NC State Newsstand: Alana Smith secures career win No. 100
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NC State women’s tennis wrapped up its regular season schedule Sunday with a 7-0 win over Virginia Tech. During the match, three-time doubles All-American Alana Smith secured career singles win No. 100.
Smith, who is ranked No. 13 in the nation in singles play, dropped the first set 4-6 before roaring back to win the next one 6-1 and wrap up the match with a 1-0 tiebreaker win. Per GoPack.com, the graduate student is the second athlete in the Wolfpack’s history to record 100 wins in singles and doubles play.
During her career, Smith received All-American doubles honors in 2021, 2020 and 2019. She also made the All-ACC second team in 2021 and 2019. Smith did not play the 2022 dual match schedule due to injury.
After securing a regular season record of 17-4, which is No. 8 in the country and third in the ACC behind No. 1 UNC and No. 3 Duke, NC State enters the postseason as the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.
Smith holds a 18-5 singles record this season, which ranks her No. 5 in the ACC. Her doubles team with Diana Shnaider ranks No. 11 in the nation.
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This quote is from three-star running back Jayden Scott, who plans on committing this week, talking about the Wolfpack’s recruiting effort.
“It’s been great,” Scott said. “I talk to coach Goebbel at least two or three times, maybe four times, a week. I talk to all the other staff, we get on calls and I get to speak with all of them. They text me throughout the week as well.
“Our communication has definitely been very, very good,” Scott said.
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