North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Men's Tennis Falls to #68 Furman, 6-1
3/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Furman dominated the early singles action by taking the first set in every match. However, NC State mounted a furious rally in the second set of each match, winning the set on four courts. The drive was largely sparked by Michael Carducci’s comeback at #3 against Furman’s John Chesworth. Carducci, down 5-0 in the second stanza, mounted a tremendous charge to take the set 7-4 in the tiebreaker before finally succumbing to Chesworth 6-2 in the third set to seal the match.
Senior All-ACC honoree Eric Jackson battled Lee Nickell in a three-set war at #1, winning 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 for the Wolfpack’s singles point.
The Wolfpack was forced to play without the services of Matt Lucas at #2 singles. Lucas retired three games into his match with James Cameron due to a back injury. Earlier in the afternoon, Lucas teammed with Ryan Boward for NC State’s doubles win at #3, 9-7.
The Wolfpack will play arch-rival North Carolina at the Wolfpack Tennis Center at 2:30 on Wednesday.
Singles #1 Eric Jackson (N) d. Lee Nickell (F) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 #2 James Cameron (F) d. Matt Lucas (N) 3-0 def. #3 John Chesworth (F) d. Michael Carducci (N) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2 #4 Patrick Gaughan(F) d. Reinaldo Valor (N) 6-4, 4-6, 2-1 def. #5 Chris Henderson (F) d. Bryce McGrory (N) 6-2, 6-2 #6 Eric Ward (F) d. Brad Kilgore (N) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2Doubles #1 Cameron/Chesworth (F) d. Jackson/Valor (N) 8-2 #2 Andrew Rogers/Patrick Fillnow (F) d. Kilgore/Davis (N) 8-3 #3 Lucas/Ryan Boward (N) d. Charlie Lloyd/Henderson (F) 9-7
