NC State
Duke
Wolfpack Tennis Falls Short Against Blue Devils, 6-1
4/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 3, 2002
Raleigh, N.C.--The NC State men's tennis squad was defeated Wednesday afternoon by the 13th-ranked Duke Blue Devils 6-1 at the Wolfpack Tennis Center. Duke improved to 10-9 overall and 5-0 in the ACC with the victory, while the Wolfpack fell to 4-15 overall and 0-4 in the ACC.
R.J. Murray defeated Jason Zimmerman of Duke 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 singles to register the only Wolfpack point on the afternoon. Zimmerman entered the match ranked 123rd in the nation.
The Wolfpack played very tough against Duke, sending the No. 4 and No. 6 matches into three sets before surrendering a point to the Devils in both contests.
Bryce McGrory fought back valiantly against Joel Spicher, winning the second set 7-5 before succumbing to Spicher 6-1 in the final set. Jon Davis cruised through the first set against Alex Bose of Duke 6-2, but found the going rough in the second and third sets, losing 4-6 and 5-7 down the stretch.
This was the third consecutive match without Wolfpack sophomores Michael Carducci and Reinaldo Valor. Both have been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules and policies.
The Wolfpack will be on the road for its next match at Virginia on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
No. 13 Duke 6, NC State 1
Singles
No. 1 (11) Phillip King (Duke) d. Matt Lucas (NCSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 (58) Michael Yani (Duke) d. Ryan Boward (NCSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 R.J. Murray (NCSU) d. (123) Jason Zimmerman (Duke) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 Joel Spicher (Duke) d. Bryce McGrory (NCSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
No. 5 Peter Shults (Duke) d. Shane Sealy (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Alex Bose (Duke) d. Jon Davis (NCSU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 Yani/Yorke Allen (Duke) d. Lucas/Murray 9-8 (9-7)
No. 2 Spicher/Shults (Duke) d. McGrory/Boward 8-2
No. 3 Bose/Zimmerman (Duke) Jagjeet Sandhu/Davis 8-2
