After earning a double bye as one of the top four seeds in the 2021 ACC Championships draw, the fourth-ranked NC State women's tennis team is set to open tournament action in the quarterfinals Friday morning.

The Wolfpack (16-4) is the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will open action at 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Ga. NC State will take on the winner of Thursday's second-round match between No. 6 seed and 16th-ranked Georgia Tech and No. 14 seed Virginia Tech.

FYI
regular season
March 7 Georgia Tech 4 NC State 3
April 9 NC State 7 Virginia Tech 0

March 20 Georgia Tech 6 Virginia Tech 1

Is fatigue much of an issue with this format, such that getting the double bye is a big advantage with respect to the other two teams we could face?

89_Grad said:

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Is fatigue much of an issue with this format, such that getting the double bye is a big advantage with respect to the other two teams we could face?

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since regular season is usually 2 matches over 2 to 3 days, I doubt fatigue is an issue

FINAL: No. 16 Georgia Tech 4, Virginia Tech 0

Up next, the Yellow Jackets will face No. 4 NC State on Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the #ACCWTEN quarterfinals.

#TogetherWeSwarm https://t.co/OpVwKKMhEs

Revised schedule of matches for Friday:

Women's Matches
#3 NC State vs. #6 Georgia Tech Not before 2:00 PM at Rome Indoor Courts

Men's Matches
#4 NC State vs. #12 Florida State Not before 4:40 PM at Georgia Tech indoors (spectators not permitted)

doubles vs Georgia Tech

#1 Rogers/Smith 2-4

#2 Daniel/Reami win 6-2

#3 Rajecki/Renchili 4-2

doubles vs Georgia Tech

#1 Rogers/Smith lose 2-6

#2 Daniel/Reami win 6-2

#3 Rajecki/Renchili win 6-3

NC State takes doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles vs Georgia Tech

#1 Rogers

#2 Smith

#3 Reami

#4 Daniel

#5 Renchili

#6 Kerbele

NC State leads match 1-0

singles vs Georgia Tech

#1 Rogers loses 6-7, 3-6

#2 Smith 4-6, 6-2, 2-2

#3 Reami wins 6-1, 6-1

#4 Daniel 4-6, 6-2, 0-1

#5 Renchili lost 2-6, 1-6

#6 Kerbele 3-6, 6-5

match tied 2-2

#2 Smith 4-6, 6-2, 3-5

#4 Daniel 4-6, 6-2, 2-3

#6 Kerbele 3-6, 7-5, 1-0

match tied 2-2

#2 Smith 4-6, 6-2, 6-6

#4 Daniel loses 4-6, 6-2, 4-6

#6 Kerbele 3-6, 7-5, 2-3

Georgia Tech leads match 3-2

#2 Smith 4-6, 6-2, 6-6

#6 Kerbele loses 3-6, 7-5, 2-6

Georgia Tech wins match 4-2

.@PackWTennis took the doubles point in its quarterfinals matchup with Georgia Tech but was unable to capitalize on the early lead, falling 4-3 after only Alana Smith and Adriana Reami were able to win their singles matchups.
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That's a bad loss for team. Will hurt short term national perception of program after a very strong run late in regular season...

4️⃣ weeks in a row with our team ranked in the national top 10!

Excited for the opportunity that awaits our squad at the upcoming NCAA Championships. pic.twitter.com/Me7r6vGmTQ

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 28, 2021

Three 🐺🐺 doubles pairs ranked yet again!@lexikeberle and Abigail also check in at No. 41. pic.twitter.com/kKtliY8Pgo

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 28, 2021

#ACCWTEN in the latest @ITA_Tennis Rankings:

🎾3⃣* of the top 8
🎾6⃣* of the top 18
🎾7⃣* of the top 20
🎾9⃣ of the top 50
🎾No. 1⃣ team - @UNC_wtennis

*the most of any conference pic.twitter.com/m0aVNxshV2

— ACC Tennis (@ACCTennis) April 29, 2021

Three members of the seventh-ranked NC State women's tennis team (16-5) were recognized as 2021 All-ACC honorees, as announced by the league office on Thursday. The Pack has had at least two all-conference players for four completed seasons in a row, and the 2021 dual campaign marks the first time in program history that three NC State women's tennis players have earned All-ACC status in the same season.

Rogers earned First Team status for the second time in a row, as did Smith with her Second Team laurels. Rogers became the first player in team history to be a four-time All-ACC honoree. Reami was also honored for the first time since the 2018 campaign as she was tabbed to the Third Team.

Anna Rogers Fifth-Year Senior Stamford, Conn.

2021 singles record: 19-6, 8-5 in ACC play
2021 doubles record: 20-8, 9-3 in ACC play
Back-to-back First Team honoree and four-time All-ACC honoree in her career
151 career doubles wins ranks as the most for a single player in ACC history (according to available records)
Earned 100th career singles win in January, becoming just the second player in program history to do so and the first to own 100+ wins in singles and doubles
Reached career-best and program-best No. 5 singles ranking on March 24 and spent four weeks in a row at that spot
Ranked in the national top 15 of the doubles rankings for the entire season
Defeated 11 singles foes that were ranked at the time of competition, with her highest ranked win of the season coming in straight sets over then-No. 21 Carolyn Campana
Won first 11 singles matches of the season
Played at the No. 1 doubles spot with Smith, where they went 14-5 in dual matches and defeated eight nationally-ranked pairs; three of those ranked wins were against top 10 opponents

Alana Smith Junior Fort Washington, Md.

2021 singles record: 16-7, 9-4 in ACC play
2021 doubles record: 20-8, 9-3 in ACC play
Back-to-back Second Team honoree after also garnering the honors during her rookie campaign in 2019
Ranked in the national top 30 all season in singles and the national top 15 all year in doubles
Defeated nine singles opponents that were ranked at the time of competition
Beat then-No. 19 Cameron Morra of North Carolina for her highest ranked victory of the season
Won seven of her last 10 singles matches, with three of those victories coming in straight sets
Played at the No. 1 doubles spot with Rogers, where they went 14-5 in dual matches and defeated eight nationally-ranked pairs; three of those ranked wins were against top 10 opponents

Adriana Reami Fifth-Year Senior Miami, Fla.

2021 singles record: 16-9, 9-4 in ACC play
2021 doubles record: 20-5, 5-4 in ACC play
Two-time All-ACC honoree after also being recognized on the Third Team in 2018
Reached career-best No. 4 national doubles ranking with partner Jaeda Daniel; spent the entire season ranked in the national top 20 in doubles
Remains the winningest singles player in NC State women's tennis history with 124 career victories
Defeated two singles opponents that were ranked at the time of competition
Took down then-No. 52 Rebeka Mertena of Tennessee for her highest ranked win of the year; helped the Pack clinch a victory over a ranked opponent in the early season
Played at the No. 2 doubles spot with Daniel, where they went 12-4 in dual matches and defeated six nationally-ranked pairs

Anna Rogers = 🐐 status

With her 151 career doubles wins, this 🐺🐺 senior is the 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖉𝖔𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖘 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 in recorded league history 👏#GoPack pic.twitter.com/fX4nhLGd0x

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 30, 2021

It's NCAA Selection Day!

The 2021 Division I women's tennis championship selections will be announced at 6 p.m. ET with the men's tennis championship selections following at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Get more info

We're dancing 💃
AND we're hosting 🏠

Our 2021 NCAA Championships journey will begin in Raleigh this coming weekend!#GoPack pic.twitter.com/x7b6vJOGQU

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 3, 2021

#6 national seed
Iowa
South Carolina
Virginia Commonwealth

For the second time in as many national tournaments, the NC State women's tennis team has been selected to host the first two rounds of the 2021 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships. The Wolfpack (16-5) will take on VCU 14-9) in the first round on Friday, May 7 and will also welcome South Carolina (12-11) and Iowa State (13-7) to Raleigh for regional action.

A win over the Rams in the first round would advance the Pack to the second round, where it would face the winner of the match between the Gamecocks and Cardinals on Saturday, May 8. All matches in the Raleigh Regional are set to be played at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.

ATTENDANCE INFO:
Due to capacity guidelines from both the NCAA and the state of North Carolina, seating in the stadium area is limited to family members and guests of participating teams only. The general public is free to view the match from the grass hill outside the facility. Should any matches be moved indoors, they will be closed to the public.

MATCH SCHEDULE:
Match times are forthcoming, but a general schedule for the Raleigh Regional is included below.

Friday, May 7
Match 1: South Carolina vs. Iowa State
Match 2: NC State vs. VCU

Saturday, May 8
NCAA Second Round: winners of first round matches

ABOUT THE PACK:
The selection marks NC State's 11th overall berth for the NCAA Championships and is its fifth season in a row qualifying for the postseason event under the leadership of head coach Simon Earnshaw. It continues the Pack's program-best NCAA Championships streak.

The Pack continues postseason action having been ranked in the national top 10 in each of the last four polls. The team reached a season-best No. 4 in the middle of April and has been featured in the top 15 every week since Feb. 26, 2019.

In total, the Wolfpack defeated seven nationally-ranked opponents on its way to posting a 16-5 record. Three members of the team were recognized as 2021 All-ACC honorees following the conference tournament, marking the most for the program in a single season.

NC State won nine of its final 10 matches of the regular season on its way to finishing third in the ACC standings. That included a seven-game winning streak that included six-straight ACC victories from March 12 through April 1. In the midst of that streak, the Pack most notably earned big 4-3 road wins at No. 29 Miami and No. 13 Duke.

UP NEXT:
First and second round NCAA Tournament matches will take place at campus sites across the nation this weekend. The teams that advance to the Sweet 16 will meet at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla., to finish out the tournament beginning on May 16.

The singles and doubles championships will also be played in Lake Nona from May 23-28 following the conclusion of team competition. The individual qualifiers for those brackets are set to be released Tuesday.


#GoPack | @PackWTennis

.@PackWTennis will face VCU on Friday in the first round and with a win, the Pack would take on the winner of South Carolina and Iowa State on Saturday.
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this week's rankings

team #6

doubles
Daniel/Reami #5
Rogers/Smith #12
Rajecki/Renchili #42

singles
Rogers #6
Smith #23
Renchili #82

PUMPED for postseason tennis in Raleigh this weekend!

Please note: stadium seating is closed to the general public, but fans may watch from the grass hill for matches played outside.

Everything you need to know about NCAA regional action: https://t.co/7gPp9BpeaX https://t.co/VWscS5B0Wl

TOURNEY TIME. #NCAATennis Round 1 action from Raleigh today!

⏰ not before 3 PM
📍 J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
📊 https://t.co/QrLzEruApL
🎥 https://t.co/ojOSmwH5UH#GoPack pic.twitter.com/FJrZ6kDBIs

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 7, 2021

UPDATE: In hopes of avoiding some rain, we are bumping our match time up to 2 PM.

Fans are permitted to sit on the grass hill across from the stadium as long as we are able to play outside. https://t.co/ghKh5BGXlJ

— NC State W. Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 7, 2021