North Carolina State University Athletics
No. 36 Men's Tennis Shuts Out No. 52 Louisville
2/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Raleigh, N.C. - The No. 36 NC State men's tennis team downed No. 52 Louisville, 7-0, on Sunday, Feb. 25 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C. After securing the doubles point, the Wolfpack went on to win all six singles bouts, improving the team to 9-1 on the season. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 6-7.
Juniors Nick Cavaday and Ben Zink were quick to collect their doubles win over James McArthur and Robert Rotaru, 8-4, at No. 1. Freshman James McGee and sophomore Jay Weinacker secured the Pack's 10th doubles point of the season with a win over Slavko Radman and David Simon, 8-5, at No. 2. Senior William Noblitt and sophomore Christian Welte fell in the tiebreaker for the final doubles match to Damar Johnson and Chris Herrlinger, 8-7 (5), at No. 3.
After gaining a 1-0 lead, the red and white swept all the singles matches in the fourth shutout this season for the Pack. Noblitt was the first to grab a singles point after downing Rotaru, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 3, and senior Andre Iriarte quickly followed, defeating Simon, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 4.
Cavaday kept the Pack perfect at the No. 1 slot and secured the win after knocking down his third ranked opponent, No. 40 Radman, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1. McGee downed Johnson in the third-set tiebreak, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 1 (10-5), at No. 2, and Weinacker overwhelmed Horatiu Oltean at 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5.
Welte completed the 7-0 win by finishing off Kenneth Nordheim, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6.
The Wolfpack returns to the courts on Saturday, March 3 with a double header at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on the NC State campus. The red and white will take on Navy at 10 a.m. and Charlotte at 2 p.m.
No. 36 NC State d. No. 52 Louisville, 7-0
Doubles:
1. No. 33 Cavaday/Zink d. J. McArthur/R. Rotaru (UL), 8-4
2. No. 31 McGee/Weinacker d. S. Radman/D. Simon (UL), 8-5
3. D. Johnson/C. Herrlinger (UL) d. Noblitt/Welte, 8-7 (5)
Singles:
1. Cavaday d. No. 40 S. Radman (UL), 6-3, 6-2
2. McGee d. D. Johnson (UL), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 1 (10-5)
3. Noblitt d. R. Rotaru (UL), 6-1, 6-1
4. Iriarte d. D. Simon (UL), 6-1, 6-2
5. Weinacker d. H. Oltean (UL), 6-1, 6-4
6. Welte d. K. Nordheim (UL), 6-1, 6-4
