North Carolina State University Athletics
Welte, Sullivan Shock Top Doubles Team, Pack Falls to Wake
3/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH, N.C. - Senior Christian Welte and redshirt freshman Julian Sullivan shocked the top-ranked doubles pair in the nation, Cory Parr and Steve Forman, in the No. 48 NC State men's tennis team's loss to No. 48 Wake Forest. The Pack lost 5-2 on Tuesday, March 31 in Raleigh, N.C. after winning the doubles point, but only one singles match. The loss sends NC State to 9-10 (3-4 ACC) and the Demon Deacons improve to 15-6 (5-1 ACC).
Senior Jay Weinacker and freshman Jaime Pulgar swiftly defeated Iain Atkinson and Carlos Salmon, 8-4, at the No. 2 doubles spot to start the match. Sophomore Rob Lowe and freshman Justin Jendruch fell, 8-4, at No. 3 doubles to Jonathan Wolff and Jason Morgenstern to split the doubles matches.
With the doubles point on the line, it was up to Welte and Sullivan to earn the Pack an early lead. After trading games with the top-ranked doubles duo in the nation, Parr and Forman, the NC State duo was up 6-5. The Pack then took control of the match and won the last two games to hand the Demon Deacon pair their third loss of the season, and the first ACC doubles match loss for the duo.
The Demon Deacons went on to win five singles matches to earn the victory over NC State.
Weinacker, who earned his highest ranking of his career as the 36th-ranked singles player today, suffered his first conference loss of the season to 21st-ranked Parr, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 1. Morgenstern defeated Sullivan, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 5.
Sophomore David Chermak beat Andrew Brasseaux in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 6 to win the Pack's only singles match of the day.
Pulgar fell to Wolff, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3, and Forman secured the win for Wake Forest after fending off No. 118 Welte, 6-2, 7-5, at the second singles spot. Senior Derek Stephens split his first two sets, but fell in the third, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, at No. 3.
The Pack will continue its home stretch with a match against No. 31 Miami on Friday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.
No. 28 Wake Forest d. No. 48 NC State, 5-2
Doubles
1. Welte/Sullivan d. No. 1 Parr/Forman (WFU), 8-5
2. Weinacker/Pulgar d. Atkinson/Carlos Salmon (WFU), 8-4
3. Wolff/Morgenstern (WFU) d. Justin Jendruch/Rob Lowe, 8-4
Order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles
1. No. 21 Cory Parr (WFU) d. No. 36 Jay Weinacker, 6-4, 6-1
2. Steve Forman (WFU) d. No. 118 Christian Welte, 6-2, 7-5
3. Jonathan Wolff (WFU) d. Jaime Pulgar, 6-2, 6-2
4. Iain Atkinson (WFU) d. Derek Stephens, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
5. Jason Morgenstern (WFU) d. Julian Sullivan. 6-3, 6-3
6. David Chermak d. Andrew Brasseaux (WFU), 6-3, 7-5
Order of finish: 1,5,6,3,2*,4
*Clinches the win
