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Wolfpack Tennis Loses Heartbreaker To Virginia, 4-3
4/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 6, 2002
Charlottesville, Va.-Despite taking wins in the top three singles matches against the home-standing Virginia Cavaliers, the NC State men's tennis team dropped its fifth conference match of the season with a 4-3 loss on the road in Charlottesville. The Wolfpack drops to 4-16 overall and 0-5 in conference play, while Virginia improves to 10-9 overall and 1-5 in the ACC.
After narrowly losing the doubles point, the Wolfpack started out strong in the singles competition, winning the first set in five of the six matches. NC State took the lead when seniors Matt Lucas (7-5, 6-1) and Ryan Boward (6-3, 6-1) won the Nos. 1 and 2 matches in straight sets.
Shane Sealy dropped the first set in the No. 5 match, but battled back in the second, winning 7-5.
The Wolfpack then went up 3-1 when freshman R.J. Murray won a tough three-set battle with UVA's Jason Romesburg 6-2, 3-6, 7-6.
However, the Cavaliers rattled off wins in the bottom half of the lineup, culminating with Gregg Alpert's comeback victory at No. 6 against NC State's Jon Davis, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.
The Wolfpack's next match will be at Maryland on Sunday for a match at 11:00 a.m.
Virginia 4, NC State 3
Singles
1. Matt Lucas (NCSU) def. Stephen Nolen (UVa), 7-5, 6-1
2. Ryan Boward (NCSU) def. Michael Duquette (UVa), 6-3, 6-1
3. R.J. Murray (NCSU) def. Jason Romesburg (UVa), 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
4. Jay Curtis (UVa) def. Bryce McGrory (NCSU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
5. Jonathan Chou (UVa) def. Shane Sealy (NCSU), 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
6. Gregg Alpert (UVa) def. Jon Davis (NCSU), 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Lucas/Murray (NCSU) def. Chou/Duquette (UVa), 9-8 (6)
2. Curtis/Romesburg (UVa) def. McGrory/Davis (NCSU), 8-4
3. Alpert/Nolen (UVa) def. Sandhu/Boward (NCSU), 8-1
