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Wolfpack Takes 4-3 Triumph Over 49ers
3/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 8, 2003
Men's tennis won its first road match of the season on Saturday, defeating Charlotte 4-3 in the Queen City. Will Shaw (No. 2), Val Banada, (No. 3), Jon Davis (No. 4) and Rehman Esmail (No. 6) won for the Wolfpack (3-9) after Charlotte won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, 8-4 and 8-6, respectively. Banada improved to 6-6 on the season, with a perfect 6-0 record at No. 3 singles.
Shaw improved his No. 2 singles record to 2-3 with his 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Marlo Santoso. Jon Davis defeated David Bolin in three sets after dropping his first set 6-3. He rebounded with a 7-6, 7-5 three set victory. Rehman Esmail won 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the victory for NC State.
NC State will host Florida State in the Wolfpack's third conference match of the season after an 0-2 ACC start. The match will begin at 1pm, Sunday March 9 at the Cary Tennis Center.
NC State 4, Charlotte 3Singles #1 Arturo Aguirre (Charlotte) def. R.J. Murray (NCSU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 #2 Will Shaw (NCSU) def. Marlo Santoso (Charlotte) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 #3 Val Banada (NCSU) def. Jonathan Clark (Charlotte) 6-4, 7-5 #4 Jon Davis (NCSU) def. David Bolin (Charlotte) 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 #5 Christofer Boman (Charlotte) def. Chris Mills (NCSU) 6-3, 6-2 #6 Rehman Esmail (NCSU) def. Jonathan Vencatachellum (Charlotte) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles #1 Murray/Banada (NSCU) def. Santoso/Bolin (Charlotte) 8-6 #2 Clark/Boman (Charlotte) def. Esmail/Davis (NCSU) 8-4 #3 Stuart Lynas/Vencatachellum (Charlotte) def. Shaw/Mills (NCSU) 8-6
