Georgia State Defeats NC State in Men's Tennis

Chapel Hill, N.C. - (Feb. 20) In it's second dual match of the season, the NC State men's tennis squad was defeated by Georgia State, 4-3 at the Chapel Hill Racquet Club. The loss to the No. 65 Panthers dropped the Pack, who entered competition ranked 69th in the nation, to 0-2 in dual meets this season.

Highlights for the Pack included Devang Desai's 7-5, 7-5 victory over Carl Lumsdan and a narrow loss by NC State's Eric Jackson to Nicolas Brochu, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. In the Jackson vs. Brochu match, Jackson led 4-1 in the deciding third set but was unable to hold on as Brochu secured victory by taking the final five games of the set. The doubles team of Deasi/Jackson also performed well as they won at No. 1 doubles, 9-8.

NC State will be in action tomorrow as they host Brown. That match, which has been moved to the Chapel Hill Racquet Club due to the threat of poor weather, will start at 2:00 pm.

No. 65 Georgia State d. No. 69 NC State, 4-3:
Singles No.1: Nicolas Brochu (GSU) d. Eric Jackson, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
Singles No. 2: Pablo Perez-Gras (GSU) d. Keith Salmon, 6-4, 6-1
Singles No. 3: Devang Desai (NCS) d. Carl Lumsdan, 7-5, 7-5
Singles No. 4: Francis-Antoine Huot (GSU) d. Shaun Thomas, 6-2, 6-4
Singles No. 5: Fernando Damus (GSU) d. Bryce McGroy (NCS), 7-5, 6-3
Singles No. 6: Ryan Boward (NCS) wins by injury default
Doubles No. 1: Jackson/Salmon (NCS) d. Brochu/Perez-Gras, 9-8
Doubles No. 2: Desai/Thomas (NCS) d. Huot/Damus, 8-4
Doubles No. 3: Cancelled

North Carolina State University Athletics

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