Wolfpack Netters Bow To Wake Forest, 5-2

DURHAM, N.C. - The NC State mens tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 45 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon. A pre-match decision was made to hold the contest at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham. The venue was changed because of damp courts at the Wolfpack Tennis Center and the threat of an oncoming thunderstorm.

The win propels Wake Forest to 13-9 (5-3 ACC) on the season, while the Wolfpack falls to 6-18 overall (1-7 ACC).

NC State started the afternoon in strong fashion by picking up the doubles point. They did so by virtue of their wins at No. 1 by Eric Jackson and Reinaldo Valor (8-3) and at No. 3 by Brad Kilgore and John Davis (9-7).

Top-seeded Jackson also took the victory in his last collegiate duals match, besting Wake Forest's Raul Munoz 6-4, 6-4.

The Wolfpack will now turn its attention to the ACC Championships, with first-round play set to begin on Thursday in Orlando, Florida.

No. 45 Wake Forest (5), NC State (2)

Singles

1. Eric Jackson (N) d. Raul Munoz (W) 6-4, 6-4

2. Mike Murray (W) d. Reinaldo Valor (N) 6-4, 6-1

3. David Lowenthal (W) d. Michael Carducci (N) 6-0, 6-1

4. David Bere (W) d. Brad Kilgore (M) 6-3, 6-4

5. Trent Brendon (W) d. Bryce McGrory (N) 6-4, 6-3

6. Justin Kaufmann (W) d. Ryan Boward (N) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1. Jackson/Valor (N) d. Munoz/Murray (W) 8-3

2. Lowenthal/Brendon (W) d. Carducci/Boward (N) 8-4

3. Kilgore/Davis (N) d. Bere/Simpson (W) 9-7

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