No. 8 NC State women's tennis saw its first action of 2022 over the weekend as seven players represented the Wolfpack at the Miami Spring Invite from Saturday through Monday.
Matching up against competitors from No. 1 Texas, No. 24 Miami and Vanderbilt, NC State collected nine singles victories over the course of three days of competition in Coral Gables, Fla. Each of the Pack's three doubles pairs also tallied a win over the weekend. Nell Miller and Priska Nugroho made their NC State debuts at the tournament, and Sara Nayar, Jaeda Daniel, Abigail Rencheli, Sophie Abrams and Amelia Rajecki all continued their 2021-22 seasons coming off of a solid fall of competition.
Miller went 3-0 in singles action over the weekend in her first tournament with the Wolfpack, and Nayar joined her with a 3-0 clip of her own in singles play. Neither player dropped a set on Saturday or Sunday.
Rencheli, who is ranked 25th nationally in singles, added a ranked win to her tally as she defeated No. 76 Isabella Pfennig (Miami) on Sunday. Rencheli came back from a set down to secure the victory.
Nugroho earned her first collegiate win during Monday's action after joining the Wolfpack in advance of the spring semester, and Rajecki also closed out her weekend with a singles win on the final day of action.
NC State officially kicks off dual action with back-to-back home matches against No. 23 Princeton (Jan. 22) and No. 10 Ohio State (Jan. 23). Matches at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center are free to attend, and masks must be worn for all contests that are held indoors.
Saturday Results
Miller (NCSU) def. Gabby Cusano (Texas) 6-0, 6-1
Nayar (NCSU) def. Simran Kortikere (Texas) 6-3, 6-1
Peyton Stearns (Texas) def. #8 Daniel (NCSU) 6-4, 6-3
#40 Kylie Collins (Texas) def. #25 Rencheli (NCSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Charlotte Chavatipon (Texas) def. Nugroho (NCSU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 6-4
#117 Malaika Rapolu (Texas) def. S. Abrams (NCSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Amy Stevens (Vanderbilt) def. Rajecki (NCSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Rajecki/Rencheli (NCSU) def. Kourkina/Ross (Vanderbilt) 6-4
Daniel/Miller (NCSU) def. Cruz/Stevens (Vanderbilt) 6-4
Long/Rompf (Vanderbilt) def. Nayar/Nugroho (NCSU) 6-3
Sunday Results
#25 Rencheli (NCSU) def. #76 Isabella Pfennig (Miami) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Miller (NCSU) def. Diana Khodan (Miami) 6-4, 6-2
Nayar (NCSU) def. Nada Dimovksa (Miami) 6-3, 6-4
Eden Richardson (Miami) def. #8 Daniel (NCSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
#104 Daevenia Achong (Miami) def. Nugroho (NCSU) 6-3, 7-4 (7-4)
Audrey Boch-Collins (Miami) def. S. Abrams (NCSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Maya Tahan (Miami) def. Rajecki (NCSU) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-2)
Monday Results
Nugroho (NCSU) def. Holly Staff (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 6-2
Miller (NCSU) def. Amy Stevens (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-3
Rajecki (NCSU) def. Dasha Kourkina (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2)
Nayar (NCSU) def. Mary Ann Rompf (Vanderbilt) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Anna Ross (Vanderbilt) def. #8 Daniel (NCSU) 7-5, 6-1
#112 Anessa Lee (Vanderbilt) def. #25 Rencheli (NCSU) 6-3, 7-5
#96 Marcella Cruz (Vanderbilt) def. S. Abrams (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3
Nayar/Nugroho (NCSU) def. Boch-Collins/Pfennig (Miami) 7-6 (13-11)
#40 Achong/Richardson (Miami) def. Rajecki/Rencheli (NCSU) 6-3
Khodan/Tahan (Miami) def. Daniel/Miller (NCSU) 6-4
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