North Carolina State University Athletics
Thursday, January 18
Evanston, IL
7 PM
NC State
at
Northwestern University
Wolfpack Travels To Northwestern, Minnesota
1/17/2018 10:27:00β―AM | Men's Tennis
January 17, 2018
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Northwestern Live Stats | Northwestern Streaming
Minnesota Streaming/Live Statistics
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RALEIGH β The NC State men's tennis team is set to take its first road trip of the 2018 season as it travels to Evanston, Ill. on Thursday for a 7 p.m. (EST) match at Northwestern and then heads to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota at 1 p.m. (EST) on Saturday.
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"I'm excited for the guys," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "We had a good weekend where we had two tough matches to get us going. Northwestern and Minnesota are programs that we have a lot of respect for. I think the guys are really excited to get on the road and see how we handle things. It's always neat when you go on the road because you're a collective unit and there's a lot less distractions. We're excited."
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS:
Thursday's match will be the first action of the 2018 season for Northwestern. The Wildcats went 22-11 last season, with an impressive 15-2 home court record. After advancing to the Round of 32 at the NCAA Championships and then falling to No. 8 California, the Wildcats ended the 2017 dual season ranked 22nd in the nation.
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The team returns five players from last season's roster and adds four freshmen. While not featured in the current team rankings, Northwestern received votes in the latest Oracle/ITA poll.
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Northwestern holds a slight 5-4 edge in the all-time series between the two programs. The teams last met on Feb. 10, 2017 in Raleigh, with the Wildcats, ranked 7th nationally at the time, taking that match 6-1.
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SCOUTING THE GOPHERS:
Saturday also marks Minnesota's 2018 opener. The Gophers posted an overall record of 17-11 last season and also ended 2017 competition in the final Oracle/ITA rankings, coming in at No. 39.
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Minnesota boasts two ranked singles players in No. 35 Stefan Milicevic and No. 73 Matic Spec and has the 26th-ranked doubles tandem made up of 2017 All-Big Ten honorees Spec and Felix Corwin. Β
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Through just three previous meetings, NC State leads the series with Minnesota 2-1. The Wolfpack won 5-2 when the squads last matched up on Feb. 11, 2017 in Raleigh.
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LAST TIME OUT:
NC State is 2-0 coming off of its opening weekend of competition having earned wins over Big South opponents Gardner-Webb and Winthrop at home. The Wolfpack won five of six singles matches to defeat Gardner-Webb 5-2 and then went on to complete the 7-0 sweep over Winthrop.
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FOLLOW ALONG:
Follow this week's matches with the links at the top of the page or check Twitter (@PackMensTennis) for live updates.Β
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#GoPack | @PackMensTennis
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Northwestern Live Stats | Northwestern Streaming
Minnesota Streaming/Live Statistics
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RALEIGH β The NC State men's tennis team is set to take its first road trip of the 2018 season as it travels to Evanston, Ill. on Thursday for a 7 p.m. (EST) match at Northwestern and then heads to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota at 1 p.m. (EST) on Saturday.
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"I'm excited for the guys," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "We had a good weekend where we had two tough matches to get us going. Northwestern and Minnesota are programs that we have a lot of respect for. I think the guys are really excited to get on the road and see how we handle things. It's always neat when you go on the road because you're a collective unit and there's a lot less distractions. We're excited."
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS:
Thursday's match will be the first action of the 2018 season for Northwestern. The Wildcats went 22-11 last season, with an impressive 15-2 home court record. After advancing to the Round of 32 at the NCAA Championships and then falling to No. 8 California, the Wildcats ended the 2017 dual season ranked 22nd in the nation.
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The team returns five players from last season's roster and adds four freshmen. While not featured in the current team rankings, Northwestern received votes in the latest Oracle/ITA poll.
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Northwestern holds a slight 5-4 edge in the all-time series between the two programs. The teams last met on Feb. 10, 2017 in Raleigh, with the Wildcats, ranked 7th nationally at the time, taking that match 6-1.
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SCOUTING THE GOPHERS:
Saturday also marks Minnesota's 2018 opener. The Gophers posted an overall record of 17-11 last season and also ended 2017 competition in the final Oracle/ITA rankings, coming in at No. 39.
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Minnesota boasts two ranked singles players in No. 35 Stefan Milicevic and No. 73 Matic Spec and has the 26th-ranked doubles tandem made up of 2017 All-Big Ten honorees Spec and Felix Corwin. Β
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Through just three previous meetings, NC State leads the series with Minnesota 2-1. The Wolfpack won 5-2 when the squads last matched up on Feb. 11, 2017 in Raleigh.
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LAST TIME OUT:
NC State is 2-0 coming off of its opening weekend of competition having earned wins over Big South opponents Gardner-Webb and Winthrop at home. The Wolfpack won five of six singles matches to defeat Gardner-Webb 5-2 and then went on to complete the 7-0 sweep over Winthrop.
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FOLLOW ALONG:
Follow this week's matches with the links at the top of the page or check Twitter (@PackMensTennis) for live updates.Β
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#GoPack | @PackMensTennis
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