RALEIGH, N.C. – Eighth-seeded NC State women’s tennis battled past ninth-seeded Texas, 4-2, in the NCAA Super Regional round Friday night at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2023.<\/p>\n
Texas claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. No. 71 Anastasia Abbagnato and Elizabeth Ionescu defeated No. 3 Gabriella Broadfoot and Victoria Osuigwe, 6-2, before Mia Slama and Lavinia Tanasie evened the round with a 6-1 win over Salma Drugdova and Eszter Meri. The Longhorns secured the point with a 7-5 victory on court two by Carmen Herea and Christasha McNeil over No. 49 Anna Zyryanova and Jasmine Conway.<\/p>\n
Singles play turned into a back-and-forth battle beginning with No. 66 Tanasie leveling the match at 1-1 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over McNeil. Texas regained the lead with a victory on court six before No. 26 Slama responded with another one of the biggest wins of her career, defeating No. 3 Carmen Herea, 7-5, 6-0, to tie the match at two.<\/p>\n
No. 46 Zyryanova then gave NC State its first lead of the night, earning a top 10 victory in her final match at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center with a 7-6(4), 6-1 win over No. 6 Abbagnato.<\/p>\n
The deciding point came from Osuigwe on court five. After dropping the opening set, the freshman rallied to win the final two sets, 6-4 and 7-5, clinching the victory and sending the Wolfpack to Athens.<\/p>\n
The win marks NC State’s first Elite Eight appearance since 2023 and the fourth under head coach Simon Earnshaw.<\/p>\n
Results
(8) NC State 4, (9) Texas 2
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Doubles<\/p>\n
#Anastasia Abbagnato and Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) def. #3 Gabriella Broadfoot<\/a> and Victoria Osuigwe<\/a> (NCSU) 6-2Carmen Herea and Christasha McNeil (TEX) def. #49 Anna Zyryanova<\/a>\/Jasmine Conway<\/a> (NCSU) 7-5Mia Slama<\/a>\/Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) def. Salma Drugdova and Eszter Meri (TEX) 6-1<\/p>\n \u00a0
Singles
1. #26 Mia Slama<\/a> (NCSU) def #3 Carmen Herea (TEX) 7-5, 6-0
2. #46 Anna Zyryanova<\/a> (NCSU) def.#6 Anastasia Abbagnato (TEX) 7-6(4), 6-1
3. #49 Gabriella Broadfoot<\/a> (NCSU) vs. #57 Eszter Meri (TEX) 2-6, 7-5, 4-0 uf
4. #66 Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) def. Christasha McNeil (TEX) 6-3, 6-2
5. Victoria Osuigwe (NCSU) def. #104 Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. Kate Mansfield (TEX) def. Jasmine Conway<\/a> (NCSU) 6-3, 6-4
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Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3,2 \/ Singles: 4,6,1,2,5
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Up Next
NC State advances to Athens, Ga., for the Elite Eight and championship weekend of the NCAA Tournament, scheduled for May 14-17. Match details will be announced when available.
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