No. 56 Men's Tennis to Face Penn State

2/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Feb. 4, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. -

The NC State men's tennis team, ranked 56th nationally, will travel to University Park, Pa. this weekend to take on Penn State at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 9 a.m.  

The Wolfpack (3-3) returns to action after splitting two bouts at the ITA Kick-Off last weekend, topping No. 62 Troy and falling to No. 7 Florida.  

Series History
NC State stands at 8-0 all-time against the Nittany Lions.

ITA Polls
The Wolfpack is ranked No. 56 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association team poll, while Jaime Pulgar (No. 61), Dominic Hodgson (No. 82) and Dave Thomson (No. 106) are all ranked in singles action.

Scouting the Opposition
The Nittany Lions (3-1) are coming off of a 5-2 win over Army at home this past weekend.