#9 Pack Falls to #4 Auburn in Quarterfinals at ITA National Team Indoors

Saturday, February 7

Evanston, Ill.

4:30 PM ET

NC State

(1) Auburn

#9 Pack Falls to #4 Auburn in Quarterfinals at ITA National Team Indoors

2/7/2026 9:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 9 and fifth-seeded NC State women's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 4 and top-seeded Auburn in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, sending the Wolfpack into the consolation bracket. No. 18 Lavinia Tanasie earned NC State's lone point of the dual with a straight-set singles victory to prevent the sweep.

NC State opened the match strong in doubles, as the nation's No. 2-ranked tandem of Gabriella Broadfoot and Victoria Osuigwe cruised to a dominant 6-0 win on court one. Auburn responded, however, with wins on courts two and three to claim the doubles point.

In singles play, the Tigers gained separation early, securing straight-set victories on courts six and one to build a 3-0 lead and move within one point of clinching the match.

Tanasie answered for the Wolfpack on court five, showing resilience after NC State's dramatic comeback win over No. 8 Oklahoma State in the opening round. The freshman defeated Eva Ionescu, 6-3, 6-3, to put NC State on the board.

Auburn ultimately sealed the victory on court four with a straight-set win, advancing to the semifinal round with a 4-1 decision.

Results

#9 (5) NC State 1, #4 (1) Auburn 4
Location: Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill.

Doubles Results
1 | #2 Gabriella Broadfoot & Victoria Osuigwe (NCSU) def. Stefani Webb & DJ Bennett (AUB) 6-0
2 | Angella Okutoyi & Ava Esposito (AUB) def. #16 Jasmine Conway & Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) 6-4
3 | Ekaterina Khayrutdinova & Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Mia Slama & Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) 6-4
Order of Finish: (1, 2, 3)

Singles Results
1 | #58 DJ Bennett (AUB) def. #36 Mia Slama (NCSU) 6-2, 6-4
2 | #43 Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) vs. Ekaterina Khayrutdinova (AUB) 2-6, 6-1, 4-3, uf
3 | #110 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) vs. #84 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) 4-6, 6-4, uf
4 |#30 Ashton Bowers (AUB) def. Victoria Osuigwe (NCSU) 6-4, 6-2
5 | #18 Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) def. Eva Ionescu (AUB) 6-3, 6-3
6 | #31 Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Jasmine Conway (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: (6, 1, 5, 4)

Up Next
NC State will face third-seeded and No. 5 LSU on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. ET in the consolation bracket.

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