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Paola Diaz-Delgado NCAA First Round

Women's Tennis

RAMS FALL TO N.C. STATE IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT

Box Score Score: N.C. State 4, VCU 0
Location: Raleigh, N.C. (J.W. Isenhower Tennis Center)
Records: N.C. State 17-5, VCU 14-10

The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis was defeated 4-0 by No. 6 N.C. State in the first round of the NCAA Championship Friday afternoon at the J.W. Isenhower Tennis Center.

OPENING SERVE
  • The Wolfpack took the doubles point with victories on courts one and two
  • Trailing 2-0, sophomore Luminita Tutunaru fell to 23rd-ranked junior Alana Smith 6-0, 7-5 on court two
  • Alessia Ciuca ended her stellar true-freshman campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 loss on court three 
  • Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado was battling in a second set on court one when the match victory was earned. The senior ends the season with 16-3 singles record including an active 14-match win streak that dates back to Feb. 7. 

THE RESULTS

DOUBLES:
1. #12 Anna Rogers/Alana Smith (ST) def. Luminita Tutunaru/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-3
2. #5 Jaeda Daniel/Adriana Reami (ST) def. #73 Paola Diaz Delgado/Noumea Witmus (VCU) 6-3
3. #42 Amelia Rajecki/Abigail Rencheli (ST) vs. Alessia Ciuca/Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 3-4, unfinished 

Order of Finish: 1,2
 
SINGLES: 
1. #6 Anna Rogers (ST) vs. #102 Paola Diaz Delgado (VCU) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished 
2. #23 Alana Smith (ST) def. Luminita Tutunaru (VCU) 6-0, 7-5
3. Adriana Reami (ST) def. Alessia Ciuca (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jaeda Daniel (ST) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-0, 6-0 
5. #82 Abigail Rencheli (ST) vs. Noumea Witmus (VCU) 4-1, 0-0, unfinished 
6. Lexi Keberle (ST) vs. Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 1-0, 0-0, unfinished 

Order of Finish – 4,2,3
 
UP NEXT
VCU closes out the 2020-21 season with a 14-10 record including a perfect 5-0 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Gabriela Davidescu

Gabriela Davidescu

5' 5"
Sophomore
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

5' 7"
Senior
Shivani Manjanna

Shivani Manjanna

5' 7"
Junior
Luminita Tutunaru

Luminita Tutunaru

5' 5"
Sophomore
Noumea Witmus

Noumea Witmus

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Alessia Ciuca

Alessia Ciuca

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriela Davidescu

Gabriela Davidescu

5' 5"
Sophomore
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

5' 7"
Senior
Shivani Manjanna

Shivani Manjanna

5' 7"
Junior
Luminita Tutunaru

Luminita Tutunaru

5' 5"
Sophomore
Noumea Witmus

Noumea Witmus

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Alessia Ciuca

Alessia Ciuca

5' 8"
Freshman