North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, March 4
Blacksburg, Va.
3:00 pm
NC State
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at
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No. 53 Virginia Tech
3/4/2016 6:07:00β―PM | Men's Tennis
BLACKSBURG, Va. β The No. 40 NC State men's tennis team fell Friday afternoon to No. 53 Virginia Tech, 6-1. The Pack moves to 10-7 (0-1 ACC) this season.
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Match Recap:
NC State switched around its doubles line up, as Michael Ogden moved up to the No. 1 doubles spot to partner with Ivan Saveljic and Nick Horton paired with Igor Saveljic on court two.
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Virginia Tech's No. 12 duo of Andreas Bjerrehus and Joao Monteiro defeated the Pack at court 1. The Hokies clinched the doubles point with a narrow 6-4 victory at No. 3 spot in the lineup. The match on court two was tied at 5-5 when it was abandoned.
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Β The Hokies continued its strong start to the match in singles play, jumping out to first-set wins on all six courts.
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Thomas Weigel narrowly fell in his first set, but rebounded with a with a huge tie-break win in the second set, 7-6(9). The close match continued into the third set, as Weigel won 10-6 in the tiebreaker to to clinch the win. It served as his fifth win in a row and moved him to 14-2 on the season.
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Horton and Simon Norenius' win streaks ended as Horton fell on court one to No. 20 Monteiro and Norenius dropped a tough match to Bjerrehus at court two.
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Virginia Tech clinched the match with a win at court four as No. 76 Edoardo Tessaro won in two sets over Ivan Saveljic.
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Singles
1. #20 Joao Monteiro (VT) def. #72 Nick Horton (NCSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) def. #83 Simon Norenius (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Thomas Weigel (NCSU) def. Amerigo Contini (VT) 4-6, 7-6(9), 10-6
4. #76 Edoardo Tessaro (VT) def. Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mitch Harper (VT) def. Igor Saveljic (NCSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jai Corbett (VT) def. Shoti Meparidze (NCSU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 1,2,4,5,6,3
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Doubles
1. #12 Bjerrehus/Monteiro (VT) def. Ivan Saveljic/Michael Ogden (NCSU) 6-3
2. Contini/Tessaro (VT) vs. Horton/Igor Saveljic (NCSU) 5-5 dnf
3. Corbett/Harper (VT) def. Norenius/Weigel (NCSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3
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Match Recap:
NC State switched around its doubles line up, as Michael Ogden moved up to the No. 1 doubles spot to partner with Ivan Saveljic and Nick Horton paired with Igor Saveljic on court two.
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Virginia Tech's No. 12 duo of Andreas Bjerrehus and Joao Monteiro defeated the Pack at court 1. The Hokies clinched the doubles point with a narrow 6-4 victory at No. 3 spot in the lineup. The match on court two was tied at 5-5 when it was abandoned.
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Β The Hokies continued its strong start to the match in singles play, jumping out to first-set wins on all six courts.
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Thomas Weigel narrowly fell in his first set, but rebounded with a with a huge tie-break win in the second set, 7-6(9). The close match continued into the third set, as Weigel won 10-6 in the tiebreaker to to clinch the win. It served as his fifth win in a row and moved him to 14-2 on the season.
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Horton and Simon Norenius' win streaks ended as Horton fell on court one to No. 20 Monteiro and Norenius dropped a tough match to Bjerrehus at court two.
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Virginia Tech clinched the match with a win at court four as No. 76 Edoardo Tessaro won in two sets over Ivan Saveljic.
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Singles
1. #20 Joao Monteiro (VT) def. #72 Nick Horton (NCSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) def. #83 Simon Norenius (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Thomas Weigel (NCSU) def. Amerigo Contini (VT) 4-6, 7-6(9), 10-6
4. #76 Edoardo Tessaro (VT) def. Ivan Saveljic (NCSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mitch Harper (VT) def. Igor Saveljic (NCSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jai Corbett (VT) def. Shoti Meparidze (NCSU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 1,2,4,5,6,3
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Doubles
1. #12 Bjerrehus/Monteiro (VT) def. Ivan Saveljic/Michael Ogden (NCSU) 6-3
2. Contini/Tessaro (VT) vs. Horton/Igor Saveljic (NCSU) 5-5 dnf
3. Corbett/Harper (VT) def. Norenius/Weigel (NCSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3
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