Thursday, October 5
Los Angeles, Calif.
All Day
NC State
vs
RIVIERA/ITA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MAIN DRAW
Wiktorin & Rogers Defeat No. 5 Team in Nation at ITA All-American Championships
10/5/2017 3:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - After becoming just the second doubles tandem in program history to qualify for the main draw at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships, junior Claudia Wiktorin & sophomore Anna Rogers had a stellar opening day as they won both their matches against higher-ranked opponents at the Riviera Tennis Club, advancing to the quarterfinals.
The day started with Wiktorin & Rogers, who are ranked No. 26 on the ITA preseason doubles poll, taking on No. 16 Fatima Bizhukova & Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State. Wiktorin & Rogers held on to win 8-6 and hoped that momentum would carry over to their match in the evening.
They then faced No. 4 Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara of UCLA, and prevailed 8-6 consolidating their second win of the day.
Assistant Coach David Secker was thrilled with how Wiktorin & Rogers played.
"Great performance to end the day today against a very good UCLA team," he explained. "We have been able to put together the game plan they have been working on each match for some high level doubles today. A good day for the Pack."
Up Next
Wiktorin & Rogers battle local rivals No. 25 Ellyse Hamlin & Kaitlyn McCarthy of Duke in a quarterfinal at 12:00 p.m. (ET)
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The day started with Wiktorin & Rogers, who are ranked No. 26 on the ITA preseason doubles poll, taking on No. 16 Fatima Bizhukova & Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State. Wiktorin & Rogers held on to win 8-6 and hoped that momentum would carry over to their match in the evening.
They then faced No. 4 Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara of UCLA, and prevailed 8-6 consolidating their second win of the day.
Assistant Coach David Secker was thrilled with how Wiktorin & Rogers played.
"Great performance to end the day today against a very good UCLA team," he explained. "We have been able to put together the game plan they have been working on each match for some high level doubles today. A good day for the Pack."
Up Next
Wiktorin & Rogers battle local rivals No. 25 Ellyse Hamlin & Kaitlyn McCarthy of Duke in a quarterfinal at 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Stay up to date with the latest on NC State women's tennis:
Twitter: @PackWTennis
Facebook: NC State Women's Tennis
Instagram: @PackWTennis
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