North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls to Virginia, 5-2
4/8/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Raleigh, N.C. -- The NC State men’s tennis team dropped their fifth conference match of the season to Virginia 5-2 at the Wolfpack Tennis Center Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack now stands at 6-16 (1-5 ACC) on the season, while the Cavaliers, ranked 49th nationally, move to 10-5 overall and 3-4 in conference action.
For the Wolfpack, Reinaldo Valor captured a win at #4 singles by beating Virginia’s Michael Duquette in a three-set tussle 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Brad Kilgore took the other singles match for NC State at the #6 slot, topping the Cavaliers’ Jason Romesburg 6-4, 6-2.
In doubles, the tandem of Kilgore and John Davis defeated Duquette and Tommy Croker 8-6 at #2.
The Wolfpack will look to right its ship next Friday at Clemson (4-16, 1-4 ACC) at 1:00.
Virginia 5, NC State 2 Singles #1 (12) Brian Vahaly (V) d. Eric Jackson (N) 6-0, 6-2 #2 Hunter Montgomery (V) d. Matt Lucas (N) 6-2, 6-2 #3 Tommy Croker (V) d. Michael Carducci (N) 6-1, 6-4 #4 Reinaldo Valor (N) d. Michael Duquette (V) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 #5 Brian Hunter (V) d. Ryan Boward (N) 6-3, 6-3 #6 Brad Kilgore (N) d. James Romesburg (V) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles #1 (2) Vahaly/Montgomery (V) d. Jackson/Valor (N) 8-4 #2 John Davis/Kilgore (N) d. Croker/Duquette (V) 8-6 #3 Jonathan Chou/Hunter (V) d. Boward/Lucas (N) 8-4
