RALEIGH, N.C. – Winthrop women's tennis (16-5, 8-0 Big South Conference) took on No. 38 NC State (15-11, 6-5 ACC) in its final match of the regular season, falling 4-3 in the tightly contested match.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-The Wolfpack took the doubles point, but the Eagles' undefeated duo, No. 60 Megan Kauffman/Lauren Proctor took down NC State's No. 28 Anna Rogers/Claudia Wiktorin to improve to 19-0 on the season.  

-NC State took a 2-0 lead with a win at court three, but freshman Tayla Van Eck got the Eagles on the board with a straight-set win at No. 4. NC State pulled to a 3-1 lead with a victory at No. 2, a rare three-set match for Alisa Soloveva.

-No. 31 Lauren Proctor would draw the Eagles in striking distance, defeating No. 81 Anna Rogers in a three-set battle at No. 1, coming back strong in the second two sets after a narrow 5-7 defeat in the first set.

-NC State would clinch the match with a victory at No. 5, but Ellie Burns would earn the Eagles a final point with a third-set tiebreaker match win at No. 6.

NOTABLES
-Four of the six singles courts would need three sets to be decided.

-No. 60 Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman remained undefeated and improved to a Big South-best 19-0 on the season with their victory on court one.

-Ellie Burns has won six of her last seven matches.

-No. 31 Proctor improves to 17-2 on the season and has won nine consecutive matches.

UP NEXT
Winthrop will enjoy the No. 1 seed in this week's Big South Conference Tournament, with its sights set on earning the program's 20^th conference tournament championship. The Eagles' first match will be in the quarterfinals on Thurs., Apr. 19 at 9 a.m. against the winner of No. 8 Gardner-Webb/No. 9 Longwood.

FULL RESULTS  

Singles
1. #31 PROCTOR, Lauren (WIN) def. #81 Anna Rogers (ST) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
2. Adriana Reami (ST) def. SOLOVEVA, Alisa (WIN) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
3. Claudia Wiktorin (ST) def. KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
4. VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) def. Bianca Moldovan (ST) 7-5, 6-4
5. Tayla Stenta (ST) def. KELIC, Aida (WIN) 6-4, 6-3
6. BURNS, Ellie (WIN) def. Amanda Rebol (ST) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)

Doubles
1. #60 PROCTOR, Lauren/KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. #28 Anna Rogers/Claudia Wiktorin (ST) 6-2
2. Amanda Rebol/Adriana Reami (ST) def. SOLOVEVA, Alisa/VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 6-0
3. Tayla Stenta/Bianca Moldovan (ST) def. KELIC, Aida/BURNS, Ellie (WIN) 6-2