Third-ranked and No. 5 seed NC State women's tennis (23-5) fell 4-2 in Friday afternoon's ACC Championships quarterfinal matchup with seventh-ranked and No. 3 seed Virginia.
The matchup marked the Pack's 13th contest against a fellow top 25 opponent this season. NC State won the opening point in a match that featured five third sets, and multiple Wolfpack players came back from a frame down to extend their matches, but the Cavaliers ultimately came out on top after getting singles wins on four courts.
The Wolfpack delivered the first blow in a back-and-forth match by claiming the doubles point for the second time in as many matches against the Cavaliers this season.
Jaeda Daniel and
Nell Miller, ranked second nationally as a duo, secured a top-10 win on court one as they defeated eighth-ranked Emma Navarro and Hibah Shaikh 6-3.
Priska Nugroho and
Sophie Abrams then got a 6-1 victory over Elaine Chervinksy and Amber O'Dell to take the doubles decision.
Abigail Rencheli was the first to tally a singles win. The 40th-ranked Wolfpack sophomore beat 42nd-ranked Natasha Subhash 6-4, 6-3, with her straight-sets win putting NC State up 2-0 in the team count. Rencheli won the final four games of the first set and never took her foot off the gas pedal from there.
The remaining singles matches went into third sets, and the Cavaliers tied up the team score with back-to-back wins on courts one and six. Nugroho and
Amelia Rajecki both overcame set deficits, and Miller also saw hers in the third frame. Virginia ultimately tallied wins on courts three and five to advance at the conference tournament.
NC State now awaits the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, which will air on NCAA.com on Monday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m.
RESULTS:
#3 NC State 2, #7 Virginia 4
Doubles Results
Order of finish: 1, 31. #2
Jaeda Daniel/
Nell Miller (NCSU) def. #8 Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh (UVA) 6-3
2. #26
Amelia Rajecki/
Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) vs. #59 Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash (UVA) 5-4, unfinished
3.
Sophie Abrams/
Priska Nugroho (NCSU) def. Elaine Chervinsky/Amber O'Dell (UVA) 6-1
Singles Results
Order of finish: 2, 1, 6, 5, 31. #1 Emma Navarro (UVA) def. #12
Jaeda Daniel (NCSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
2. #40
Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) def. #42 Natasha Subhash (UVA) 6-4, 6-3
3. #67 Elaine Chervinsky (UVA) def. #66
Priska Nugroho (NCSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4.
Nell Miller (NCSU) vs. Sofia Munera (UVA) 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 3-4, unfinished
5. Hibah Shaikh (UVA) def.
Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
6. Sara Ziodato (UVA) def.
Sophie Abrams (NCSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
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