The No. 42 NC State women’s tennis team fell to No. 3 Georgia Tech 7-0 on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga. With the loss the Pack fall to 10-6 overall and an even 3-3 in the league while Georgia Tech improved to 12-5 and 4-1 in conference play.
The Wolfpack dropped the doubles point to begin the match after losing all three doubles matches. Catherine Grotz and Kristen Bleakley dropped their match at No. 3 doubles 8-0 as did Julia Roach and Lenka Hojckova at No. 2 doubles. Daria Petrovic and Berkley Brock lost at No. 1 doubles 8-4.
Berkley Brock lost to No. 6 Kristi Miller at No.1 singles 6-2, 6-0. No. 4 Amanda McDowell was able to defeat Daria Petrovic at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-3. Lenka Hojckova lost at No. 3 singles 6-4, 6-3 to No. 39 Whitney McCray to clinch the victory for the Yellow Jackets.
Neils Barringer lost at No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-1 to No. 29 Maya Johansson. No. 107 Noelle Hickey defeated Catherine Grotz at No. 5 singles 6-0, 5-7, 1-0. Julia Roach lost at No. 4 singles in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0, to No. 32 Kirsten Flower.
The Wolfpack will travel to Clemson, S.C. tonight as they take on Clemson at noon tomorrow. Live stats for the match can be found here.
No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 45 N.C. State 0
Doubles
1. Miller/Krupina (GT) def. Petrovic/Brock (NCSU) - 8-4
2. McCray/Hickey (GT) def. Roach/Hojckova (NCSU) - 8-0
3. Flower/McDowell (GT) def. Catherine Grotz/Bleakley (NCSU) - 8-0
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. #6 Kristi Miller (GT) def. Berkeley Brock (NCSU) - 6-2, 6-0
2. #4 Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Daria Petrovic (NCSU) - 6-3, 6-3
3. #39 Whitney McCray (GT) def. Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) - 6-4, 6-2
4. #32 Kirsten Flower (GT) def. Julia Roach (NCSU) - 6-1, 4-6, 1-0
5. #107 Noelle Hickey (GT) def. Catherine Grotz (NCSU)- 6-0, 5-7, 1-0
6. #29 Maya Johansson (GT) def. Neils Barringer (NCSU) - 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3*, 6, 5, 4
Courtesy: Karl DeBlaker
