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RALEIGH, N.C. – The 33^rd-ranked Virginia Tech women’s tennis team defeated No. 43 N.C. State by a score of 5-2 on Sunday at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh. The Hokies improve to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in the ACC.

Caroline Daxhelet and Raluca Mita took down the Wolfpack’s Bianca Moldovan and Joanna Nalborska 6-3 on court 2 to begin the afternoon on the right foot for Tech. After Francesca Fusinato and Kelly Williford fell on court 1, Elena Cerezo-Codina and Sansitha Nandakumar were bested on court 3 in the deciding match to give N.C. State the early 1-0 advantage.

Daxhelet evened the count at 1 to kick off singles play, defeating Moldovan 6-3, 6-1 out of the 3 spot to get the Hokies on the board. Williford followed suit on court 4, winning a two-set affair with Claudia Wiktorin 7-6, 6-2 to move the score to 2-1. Fusinato was edged out by No. 63 Martina Frantova 6-2, 7-6 on court 1 to once again knot the score before Cerezo-Codina earned a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Nalborska in the 2 spot to bring Tech within a point of clinching the match.

Mita then secured the Tech victory, knocking off Amanda Rebol in the 5 spot 6-3, 6-0 to make it 4-2 and give the Hokies their third straight conference road win. Katherine Butler added the exclamation mark on the afternoon on court 6, beating Stenta 6-1, 6-4 to make the final score 5-2 in favor of Tech.

The Hokies return home to Blacksburg on Friday to continue their conference slate, taking on Georgia Tech at 3 p.m. at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

Singles competition

1. #63 Martina Frantova (ST) def. #51 Francesca Fusinato (VT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

2. Elena Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. Joanna Nalborska (ST) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

3. Caroline Daxhelet (VT) def. Bianca Moldovan (ST) 6-3, 6-1

4. Kelly Williford (VT) def. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

5. Raluca Mita (VT) def. Amanda Rebol (ST) 6-3, 6-0

6. Katherine Butler (VT) def. Tayla Stenta (ST) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Martina Frantova/Tayla Stenta (ST) def. Francesca Fusinato/Kelly Williford (VT) 6-3

2. Caroline Daxhelet/Raluca Mita (VT) def. Bianca Moldovan/Joanna Nalborska (ST) 6-3

3. Amanda Rebol/Claudia Wiktorin (ST) def. Elena Cerezo-Codina/Sansitha Nandakumar (VT) 6-3

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