SMU Drops Home Match to No. 14 NC State

Sunday, March 15

Dallas, TX

12pm CT

SMU

NC State

SMU Drops Home Match to No. 14 NC State

Mar 15 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's tennis team fell to No. 14 NC State (12-5, 5-1 ACC) as the Wolfpack defeated the Mustangs 4-1 inside the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex Sunday afternoon.

The loss drops SMU to 10-5, 4-4 in ACC play in year one under head coach Kelcy McKenna.

For only the second time in the dual season, SMU lost the doubles point. NC State's No. 2-ranked court one pair of Victoria Osuigwe and Gabriella Broadfoot handed No. 10-ranked Caroline McGinley and Amelie Van Impe their first loss of the spring, in a 6-3 decision. Natalie Stasny and Sophie Llewellyn also fell to a ranked NC State duo, dropping their match 6-3 to No. 57-ranked Jasmine Conway and Anna Zyryanova.

Court three was deemed unfinished; however, the freshman tandem of Addison Comiskey and Ellie Mireles held a 5-4 lead.

The Wolfpack added to their lead with a win on court one as No. 41-ranked Mia Slama defeated No. 49 Amelie Van Impe 7-5, 6-2. The Mustangs' only point of the afternoon came on court six as Addison Comiskey got a straight set win over Amelie Smejkalova of NC State 6-4, 6-2.

NC State collected the final two points it need with a win on courts three and then the clinch on court five to claim the 4-1 victory In the two matches that were deemed unfinished, Caroline McGinley led 3-0 in the third set on court three, and Ellie Mireles was up one set and in a 2-2 tie in a second-set tiebreaker on court four.

NEXT UP:
The Mustangs travel to Louisville on Friday, March 20, for their next match. First serve is scheduled for 2 pm CT.

RESULTS

#32 SMU 1, #14 NC State 4

Doubles
1. #2 Victoria Osuigwe/Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) def. #10 Caroline McGinley/Amelie Van Impe (SMU) 6-3
2. #57 Jasmine Conway/Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) def. Natalie Stasny/Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) 6-3
3. Addison Comiskey/Ellie Mireles (SMU) vs. Mia Slama/Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) 5-4 unf

Singles
1. #41 Mia Slama (NCSU) def. #49 Amelie Van Impe (SMU) 7-5, 6-2
2. #66 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) def. #59 Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Caroline McGinley (SMU) vs. #29 Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) 7-5, 2-6, 3-0 unf
4. Ellie Mireles (SMU) vs. Victoria Osuigwe ((NCSU) 7-5, 6-6 [2-2] unf
5. Jasmine Conway (NCSU) def. Natalie Stasny (SMU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
6. Addison Comiskey (SMU) def. Amelie Smejkalova (NCSU) 6-4, 6-2

(Order of finish: Doubles 1, 2 / Singles 1, 6, 2, 5)