Friday, January 18
Raleigh, NC
4 PM
East Carolina University
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North Carolina State University
Women's Tennis Drops Season Opener At NC State
January 18, 2019 | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH, N.C. – In the season-opener, the ECU women's tennis team fell to NC State 7-0 on Friday evening in the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
"Overall we played hard," said head coach Tom Morris. "We had a few opportunities, which we did not take advantage of. It was clear that we need more match experience."
Coming into Friday, Lisa Hofbauer and Alisa Diercksen had a 7-3 record as a tandem and had moved into the International Tennis Association's (ITA) doubles ranking at No. 49. However, the Pirate duo matched up with a ranked pair for the first time and came up short against NC State's 20th-ranked pairing of Anna Rogers and Alana Smith, falling 6-3. The Wolfpack clinched the doubles point when Liz Noman and Bianca Maldovan closed out a 6-4 win over ECU's Nastja Rettich and Hsia Ho Chiao on court two.
ECU did have a bright spot on court three as freshmen Minette Van Vreden and Martina Paladini-Jennings batted in their first career dual match. Van Vreden and Paladini-Jennings battle NC State's Natalia Nikolopoulou and Amanda Rebol and the duos were tied 5-5 when the Wolfpack clinched the doubles point.
In singles, NC State used victories on courts six, four and one to clinch the match. The Wolfpack added a fifth point when Norman topped Van Vreden 6-3, 6-4 on court three.
With the match clinched, a pair of Pirates continued to push to put a point on the board. On court two, Diercksen took the first set from NC State's 111th-ranked singles player Smith. After Smith answered by winning the second set, the pairing went into a third-set tiebreaker. Diercksen and Smith went back and forth, with no more than a point separating the pair for the first 20 points. Finally, Smith pulled out the win when she clinched the tiebreaker by the score of 13-11.
On court five, a similar story played out. Like Diercksen, Paladini-Jennings won the first set, but Rebol claimed the second set to force another tiebreaker. Again, the tiebreaker went past the customary seven point mark until Rebol finally clinched a 10-8 victory.
ECU will have another stern test on Wednesday, Jan. 23 when the Pirates travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on No. 3 North Carolina. Â
Singles Results
1. No. 23 Anna Rogers (NC State) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
2. No. 111 Alana Smith (NC State) def. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (13-11)
3. Liz Norman (NC State) def. Minette Van Vreden (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Bianca Maldovan (NC State) def. Nastja Rettich (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Amanda Rebol (NC State) def. Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Natalia Nikolopoulou (NC State) def. Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. No. 20 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith (NC State) def. No. 49 Alisa Diercksen/Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-3
2. Liz Norman/Bianca Maldovan (NC State) def. Nastja Rettich/Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) 6-4
3. Martina Paladini-Jennings/Minette Van Vreden (ECU) vs. Natalia Nikolopoulou/Amanda Rebol (NC State) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes
Order of Finish: Singles (6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5); Doubles (1, 2)
NC State 2-0
ECU 0-1
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"Overall we played hard," said head coach Tom Morris. "We had a few opportunities, which we did not take advantage of. It was clear that we need more match experience."
Coming into Friday, Lisa Hofbauer and Alisa Diercksen had a 7-3 record as a tandem and had moved into the International Tennis Association's (ITA) doubles ranking at No. 49. However, the Pirate duo matched up with a ranked pair for the first time and came up short against NC State's 20th-ranked pairing of Anna Rogers and Alana Smith, falling 6-3. The Wolfpack clinched the doubles point when Liz Noman and Bianca Maldovan closed out a 6-4 win over ECU's Nastja Rettich and Hsia Ho Chiao on court two.
ECU did have a bright spot on court three as freshmen Minette Van Vreden and Martina Paladini-Jennings batted in their first career dual match. Van Vreden and Paladini-Jennings battle NC State's Natalia Nikolopoulou and Amanda Rebol and the duos were tied 5-5 when the Wolfpack clinched the doubles point.
In singles, NC State used victories on courts six, four and one to clinch the match. The Wolfpack added a fifth point when Norman topped Van Vreden 6-3, 6-4 on court three.
With the match clinched, a pair of Pirates continued to push to put a point on the board. On court two, Diercksen took the first set from NC State's 111th-ranked singles player Smith. After Smith answered by winning the second set, the pairing went into a third-set tiebreaker. Diercksen and Smith went back and forth, with no more than a point separating the pair for the first 20 points. Finally, Smith pulled out the win when she clinched the tiebreaker by the score of 13-11.
On court five, a similar story played out. Like Diercksen, Paladini-Jennings won the first set, but Rebol claimed the second set to force another tiebreaker. Again, the tiebreaker went past the customary seven point mark until Rebol finally clinched a 10-8 victory.
ECU will have another stern test on Wednesday, Jan. 23 when the Pirates travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on No. 3 North Carolina. Â
Singles Results
1. No. 23 Anna Rogers (NC State) def. Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
2. No. 111 Alana Smith (NC State) def. Alisa Diercksen (ECU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (13-11)
3. Liz Norman (NC State) def. Minette Van Vreden (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Bianca Maldovan (NC State) def. Nastja Rettich (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Amanda Rebol (NC State) def. Martina Paladini-Jennings (ECU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Natalia Nikolopoulou (NC State) def. Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. No. 20 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith (NC State) def. No. 49 Alisa Diercksen/Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) 6-3
2. Liz Norman/Bianca Maldovan (NC State) def. Nastja Rettich/Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) 6-4
3. Martina Paladini-Jennings/Minette Van Vreden (ECU) vs. Natalia Nikolopoulou/Amanda Rebol (NC State) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes
Order of Finish: Singles (6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5); Doubles (1, 2)
NC State 2-0
ECU 0-1
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
5
Natalia Nikolopoulou/ Amanda Rebol [NCST]
5
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Anna Rogers / 0 (23/-) [NCST]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
610
Alana Smith / 0 (111/-) [NCST]
461
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Liz Norman / 0 [NCST]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
21
Bianca Maldovan / 0 [NCST]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
630
Amanda Rebol / 0 [NCST]
261
#6 Singles Match
12
01
Natalia Nikolopoulou / 0 [NCST]
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,1,3,2,5
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