Coming Up Next:

In their first-ever meeting, NC State will challenge No. 6 Stanford, college tennis blue blood, in the semifinal round on Friday, May 19 at 5 p.m. at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

Stanford women's tennis website

https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-tennis

common opponents
https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-tennis/schedule

https://gopack.com/sports/womens-tennis/schedule

Florida State
Stanford January 28 won 4-0
NC State March 12 won 6-1

Duke
Stanford February 11 lost 3-4
NC State April 8 list 3-4

Vanderbilt
Stanford February 12 won 4-2
NC State January 29 lost 3-4 *
* Shnaider not cleared to play

Texas
Stanford February 25 won 5-2
NC State April 10 won 5-2

Ohio State
Stanford May 12 won 4-1 (NCAAT)
NC State February 22 win 4-3

Lets go girls! Wish this would be on TV. So exciting to watch. Love everyone cheering

HappyHooker73 said:

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Wish this would be on TV.

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as requested
tv info

Semifinal action will begin on Friday, May 19 on the Tennis Channel; championship matches will take place on Saturday, May 20.

https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/tennis-women/d1/live-updates-2023-di-womens-tennis-championship

HappyHooker73 said:

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Lets go girls! Wish this would be on TV. So exciting to watch. Love everyone cheering

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I think they are putting the UNC vs Georgia semifinal on The Tennis Channel. Our semi-final vs Stanford will be streamed online for free (where you can watch any court you want), and those streams will be picked up and live streamed on the Cracked Raquets YouTube channel.

The final will be on The Tennis Channel.

Some additional details I put on the other thread.....

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Rankings don't mean everything because you are ranked based on your college results, and some players play more pro events, but they do give a decent gauge. There are 90 doubles teams ranked, and 125 singles. Here are the projected match-ups for Friday:
(UR) means unranked

Doubles:
#4 Shnaider/Smith vs #16 Blake/Blokhina
#9 Miller/Rajecki vs (UR) Choy/Yepifanova
(UR) Rencheli/Abrams vs (UR) Ma/Xu

Singles:
#7 Shnaider vs #29 Yepifanova
#13 Smith vs #18 Ma
#26 Rajecki vs #44 Blake
#87 Rencheli vs #84 Blokhina
(UR) Abrams vs (UR) Xu
(UR) Dittman vs (UR) Choy

Also, UTR is a more global ranking (not sure what the "XX" means other than maybe as you move down the list the rankings aren't as specific)

UTR rankings that give more of an overall ranking (university tennis rating)
11.94 Shnaider (NCSU)
11.04 Smith (NCSU)
10.98 Rajecki (NCSU)
10.89 Ma (Stanford)
10.88 Yepifanova (Stanford)
10.87 Blake (Stanford)
10.42 Rencheli (NCSU)
10.38 Blokhina (Stanford)
10.XX Abrams (NCSU)
10.XX Dittman (NCSU)
10.XX Xu (Stanford)
10.XX Choy (Stanford)
9.XX Miller (NCSU) - singles rating, but she plays doubles for us and won NCAA doubles title last year

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NCAA Final Four History comparing these two teams is quite interesting.

Current players that have played in a Final Four:
NC State - Smith, Rencheli, Rajecki (2021)
Stanford - Choy (2019)

Team success. (note the NCAA has had 40 women's tennis tournaments)
Championships:
Stanford - 20
NC State - 0

Final Fours (counting this year, so 41 chances to achieve this)
Stanford - 34
NC State - 2

Record in the NCAA Semifinals
Stanford 27-6
NC State 0-1


That's a daunting history, but probably more relevant, in the last three seasons:
Elite Eight appearances
NC State - 3
Stanford - 1

Let's hope we get to make some of our own history!

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Fourth-ranked NC State women's tennis (27-4) is prepped to take on No. 6 Stanford (25-2) in the Final Four of the NCAA Team Championships. The first serve at the USTA National Campus is set for 5:30 p.m.

Match Info:
Placed on opposite sides of the country, the Wolfpack and the Cardinal have never met in program history.
The semifinal match will be televised live on the Tennis Channel in addition to being streamed live on USTA National Campus' PlaySight website, and live scores will be available on StatBroadcast here. Cracked Racquets will also be providing match coverage and commentary on their YouTube channel here.
You can also follow along for lineups and occasional scoring updates on the team's official Instagram and Twitter accounts @PackWTennis.


https://gopack.com/news/2023/5/18/womens-tennis-4-nc-state-to-meet-6-stanford-in-ncaa-semifinal.aspx

I have seen both 5pm and 530 pm match start

College Tennis
Women's
NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
Team Semifinals, USTA National Campus, Orlando, FL
North Carolina vs. Georgia/North Carolina State vs. Stanford Tennis Channel (Sam Gore/CiCi Bellis//Blair Henley), 5:30 p.m.

𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫

🆚 Stanford
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍Orlando, Fla.
📊 https://t.co/Ml2pCRSUFW
🎥 https://t.co/ptkWFjK8hT
🖥️ https://t.co/nlMOT0FCBy
📺 Tennis Channel@CrackedRacquets#GoPack pic.twitter.com/Qs3l3muP4E

— NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) May 19, 2023

Back at it! Here's today's schedule:

10 a.m. ET@UKMensTennis vs @UVAMensTennis @TexasMTN vs @GamecockMTennis

NB 12:30 p.m. ET@TCUMensTennis vs @umichtennis @OhioStateMTEN vs @UGAtennis

5:30 p.m. ET@UNC_wtennis vs @UGAtennis @PackWTennis vs @StanfordWTennis

— NCAA Tennis (@NCAATennis) May 19, 2023

NC State is at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. There is a lightning delay in the area. Tonight’s start time will be delayed. pic.twitter.com/fIHhrwI4vr

— Rob McLamb (@RobMcLamb) May 19, 2023

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith
#2 Miller/Rajecki
#3 Abram/ Rencheli

singles
#1Shnaider
#2 Smith
#3 Rajecki
#4 Rencheli
#5 Abram
#6 Dittmann

sorry been driving

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 1-1
#2 Smith 0-1
#3 Rajecki 0-1
#4 Rencheli 0-2
#5 Abrams 1-0
#6 Dittmann 1-1

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 4-1
#2 Smith 2-2
#3 Rajecki 1-4
#4 Rencheli 1-3
#5 Abrams 2-2
#6 Dittmann 4-1

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 2-0
#2 Smith 4-4
#3 Rajecki 4-5
#4 Rencheli 2-4
#5 Abrams 3-5
#6 Dittmann 6-3

Shnaider wins her match 6-1 6-0 to give State a 2-0 lead.

Smith wins her first set 7-5

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 6-0 NC State leads match 2-0
#2 Smith 7-5
#3 Rajecki 6-6
#4 Rencheli 5-6
#5 Abrams 3-6, 1-2
#6 Dittmann 6-3, 1-3

Renchelli loses her first set 5-7

Rajecki loses her first set 6-7

Abrams lost her first set 6-3

Dittman is down 2-3 in the second set after winning the first 6-3

Dittman just tied her second set at 3-3

Watching a top 100 @WTA player at @NCAATennis is pure 🔥!

Come check out @PackWTennis’ Diana Shnaider over on our #NCAATennis @CrossCourt_Cast: https://t.co/NGqZaXD1Bz pic.twitter.com/08Qt9E9UP8

— Cracked Racquets ® (@CrackedRacquets) May 19, 2023

Dittman up now 4-3 in her second set.

Smith is up 3-0 in her second.

Abrams is up 4-2 in her second.

Smith is now up 5-0 in the second set.

Dittman is 4-4 in the second.

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 6-0 NC State leads match 2-0
#2 Smith 7-5, 5-0
#3 Rajecki 6-7, 0-2
#4 Rencheli 5-7, 1-1
#5 Abrams 3-6, 4-3
#6 Dittmann 6-3, 4-4

Smith up 5-1 and serving for the match.

Dittman is up 5-4 with Stanford serving.

Smith is now up 5-4 and has lost her two service breaks.

Dittman is going to a tie breaker at 6-6.

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 6-0 NC State leads match 2-0
#2 Smith 7-5, 5-5
#3 Rajecki 6-7, 4-4
#4 Rencheli 5-7, 2-5
#5 Abrams 3-6, 6-5
#6 Dittmann 6-3, 6-6

Dittman wins the tie break to take her match. Pack is up 3-0.

Smith held serve for 6-5.

Abrams forces a third set.

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 6-0 NC State leads match 2-0
#2 Smith 7-5, 6-5
#3 Rajecki 6-7, 5-4
#4 Rencheli 5-7, 2-5
#5 Abrams 3-6, 7-5
#6 Dittmann 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 3-0

NCAAT vs Stanford

doubles
#1 Shnaider/Smith 6-3
#2 Miller/Rajecki 3-6
#3 Abram/ Rencheli 6-2

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1Shnaider 6-1, 6-0 NC State leads match 2-0
#2 Smith 7-5, 7-5 NC State wins match 4-0
#3 Rajecki 6-7, 6-4
#4 Rencheli 5-7, 2-5
#5 Abrams 3-6, 7-5, 1-0
#6 Dittmann 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 3-0

Boom

Women did it once for ACC Championship. Now one more match tomorrow for a National Title.

Go Pack.

NC State defeats Stanford, 4-0, to advance to the national championship match of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships.

The Wolfpack will next take on the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at 5:30PM in Orlando, Florida. pic.twitter.com/87tPLkRaVr

— Rob McLamb (@RobMcLamb) May 20, 2023