North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Men's Tennis Falls To Brown
2/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Chapel Hill, NC (Feb. 20)-- The NC State men's tennis squad fell for the third time in
as many attempts, as the No. 63 Brown Bears defeated the Pack 4-1 at the
Chapel Hill Racquet Club on Sunday. NC State, who entered the competition
ranked 69th in the latest ITA Collegiate Poll, now falls to 0-3 in dual
meets this season.
NC State's Eric Jackson was the lone bright spot for the Wolfpack on the day. In singles competition, Jackson disposed of the No. 63 singles player in the nation, Justin Natale, 6-4, 6-3. Jackson then teamed up with Keith Salmon to dispose of Brown's No. 1 doubles team of Natale and Nicholas Malone, 8-4. Jackson's two victories were the only two wins picked up by the Pack on the day.
Next weekend, the Pack will be on the road to the great northeast. On Friday and Saturday they will travel to meet Pennsylvania and Princeton, respectively. The match at Penn will start at 3:00 pm while NC State will meet Princeton at Noon.
No. 63 Brown d. No. 69 NC State, 4-1: Singles No. 1: Eric Jackson (NCS) d. Justin Natale, 6-4, 6-3 Singles No. 2: Nicholas Malone (BU) d. Devang Desai, 6-2, 7-6 Singles No. 3: Chris Wolfe (BU) d. Keith Salmon, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Singles No. 4: Chris Drake (BU) d. Shaun Thomas, 6-2, 6-1 Doubles No. 1: Jackson/Salmon (NCS) d. Natale/Malone, 8-4 Doubles No. 2: Wolfe/Drake (BU) d. Dl. Desai/Thomas, 8-6 Doubles No. 3: Eboli/Argo (BU) d. Dg. Desai/Boward, 8-4
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