ORLANDO, Fla. —Anna Rogers and Alana Smith advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championships Elite Eight on Wednesday afternoon for the first time in program history. The seventh-ranked duo took down the 31st-ranked duo of Hanna Mraz and Sofia Gulihur (Oklahoma State) in the round of 16, 6-4, 6-0, to move into the tournament quarterfinals.
Rogers and Smith are the program’s first All-Americans after earning a top-eight seed; Rogers also earned All-American honors with a top-16 seed in the singles draw.
Tied as the highest-ranked doubles tandem in program history, No. 7 Rogers and Smith improve to 35-5 in doubles competition and collect their 15th top-50 doubles win of the 2019 campaign.