Wolfpack Nation — this might be the biggest week of the NC State sports calendar this spring, and we're breaking all of it down tonight.
First up — women's tennis. NC State rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat #9 Texas in the Super Regional, with Victoria Osuigwe winning a three-set thriller to clinch it and Mia Slama dominating 7-5, 6-0. Now the Pack heads to Athens to face #1 seed Georgia — the host school and reigning national champion — in the Elite 8 on Friday. Can they pull off the biggest upset of the tournament?
Then we turn to Doak Field. UNC comes to Raleigh on Thursday. The #2 team in the country. RPI 6. Eight straight series wins. NC State's NCAA Tournament hopes are very much on the line. We break down what the Pack needs to do, whether Rett Johnson's 22-game hit streak continues, and whether this team makes it to Omaha regardless of what happens this weekend.
We also get into NC State football — CBS Sports is predicting double-digit wins in 2026. The season opens in Brazil against Virginia. New portal targets are reportedly emerging. Is this the year Doeren finally breaks through?
And we close with Gainey's roster — now that the NCAA Tournament is expanding to 76 teams, what does Year 1 actually look like for this group?
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