhach (W&M) 6-1, 6-2
4. Nell Miller (NCSU) def. Elisa Van Meeteren (W&M) 6-0, 6-2
5. Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) vs. Emma Fernald (W&M) 3-1, unfinished
6. Sophie Abrams (NCSU) vs. Ine Stange (W&M) 3-1, unfinished
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