CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – A thrilling day of comebacks and decisive finishes set the stage for the next round of the 2026 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship, as No. 9 seed Stanford, No. 10 seed Notre Dame, No. 12 seed Wake Forest and No. 14 seed Florida State all punched their tickets to Thursday’s third-round matchups.
No. 33 Stanford (12-9, 7-5 ACC) delivered one of the day’s most impressive performances, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to defeat 17th-seeded Virginia Tech (5-17, 1-11 ACC), 4-2. The Cardinal flipped the momentum in singles play, stringing together four wins to complete the comeback and advance. Joining them in the afternoon session, No. 63 Wake Forest (13-12, 4-8 ACC) controlled its matchup against 13th-seeded Syracuse (7-13, 3-9 ACC), earning a 4-1 win behind steady play to secure its spot in the next round.
Under the lights, Florida State (7-16, 2-10 ACC) surged past No. 64 and 11th-seeded Georgia Tech (10-14, 4-8 ACC), 4-2, fueled by a dominant stretch in singles. The Seminoles clinched the match with three consecutive victories on courts four, five and six. No. 44 Notre Dame (17-8, 5-7 ACC) also advanced with a 4-2 win over 15th-seeded Boston College (10-13, 2-10 ACC), using a balanced effort to close out the Eagles and move on.
Third-round action begins Thursday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m. ET, with No. 8 SMU (15-6, 7-5 ACC) facing Stanford and No. 5 Miami (13-6, 8-4 ACC) taking on Wake Forest. Evening matches at 6 p.m. ET feature No. 7 Clemson (17-7, 7-5 ACC) against Notre Dame and No. 6 California (11-6, 8-4 ACC) versus Florida State.
One-day tickets are priced at $15 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $10 for children ages 17 and under and college students with a valid school ID. Admission is free for children 8 and under. A full championship pass for all six days is priced at $30. Tickets may be purchased online at https://theacc.co/26ACCTennisChampTix.
#33 Stanford 4, Virginia Tech 2
Doubles
1. #54 Ozlem Uslu/Arina Gamretkaia (VT) def. Monika Ekstrand/Caroline Driscoll (STAN) – 6-2
2. Alyssa Ahn/Tianmei Wang (STAN) def. Mila Mulready/Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) – 6-2
3. Elizaveta Castillo/Alston Myatt (VT) def. Morgan Shaffer/Sein Myoung (STAN) – 6-2
Singles
1. Ozlem Uslu (VT) def. #25 Monika Ekstrand (STAN) – 6-0, 6-1
2. #56 Alyssa Ahn (STAN) def. Arina Gamretkaia (VT) – 6-1, 6-1
3. Caroline Driscoll (STAN) def. Mila Mulready (VT) – 6-2, 6-2
4. Tianmei Wang (STAN) def. Elizaveta Castillo (VT) – 6-2, 6-1
5. Sein Myoung (STAN) def. Alston Myatt (VT) – 7-5, 6-4
6. Emma Sun (STAN) vs. Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) – 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 unfinished
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
#63 Wake Forest 4, Syracuse 1
Doubles
1. #66 Nevena Carton/Kady Tannenbaum (WF) vs. Nelly Knezkova/Anastasia Sysoeva (SU) – 5-5 unfinished
2. Eva Oxford/Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Serafima Shastova/Monika Wojcik (SU) – 6-4
3. Krystal Blanch/Aubrey Nisbet (WF) def. Leena Bennetto/Constance Levivier (SU) – 6-3
Singles
1. #104 Nevena Carton (WF) def. Anastasia Sysoeva (SU) – 6-2, 6-2
2. Serafima Shastova (SU) def. Krystal Blanch (WF) – 6-2, 3-0 retired
3. Nelly Knezkova (SU) vs. Eva Oxford (WF) – 7-6 (2), 3-2 unfinished
4. Heidi Bulger (WF) vs. Monika Wojcik (SU) – 7-5, 4-2 unfinished
5. Sankavi Gownder (WF) def. Leena Bennetto (SU) – 6-3, 6-2
6. Kady Tannenbaum (WF) def. Emma Scaldalai (SU) – 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 2
Singles: 2, 5, 1, 6
#44 Notre Dame 4, #61 Boston College 2
Doubles
1. #41 Bianca Molnar/Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Seren Agar/Olivia Benton (BC) – 6-4
2. Isabella Camacho/Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Rylie Hanford/Gabriella Rawles (ND) – 7-5
3. Leyden Games/Olivia Cutone (BC) def. Akari Matsuno/Marilouise Van Zyl (ND) – 6-4
Singles
1. #71 Bianca Molnar (ND) vs. #105 Olivia Benton (BC) – 4-6, 6-1, 5-4 unfinished
2. Akari Matsuno (ND) vs. Seren Agar (BC) – 6-4, 6-3
3. Leyden Games (BC) def. Bojana Pozder (ND) – 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. Sophia Holod (ND) vs. Tola Glowacka (BC) – 7-5, 6-4
5. Rylie Hanford (ND) vs. Isabella Camacho (BC) – 6-4, 6-4
6. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) vs. Nadia Barteck (BC) – 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 2, 4, 5, 3, 6
Florida State 4, #64 Georgia Tech 2
Doubles
1. Alejandra Cruz/Seri Nayuki (GT) def. Laura Putz/Eva Shaw (FSU) – 6-4
2. Taly Licht/Sabritt Dozier (GT) def. Abby Kelliher/Tina Li (FSU) – 7-5
3. Given Roach/Eleni Karantali (GT) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage/Cade Cricchio (FSU) – 6-1
Singles
1. #106 Eva Shaw (FSU) def. #60 Alejandra Cruz (GT) – 1-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5
2. Taly Licht (GT) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU) – 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Given Roach (GT) vs. Tina Li (FSU) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-5 unfinished
4. Laura Putz (FSU) def. Seri Nayuki (GT) – 6-0, 6-4
5. Abby Kelliher (FSU) def. Eleni Karantali (GT) – 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Cade Cricchio (FSU) def. Sabritt Dozier (GT) – 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 4, 6, 5, 2, 1
2026 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship
Tuesday, April 14
Bank 1
Match 1: No. 17 Virginia Tech 4, No. 16 Louisville 2
Wednesday, April 15
Bank 1
Match 2: No. 9 Stanford 4, No. 17 Virginia Tech 2
Match 4: No. 10 Notre Dame 4, No. 15 Boston College 2
Bank 2
Match 3: No. 12 Wake Forest 4, No. 13 Syracuse 1
Match 5: No. 14 Florida State 4, No. 11 Georgia Tech 2
Thursday, April 16
Bank 1
Match 6: 3:30 p.m. ET – No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Wake Forest
Match 8: 6 p.m. ET – No. 6 California vs. No. 14 Florida State
Bank 2
Match 7: 3:30 p.m. ET – No. 8 SMU vs. No. 9 Stanford
Match 9: 6 p.m. ET – No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Notre Dame
Friday, April 17
Bank 1
Match 10: 3:30 p.m. ET – No. 1 Virginia vs. Match 7 Winner
Match 12: 6 p.m. ET – No. 2 North Carolina vs. Match 9 Winner
Bank 2
Match 11: 3:30 p.m. ET – No. 4 Duke vs. Match 6 Winner
Match 13: 6 p.m. ET – No. 3 NC State vs. Match 8 Winner
Saturday, April 18
Bank 1
*Match 14: 2 p.m. ET – Semifinal Match #1
Bank 2
*Match 15: 2 p.m. ET – Semifinal Match #2
*The semifinal featuring the highest remaining seed will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra on Bank 1.
Sunday, April 19
Match 16: 2 p.m. ET – Championship Match | ACCNX