The #8 NC State women's tennis team (6-0) is set to host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Jan. 24-25 at the J.W. Isenhour Center. The squad will compete in its fourth consecutive kick-off, and enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed. #21 Florida, Oklahoma and Rice round out the field for the regional site.

Teams are guaranteed two matches, as the winners and losers of the first day of competition will play the following day. The winner of the regional will advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago, Illinois, at the XS Tennis Village on February 7-10, 2020.

#8 NC State vs. Rice
Date: Jan. 25
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Venue: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
Admission: FREE


#8 NC State vs. #21 Florida / Oklahoma
Date: Jan. 26
Time: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Venue: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
Admission: FREE

SCOUTING RICE:
Rice enters the tournament 1-0 in dual matches. Last season, the Owls won the Conference USA Championship.

Anastasia Smirnova checks in at No. 86 in singles, and in doubles Smirnova is tabbed at No. 37 with Priya Niegoda.

The Pack hasn't matched up with Rice in dual match action in 13 years, but NC State took a 5-2 win in 2007.

SCOUTING FLORIDA:
#21 Florida opens its dual season this weekend.

Three singles player are nationally ranked for the Gators: No. 37 McCartney Kessler, No. 88 Layne Sleeth and No. 96 Victoria Emma.

The all-time series between NC State and Florida is deadlocked at 1-1.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA:
Oklahoma opens its dual slate this weekend.

In singles, Martina Cappuro (No. 87) represents the Sooners in the rankings. Teammates Jasmine Asghar and Oleksandra Korashvilli are ranked 27th in doubles.

https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/24/womens-tennis-8-wolfpack-set-to-host-ita-kick-off-weekend.aspx

SCHEDULE CHANGE ALERT

We will play outside today, but the matches have been moved back to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. for the #ITAKickOff.

Match 1: 12 p.m. - #21 Florida vs. Oklahoma
Match 2: 3 p.m. - #8 NC State vs. Rice

Doubles | NC State 0, Rice 0

#1 Rogers and Smith take court one in fast fashion, 6-2, over Haet and Huang!

NC State 1, Rice 0

Per usual, the Pack takes the doubles point!

#23 Reami and Daniel get another ranked win over #37 Smirnova and Niezgoda!


NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Smith vs. Haet: 0-0
#18 Rogers vs. V. Smirnova: 1-0
#23 Reami vs. #86 A. Smirnova: 2-0
Keberle vs. Niezgoda: 2-0
Daniel vs. Huang: 0-1
Norman vs. Bowtell: 1-1

NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Smith vs. Haet: 3-0
#18 Rogers vs. V. Smirnova: 2-2
#23 Reami vs. Niezgoda: 4-1
Keberle vs. Huang: 2-2
Daniel vs. Bowtell: 3-1
Norman vs. Budin: 2-3

NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Alana Smith vs. Michaela Haet: 3-1
#18 Anna Rogers vs. Victoria Smirnova: 3-2
#23 Adriana Reami vs. Priya Niezgoda: 4-2
Lexi Keberle vs. Linda Huang: 2-3
Jaeda Daniel vs. Anna Bowtell: 4-2
Liz Norman vs. Maria Budin: 2-4

NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Smith vs. Haet: 6-1
#18 Rogers vs. Smirnova: 3-4
#23 Reami vs. Niezgoda: 6-2
Keberle vs. Huang: 2-5
Daniel vs. Bowtell: 4-3
Norman vs. Budin: 4-4

NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Smith vs. Haet: 6-1
#18 Rogers vs. Smirnova: 4-5
#23 Reami vs. Niezgoda: 6-2, 1-0
Keberle vs. Huang: 2-6
Daniel vs. Bowtell: 5-4
Norman vs. Budin: 4-5

NC State 1, Rice 0

#31 Smith vs. Haet: 6-1, 2-1
#18 Rogers vs. Smirnova: 6-6
#23 Reami vs. Niezgoda: 6-2, 3-0
Keberle vs. Huang: 2-6, 1-0
Daniel vs. Bowtell: 5-5
Norman vs. Budin: 4-6, 0-1

NC State 2, Rice 0

#23 Reami with the straight-set win over Niezgoda (6-2, 6-3)! https://t.co/2gczZdmk43

NC State 3, Rice 1

#31 Smith takes court one to set Rogers, Keberle or Daniel up for the win! https://t.co/Ia2tCBdCMi

NC State 3, Rice 2

Huang def. Keberle: 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7)

Wolfpack win courtesy of Jaeda Daniel! https://t.co/znO9OPZRtu

We're headed to the 'ship!

We take on Florida tomorrow at 1 p.m. for a bid to the ITA National Indoor Championships. https://t.co/375owbpQ7u

NC State 0, Florida 0

Knotted up on court two with the doubles point on the line.

#1 Rogers / Smith def. Emma / Kessler: 6-3
#22 Reami / Daniel vs. Dimitrova / Jarlskog: 5-5
Zein / Berlin def. Norman / Keberle 4-6

NC State 1, Florida 0

#22 Daniel and Reami BATTLE out a 7-6 (6) decision over Dimitrova and Jarlskog!

#GoPack https://t.co/MjTX8wvZwt

NC State 1, Florida 0

#31 Smith vs. #37 Kessler: 1-1
#18 Rogers vs. Jarlskog: 1-1
#23 Reami vs. #96 Emma: 1-1
Keberle vs. Zein: 1-2
Daniel vs. Dimitrova: 2-0
Norman vs. Berlin: 2-0

NC State 1, Florida 0

#31 Smith vs. #37 Kessler: 1-4
#18 Rogers vs. Jarlskog: 2-3
#23 Reami vs. #96 Emma: 3-1
Keberle vs. Zein: 3-2
Daniel vs. Dimitrova: 4-1
Norman vs. Berlin: 3-2

NC State 1, Florida 0

Never count out Smith-- charged back to take the lead in the first set after trailing 5-1.

#31 Smith vs. #37 Kessler: 6-5
#18 Rogers vs. Jarlskog: 3-6
#23 Reami vs. #96 Emma: 5-4
Keberle vs. Zein: 6-2, 0-1
Daniel vs. Dimitrova: 6-4
Norman vs. Berlin: 6-3

NC State 1, Florida 0

Pack lookin' good. Took five of the six first sets.

#31 Smith vs. #37 Kessler: 7-6 (7)
#18 Rogers vs. Jarlskog: 3-6, 3-1
#23 Reami vs. #96 Emma: 6-4, 2-0
Keberle vs. Zein: 6-3, 3-2
Daniel vs. Dimitrova: 6-4, 2-1
Norman vs. Berlin: 6-3, 3-1

NC State 2, Florida 0

Daniel takes court five (6-4, 6-4) over Dimitrova!

#GoPack https://t.co/N6Xwxr4LcK

NC State 3, Florida 0

6-4, 6-2 win for #23 Reami over #96 Victoria Emma! https://t.co/xxFLoA7X2z

NC State 4, Florida 0

Liz Norman storms through court six, 6-3, 6-4 to get the win! https://t.co/FXCjXOyJYy

Win, baby, win!

We're headed back to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships for the second consecutive year (and second time in program history) after winning the #ITAKickOff regional this weekend!

#GoPack

https://t.co/VGEkve5F6x

"I think it's really exciting. Kickoff weekend is always tough and I think we had two tough teams who pushed us," @PackWTennis junior Jaeda Daniel said. "But we feel like we earned it, and we're excited to get out there and play again."
https://t.co/vozkcWuGvo

Up Next:
The eighth-ranked Pack heads to Atlanta, Ga., for a top-10 showdown with seventh-ranked Texas on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.

The No. 8 NC State women's tennis team (8-0) is headed to Atlanta, Ga., for a top-10 neutral site showdown with No. 7 Texas (2-0) on Fri., Jan. 31. First serve is set for 10 a.m.

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#8 NC State vs. #7 Texas
Date: Fri., Jan. 31
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Venue: Byers Tennis Complex

NC State 1, Texas 0

Doubles point to the PACK! We take courts one and two. https://t.co/MvapNgLYOd

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#8 NC State 1, #7 TEXAS 0.
Strong start in singles.
#HookEm

1 @TuratiBianca 6-3, 3-0
2 #4 Anna Turati 6-3, 3-0
3 Adri Nagy 3-6, 2-3
4 #98 @f_labrana 6-0, 3-4
5 Tijana Spasojevic 7-5, 0-0
6 @martapmur 6-3, 2-2

#Forza #HookEm

@TuratiBianca earns a 6-3, 6-1 win over #31 Alana Smith at No. 1 singles.

#7 TEXAS 1, #8 NC State 1 https://t.co/EJdX70pu8p

Our @martapmur claims a 6-3, 6-4 victory vs. Liz Norman at No. 6 singles! #HookEm

#7 TEXAS 2, #8 NC State 2 https://t.co/rp6QWtso8c

Texas leads 3-2

NC State 0, Kansas 0 | Doubles

#1 Rogers / Smith vs. Ngounoue / Delgado: 6-2
#22 Daniel / Reami vs. #42 Smagina / Karvouni: 5-1
Norman / Keberle vs. Toran Ribes / Deming: 1-4