Monday, January 15
Raleigh, NC
2 p.m.
NC State
vs
SMU
No. 9 Wolfpack Begins Official Play at Home Against SMU
1/14/2024 11:33:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Raleigh, N.C. – Ninth-ranked NC State women's tennis officially steps into the 2024 dual-match campaign on Monday as it prepares to host SMU for its first home test this season. Match time with the Mustangs is set for 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15.
The first 50 fans will be treated to free Bojangles Biscuits. Admission is free at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
This will be the seventh overall meeting between the two programs, with the series tied 3-3. The first meeting came in 1990; the two teams hadn't met since 2009 when the Wolfpack traveled to Dallas and were defeated 5-2. NC State did have a three-match win streak between 1998 and 2008.
Following the conclusion of a successful slate of fall action, NC State has five singles players and three double pairs featured in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that were released in the fall.
Highlighted by Amelia Rajecki, who was ranked No.3, which is the highest ranking ever by a Wolfpack player in program history. Sophie Abrams, after setting the program record with 16 singles wins in the fall, is ranked No.19. Senior Abigail Rencheli checks in at No. 27, Anna Zyryanova at No. 40, and freshman Maddy Zampardo at No. 116 to round out the singles rankings.
In the ITA National doubles rankings, NC State was the only program with two pairs ranked in the top 10. First, No. 7 Rajecki and Zampardo, followed by No. 9 Abrams and Zyryanova. The third Wolfpack pair to be ranked is Broadfoot and Rencheli at No. 52.
SMU Mustangs
Last season, the Mustangs finished with a 16-9 record, going 4-0 in conference play but 2-6 in road matches. The Mustangs won the American Athletic Conference Championship and earned an NCAA Tournament berth in 2023.
Six Mustangs - Hadley Doyle, Taylor Johnson, Maja Makoric, Lana Mavor, Drew Morris, and Reka Patel - return from last season's roster.
SMU women's tennis earned a pair of ranked wins and one doubles victory in its away matchup against No. 15 Duke in the Mustangs' season opener on Saturday.
The first 50 fans will be treated to free Bojangles Biscuits. Admission is free at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
This will be the seventh overall meeting between the two programs, with the series tied 3-3. The first meeting came in 1990; the two teams hadn't met since 2009 when the Wolfpack traveled to Dallas and were defeated 5-2. NC State did have a three-match win streak between 1998 and 2008.
Following the conclusion of a successful slate of fall action, NC State has five singles players and three double pairs featured in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that were released in the fall.
Highlighted by Amelia Rajecki, who was ranked No.3, which is the highest ranking ever by a Wolfpack player in program history. Sophie Abrams, after setting the program record with 16 singles wins in the fall, is ranked No.19. Senior Abigail Rencheli checks in at No. 27, Anna Zyryanova at No. 40, and freshman Maddy Zampardo at No. 116 to round out the singles rankings.
In the ITA National doubles rankings, NC State was the only program with two pairs ranked in the top 10. First, No. 7 Rajecki and Zampardo, followed by No. 9 Abrams and Zyryanova. The third Wolfpack pair to be ranked is Broadfoot and Rencheli at No. 52.
SMU Mustangs
Last season, the Mustangs finished with a 16-9 record, going 4-0 in conference play but 2-6 in road matches. The Mustangs won the American Athletic Conference Championship and earned an NCAA Tournament berth in 2023.
Six Mustangs - Hadley Doyle, Taylor Johnson, Maja Makoric, Lana Mavor, Drew Morris, and Reka Patel - return from last season's roster.
SMU women's tennis earned a pair of ranked wins and one doubles victory in its away matchup against No. 15 Duke in the Mustangs' season opener on Saturday.
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