10th-ranked NC State women's tennis (5-1) dismissed #20 California (2-3) as the Wolfpack dominated with a 4-0 shutout.
From the get-go, doubles play belonged to the Pack as they only let up one game to the Bears. Gina Dittman and
Amelia Rajecki paired back up on court three and did not even give their opponents a chance to get on the scoreboard. On court two
Sophie Abrams and
Abigail Rencheli secured the doubles point not long after to put the Wolfpack ahead. The newer exciting pair on court one,
Diana Shnaider and
Alana Smith were well on their way to grabbing another win but play was halted once court two clinched.
Moving onto singles p
lay in the lead, No. 35 Rencheli tallied the first singles point as she commanded her opponent and only gave up one game in her two sets. Shnaider on court one and No. 19 Rajecki on court three completed in a similar fashion as they both made quick work as well. No. 15 Smith on court two, No. 64 Abrams on court four, and Dittmann on court six went unfinished as Rajecki was the fourth team point to reach the Wolfpack win.
Results:#10 NC State 4, #20 California 0
Doubles ResultsOrder of Finish: (3, 2)
1.
Diana Shnaider/
Alana Smith (NC State) vs. #12 Jessica Alsola/Katja Wiersholm (Cal), 5-2 Unfinished
2.
Sophie Abrams/
Abigail Rencheli (NC State) def. Haley Giavara/Berta Passola Folch (Cal), 6-1
3. Gina Dittman/
Amelia Rajecki (NC State) def. Erin Richardson/Makenna Thiel (Cal), 6-0
Singles ResultsOrder of Finish: (5, 1, 3)
1.
Diana Shnaider (ST) def. Haley Giavara (CAL), 6-3, 6-3
2. #15
Alana Smith (ST) vs. #22 Jessica Alsola (CAL), 6-3, 5-3 Unfinished
3. #19
Amelia Rajecki (ST) def. Katja Wiersholm (CAL), 6-1, 6-3^
4. #64
Sophie Abrams (ST) vs. Hannah Viller Moeller (CAL), 6-4, 4-5 Unfinished
5. #35
Abigail Rencheli (ST) def. Berta Passola Folch (CAL), 6-0, 6-1
6. Gina Dittman (ST) vs. Makenna Thiel (CAL), 6-3, 5-4 Unfinished
This weekend, the Wolfpack will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., to square off against Wake Forest for its ACC opener on Friday, Feb. 17th at 4 p.m.
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