Friday, October 16
Cary, N.C.
All Day
NC State
vs
ITA Carolina Regional
Horton, Norenius Dominate Opening Day of ITA Regional
10/16/2015 6:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Both advance to Round of 32
Results
CARY, N.C. - The NC State men's tennis team opened the ITA Carolina Regional with six wins Friday. Nick Horton and 71st-ranked Simon Norenius advanced from the round of 128 to the round of 32 in the main draw.
Round of 128:
Nick Horton opened the day for the Wolfpack after defeating Jonathan Walker of Gardner Webb, 6-1, 6-2. After a rain delay, Norenius followed with a dominating 6-1, 6-0, win over NC A&T's Keiston Davis.
Ian Dempster and Shoti Meparidze both dropped close matches in the opening round to formable opponents. Meparidze dropped a match to Wake's Jonathan Ho, while Dempster fell in a three-set thriller to Furman's Matt Browne that was decided in a tiebreak.
Round of 64:
Horton knocked off Davidson's David Hager in straight sets to improve to 2-0 on the day and 5-1 on the season. Horton won, 6-1, 6-2. Norenius followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Duke's Jason Lapidus.
Consolation Round of 64:
Meparidze bounced back in the consolation bracket to defeat Ben Horst of Furman. The sophomore won in straight sets, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Dempster also rebounded in the doubles draw, defeating Jack Thomas of Wofford, 6-4, 6-1.
Up Next:
Dempster and Meparidze will continue in the consolation draw, Horton and Norenius will continue in the round of 32, and the Pack will debut new doubles teams on Saturday at Cary Tennis Park.
CARY, N.C. - The NC State men's tennis team opened the ITA Carolina Regional with six wins Friday. Nick Horton and 71st-ranked Simon Norenius advanced from the round of 128 to the round of 32 in the main draw.
Round of 128:
Nick Horton opened the day for the Wolfpack after defeating Jonathan Walker of Gardner Webb, 6-1, 6-2. After a rain delay, Norenius followed with a dominating 6-1, 6-0, win over NC A&T's Keiston Davis.
Ian Dempster and Shoti Meparidze both dropped close matches in the opening round to formable opponents. Meparidze dropped a match to Wake's Jonathan Ho, while Dempster fell in a three-set thriller to Furman's Matt Browne that was decided in a tiebreak.
Round of 64:
Horton knocked off Davidson's David Hager in straight sets to improve to 2-0 on the day and 5-1 on the season. Horton won, 6-1, 6-2. Norenius followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Duke's Jason Lapidus.
Consolation Round of 64:
Meparidze bounced back in the consolation bracket to defeat Ben Horst of Furman. The sophomore won in straight sets, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Dempster also rebounded in the doubles draw, defeating Jack Thomas of Wofford, 6-4, 6-1.
Up Next:
Dempster and Meparidze will continue in the consolation draw, Horton and Norenius will continue in the round of 32, and the Pack will debut new doubles teams on Saturday at Cary Tennis Park.
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