North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Mens Tennis Drops Two In Minnesota
1/21/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
On Friday, NC State fell to #18 Minnesota 6-1. The lone win for the Wolfpack was tallied by Michael Carducci at the #3 seed with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Chris Wettengel.
On Saturday, NC State also lost to #63 Oregon by a score of 5-2. NC State had a pair of singles victories in the match with Matt Lucas taking the victory over Oded Teig at #1 (7-5, 6-2), while Bryce McGrory took the win over Alexander Druzenko at #4 (6-2, 6-2).
The Wolfpack participated in the matches without the services of senior All-ACC honoree Eric Jackson who is serving a two-match suspension for a violation of team rules and policies.
NCSU (1) vs. Minnesota (6)
Singles
#1 Harsh Mankad (M) d. Matt Lucas (N) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Jorge Duenas (M) d. Reinaldo Valor (N) 6-2, 6-2
#3 Michael Carducci (N) d. Chris Wettengel (M) 6-3, 6-1
#4 Aleksey Zharinov (M) d. Bryce McGrory (N) 6-4, 6-2
#5 Tyson Parry (M) d. Brian Rosenthal (N) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Eric Robertson (M) d. Ryan Boward (N) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
#1 Svenson/Mankad (M) d. Lucas/Kilgore (N) 8-3
#2 Wettengel/Zharinov (M) d. Boward/McGrory (N) 8-3
#3 Robertson/Solberg (M) d. Davis/Valor (N) 9-8
NCSU (2) vs. Oregon (5)
Singles
1. Oded Teig - Ore. v. Matt Lucas - NCSU (5-6; 2-6)
2. Martin Pawlowski - Ore. v. Reinaldo Valor - NCSU (6-3; 4-6; 6-1)
3. Buck Mink - Ore. v. Mike Carducci - NCSU (6-2; 6-2)
4. Alexander Druzenko Ore. v. Bryce McGroy NCSU (2-6; 2-6)
5. David Becker Ore. v. Ryan Boward NCSU (6-4; 6-4)
6. Jason Menke Ore. v. Brad Kilgore NCSU (6-5; 6-1)
Doubles:
1. Becker/Pawlowski Ore v. Lucas/Kilgore NCSU (8-4)
2. Mink/Menke Ore. v. Boward/McGrory NCSU (8-5)
3. Teig/Greg Dubourdieu Ore .v John Davis/Valor NCSU (8-2)
