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No. 55 Men's Tennis Falls at No. 75 VCU
2/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. -
No. 55 NC State (7-4) fell at No. 75 Virginia Commonwealth (10-3) by a 5-2 score on Saturday, Feb. 26. Rafael Paez and Ivan Sanchez Gomez each picked up singles wins for the Wolfpack.
Paez downed Antonie Baroz at No. 4 in a three-set bout, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, while Sanchez Gomez topped Alejandro Argente in straight-sets, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 6.
The Rams took the opening doubles point to take an early lead, before clinching the match with wins at four singles spots.
NC State will return to play on March 11 with a 2 p.m. match at College of Charleston.
No. 75 VCU (10-3) d. No. 55 NC State (7-4), 5-2
Doubles
1. Jaime Vazquez Catoria / Camill Salomon (VCU) d. Dominic Hodgson / Julian Sullivan (NCSU), 9-7
2. Tim Johannsen/ Antonie Baroz (VCU) d. Jaime Pulgar / Dave Thomson (NCSU), 8-4
3. Max Wennakoski/ Filip Svensson (VCU) d. Rafael Paez / Ivan Sanchez Gomez (NCSU), 8-6
Singles
1. No. 113 Tim Johannsen (VCU) d. No. 104 Jaime Pulgar (NCSU), 7-6(6), 7-6(1)
2. Max Wennakoski (VCU) d. Dominic Hodgson (NCSU), 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-4
3. Jaime Vazquez Catoria (VCU) d. Dave Thomson (NCSU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Rafael Paez (NCSU) d. Antonie Baroz (VCU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
5. Filip Svensson (VCU) d. Julian Sullivan (NCSU), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)
6. Ivan Sanchez Gomez (NCSU) d. Alejandro Argente (VCU), 6-1, 6-2
