RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 12 N.C. State defeated Charleston Southern by a final score of 4-0 on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Team Championships. The Buccaneers battled all afternoon with the Wolfpack, claiming a trio of sets during the afternoon.
The day began with N.C. State claiming the doubles point off victories on the second and third courts. They got their first result on court #2 by a 6-1 scoreline followed by a 6-3 result on court #3. The topflight went unfinished with the #7 ranked doubles pairing leading 5-2 when the match was declared unfinished.
In singles, the Buccaneers were able to fight all afternoon with the Wolfpack, pushing them to the test. They claimed a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory on court #3 which was followed by a long-drawn out fight on #5 which ended 6-3, 6-2 to push the scoreline to 3-0, a point away from clinching the victory. Each of these opponents entered the match ranked tied for #110 nationally in singles.
Each of the other four matches were able to see Charleston Southern push the nationally ranked opponents. They clinched the win on the #2 court at 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 over Marina Skegro. In the others matches, Emmie Moore and Amila Jusufbegovic claimed the second sets in their matches on courts #1 and #5. Jusufbegovic was also leading in third set 5-3 when the match was clinched. Kassandra Di Staulo nearly took the first set, but dropped it 7-6 in a tiebreaker.
The result ends the 2025 season for the Buccaneers with them having a record of 17-5. They claimed both the Big South Regular Season Championship and Tournament Championship, earning their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2023.