The NC State men’s and women’s tennis teams are both back in action this weekend coming off wins this past Sunday. The women’s team defeated Virginia Tech on Sunday by a score of 5-2. The men were on the road at Notre Dame and collected the win by sweeping the Irish 5-0.
This weekend the Wolfpack women (17-3, 7-1 ACC) will be on the road for two matches against the Pitt Panthers (4-11, 0-8 ACC) on Friday and the 28th-ranked Syracuse Orange (11-6, 4-4 ACC) on Sunday.
The Pack earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 10 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings. The women have had an impressive run through this part of the season, only dropping three matches and defeating seven nationally ranked opponents along the way.
Junior Anna Rogers and freshman Alana Smith, who have been an incredible doubles duo for the Pack this year, swept the ACC Player of the Week honors with Rogers winning Player of the Week and Smith winning Freshman of the Week. The two are currently ranked ninth in the country in doubles. The duo has a 15-2 record overall on the year and is 6-1 in ACC play.
The Wolfpack men (13-7, 4-2 ACC) will be competing at home this weekend with only one match against the Florida State Seminoles (14-5, 4-2 ACC) on Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Both the Pack and Seminoles are coming off wins this past weekend. The Pack defeated the 14th-ranked Notre Dame Irish, a team that Florida State has also defeated this season.
Coming into this match, both teams look relatively even on paper in terms of records and teams they have beaten, making for a very good matchup on Friday.
The Pack’s top doubles duo, redshirt senior Michael Ogden and junior Alexis Galarneau took the ACC Doubles Team of the Week honors this week. It was the second time the two took the honor this season, with the first coming on Jan. 29.
The pair has a 7-2 record on the season coming off of a perfect week, defeating Wake Forest and Notre Dame opponents. The two have also garnered two ranked wins this season.
The women can be followed on the road this weekend on Twitter and the men will be in the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Senior Amanda Rebol serves against Virginia Tech junior Shene Disbergen on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. Rebol defeated Disbergen 6-0, 6-3 during the Wolfpack’s 5-2 overall win.
