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Boliermakers Defeat Wolfpack in Men's Tennis on Sunday
2/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 29, 2004
West Lafayette, IN - The NC State tennis team lost to Purdue in West Lafayette, IN on Sunday to fall to 3-5 on the young season. Purdue won 7-0, as NC State forced two matches to go to three sets. Jon Davis lost by only a break in both sets to Jarred Leibner 6-4, 6-4.
The Wolfpack lost a tough match with Indiana on Saturday, falling in that contest 7-0 as well, despite winning three first sets, and forcing five of the six singles matches into three sets. Will Shaw fell to David Robinson in three after winning the first et 6-4, while freshman Andre Iriarte lost his second straight after starting 5-0 on the season. Iriarte fell 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
The Wolfpack will next travel to Norfolk, Va. to face Old Dominion on March 6.
Purdue 7, North Carolina State 0 Singles 1. Paul Rose (PU) def. Conor Taylor (NCSU) 6-1, 6-2 2. Troy Havens (PU) def. Val Banada (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1 3. David Robinson (PU) def. Will Shaw (NCSU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 4. Sounak Chatterjee (PU) def. Andre Iriarte (NCSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 5. Jarred Leibner (PU) def. Jon Davis (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4 6. Eric Hodgman (PU) def. Will Noblitt (NCSU) 6-3, 6-4Doubles 1. Robinson/Rose (PU) def. Shaw/Banada (NCSU) 8-5 2. Chatterjee/Havens (PU) def. Taylor/Myers (NCSU) 8-4 3. Foster/Koziell (PU) def. Davis/Johnson (NCSU) 8-4
