The No. 45 NC State women’s tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 28 Clemson on Sunday afternoon in Clemson, S.C. The Red and White are now 10-7 overall and 3-4 in conference play as Clemson improved to 8-9 on the year and 4-3 in the league.
The Pack dropped the doubles point to begin the match after losing all three matches. Daria Petrovic and Berkley Brock dropped their doubles match 8-3 against the No. 20 doubles team in the nation. Julia Roach and Lenka Hojckova also lost their match 8-3 and Catherine Grotz and Kristen Bleakley lost a tight match, 8-6, at No. 3 doubles.
Julia Roach lost her match at No. 4 singles 6-0, 6-0 to Ina Hadziselimovic. Daria Petrovic lost to Estefania Balda at No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-1. Berkley Brock dropped her match, 6-4, 6-3, to the No. 2 player in the nation in Ani Mijacika to clinch the victory for the Tigers.
Carol Salge defeated Lenka Hojckova 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3 singles to make it a 4-0 lead for Clemson. Catherine Grotz was defeated 6-4, 6-3 at No. 5 singles by No. 124 Federica van Adrichem. Neils Barringer fell in the final match of the day to Alexandra Luc, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 6 singles..
The Pack will return to action on Thursday afternoon as they make the quick trip west to take on UNC in Chapel Hill, N.C. at 3 pm.
No. 28 Clemson 7, No. 45 N.C. State 0
Doubles
1. #20 Mijacika/Salge (CU) def. Petrovic/Brock (NCSU) - 8-3
2. Balda/Van Adrichem (CU) def. Roach/Hojckova (NCSU) - 8-3
3. Hadziselimovic/Luc (CU) def. Grotz/Bleakley (NCSU) - 8-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. #2 Ani Mijacika (CU) def. Berkeley Brock (NCSU) - 6-4, 6-3
2. Estefania Balda (CU) def. Daria Petrovic (NCSU) - 6-3, 6-1
3. Carol Salge (CU) def. Lenka Hojckova (NCSU) - 6-4, 7-5
4. Ina Hadziselimovic (CU) def. Julia Roach (NCSU) - 6-0, 6-0
5. #124 Federica van Adrichem (CU) def. Catherine Grotz (NCSU)- 6-4, 6-3
6. Alexandra Luc (CU) def. Neils Barringer (NCSU) - 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 2, 1*, 3, 5, 6
Courtesy: Karl DeBlaker
