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Cal Loses to N.C. State in NCAA Women’s Tennis Round of 16
Cal misplaced within the spherical of 16 of the NCAA ladies’s tennis event for the second straight yr, this time falling to North Carolina State 4-0 in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday.
The Eleventh-ranked Bears completed with an 18-8 document and gained the Pac-12 regular-season title. However they might sustain with sixth-ranked North Carolina State on the Wolfpack’s residence courts.
North Carolina State will face Duke within the quarterfinals because the eight remaining groups will journey to the College of Illinois for the ultimate three rounds.
The beginning of the Cal-Wolfpack match was delayed for 3 and half hours due to inclement climate in Raleigh. The Wolfpack (26-5) then took the doubles level by profitable the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches.
North Carolina State shortly obtained inside one level of clinching the match with fast victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles. Sophie Abrams defeated Cal’s Erin Richardson 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles for the second Wolfpack level, and Amelia Rajecki made it 3-0 moments later with a 6-0, 6-1 conquer the Golden Bears’ Hannah Viller Moeller.
However the different 4 singles matches have been shut, and every had accomplished only one set when the primary two singles matches had been accomplished. At that time Cal’s Katja Wiersholm had gained the primary set at No. 4 singles and the Bears’ Jessica Alsola had taken the primary set at No. 2 singles.
Nevertheless, the Wolfpack clinched the match with a win at No. 3 singles as Priska Nugroho defeated Cal’s Julia Rosenqvist 7-6, 6-1. Rosenqvist made Nugroho sweat a bit within the remaining recreation because the Cal participant rallied from an 0-40 deficit by profitable three straight factors to carry the rating to 40-40. However on the fourth consecutive match level within the no-ad scoring system, Rosenqvist dedicated an error that gave Nugroho the match and gave North Carolina State the victory.
Cal has not gone previous the spherical of 16 since 2016, when it superior to the semifinals.
The outcomes:
Doubles
No. 1 — Jaeda Daniel and Nell Miller, North Carolina State, def. Haley Giavara and Valentina Iavnov, Cal, 6-3
No. 2 — Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm, Cal, led Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli, North Carolina State, 5-2 when the match was deserted.
No. 3 — Sophie Abrams and Priska Nogroho, North Carolina State, def. Erin Richardson and Julia Rosenqvist, Cal, 6-3.
Order of end: No. 1, No. 2
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Singles
No. 1 — Jaeda Daniel, North Carolina State, led Haley Giavara, Cal, 7-5, 4-1 when the match was deserted
No. 2 — Jessica Alsola, Cal, led Abigail Rencheli, North Carolina State, 7-5, 3-2 when the match was deserted
No. 3 — Priska Nogroho, North Carolina State, def. Julia Rosenqvist, Cal, 7-6, 6-1
No. 4 — Katja Wiersholm, Cal, and Nell Miller, North Carolina State, have been tied 6-4, 2-6, when the match was deserted
No. 5 — Amelia Rajecki, North Carolina State, def. Hannah Viller Moeller, Cal, 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 — Sophie Abrams, North Carolina State, def. Erin Richardson, Cal, 6-2, 6-1.
Order of end: No. 6, No. 5, No. 3
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Steve Belichick heads to North Carolina as defensive coordinator
In the 11 days since Bill Belichick officially became the head coach at North Carolina, not much information has surfaced about his coaching staff.
One big — and expected — piece fell into place today.
Via Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Steve Belichick will become the defensive coordinator at UNC. He has spent 2024 as the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
During Bill’s courtship by the Tar Heels, reports and speculation emerged regarding an effort to create a succession plan that would make Steve the next head coach after Bill leaves. The contract negotiated and published by North Carolina makes no mention of that.
Still, if things go well and if Belichick remains until he’s ready to retire, he’ll be in position to make a strong case for family continuity. Especially if Bill is poised to become, essentially, coach emeritus of the program with Steve in charge.
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Huskies DC Steve Belichick set to join father at North Carolina, per report
In unsurprising news, CBS Sports reported that Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick is set to follow his father, Bill, to North Carolina. It is the second lost to UNC for the Huskies after linebacker Khmori House pledged to the Tar Heels earlier this week.
Belichick’s defense was often the highlight for the Huskies throughout the regular season. Washington had the fifth-best pass defense in the nation, allowing just 166.8 yards per outing and 13 touchdowns on the year. It was an obvious strength for the Dawgs leading into the season and was pivotal in all six wins.
Belichick spent just one season on Montlake. He joined Jedd Fisch’s highly touted NFL experience-rich staff. He’ll continue that trend, once again joining forces with a man many consider the greatest NFL head coach of all time. Bill will lead a college program for the first time in his career.
Suddenly, North Carolina is an intriguing destination that the Huskies must be wary of after already losing House. USA Today college football reporter Matt Hayes said on X that UNC would increase its NIL package for football “from 4 million to $20 million in effort to land Belichick.”
On the surface, there isn’t much to fear about UNC on the gridiron. However, the sweet selection of uniforms, a sudden surplus of NIL funds, Power 4 residency and the opportunity to play under the Belichick duo could be very attractive to NFL hopefuls.
Fisch addressed the potential of having to replace Belichick earlier this month.
“If (Steve) joins (Bill) then we’ll have to hire a new defensive coordinator,” Fisch said. “If he stays here then we won’t have to hire a new defensive coordinator. I think they’re separate. Bill Belichick is not on our staff. Steve Belichick is on our staff. So, Bill will determine whether or not he wants to continue. He’s the greatest coach of all time. So, if he goes and coaches somewhere, then he’ll make a decision, and then Steve will make a decision and we’ll figure it out from there.”
As for what’s next on Montlake, our Luke Kemper has you covered.
Click HERE to view his DC replacement scenarios.
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