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No. 36 Pack Dominates Bryant, Boston College
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Smithfield, R.I. and Chestnut Hill, Mass. -- The 36th-ranked NC State men's tennis team didn't give up a point en route to victories over Bryant University and Boston College on Thursday. The Wolfpack extends its winning streak to four and has won seven of its last eight matches.
 
NC State 4, Bryant University 0:
Thomas Weigel and Shoti Meparidize played as a doubles team for the first this season and pulled away in the tiebreaker to clinch the double's point for the Pack.
Robbie Mudge and Nick Horton continued their doubles team success with a victory at the No. 1 doubles position in the lineup.
In singles, the Pack earned straight-set victories from Austin Powell, Weigel and Meparidze to clinch the match.
Weigel provided the largest winning margin of the day with a, 6-1, 6-1, victory over Bryant's Oliver Welsh. The junior is playing some of his best tennis of the year, as he has six consecutive singles wins and seven straight doubles victories.
Austin Powell earned his 12th win of the season, while freshman Meparidze picked up his third win after being inserted in the lineup late in the season.
 
NC State 7, BC 0:
After an hour commute to Chestnut Hill, the team continued its dominating performance on the court. Once again the duos of Mudge and Horton and Weigel and Meparidze picked up doubles wins to take the doubles point.
NC State also won every singles match in straight sets to pick up its fourth win in a row.
 
Beck Bond won, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. This is his eighth win in a row and ninth win in his last 10 matches.
Once again, Weigel produced the most-lopsided win of the day. The junior took a decisive, 6-0, win in the first set, and closed out the match with a, 6-2, second-set win.
 
Up Next:
NC State concludes its regular season against Notre Dame on Saturday, at 1 p.m. in South Bend, Ind.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Bryant University
Apr 16, 2015 at Smithfield R.I.
(Bryant University)
#36 NC State 4, Bryant University 0
Singles competition
1. Matt Kuhar (BRY) vs. #54 Robbie Mudge (ST) 6-4, 0-4, unfinished
2. Zach Morris (BRY) vs. Beck Bond (ST) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
3. #92 Austin Powell (ST) def. Luke Lorenz (BRY) 6-4, 6-0
4. Thomas Weigel (ST) def. Oliver Welsh (BRY) 6-1, 6-1
5. Max Vogt (BRY) vs. Nick Horton (ST) 7-6 (7-5), 1-5, unfinished
6. Shoti Meparidze (ST) def. Jorge Ortiz (BRY) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Robbie Mudge/Nick Horton (ST) def. Matt Kuhar/Josh Kliger (BRY) 8-2
2. Ernesto Argullo/Zach Morris (BRY) def. Beck Bond/Austin Powell (ST) 8-6
3. Thomas Weigel/Shoti Meparidze (ST) def. Luke Lorenz/Max Vogt (BRY) 8-7 (7-5)
Match Notes:
NC State 16-9; National ranking #36
Bryant University 6-11
 
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Boston College
Apr 16, 2015 at Chestnut Hill
(Flynn Complex & Recreation)
NC State 7, Boston College 0
Singles competition
1. Robbie Mudge (ST) def. Philip Nelson (BC) 6-0, 6-4
2. Beck Bond (ST) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Austin Powell (ST) def. Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-4, 6-1
4. Thomas Weigel (ST) def. Kent Mukai (BC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Nick Horton (ST) def. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-1, 6-4
6. Shoti Meparidze (ST) def. Will Turner (BC) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Nick Horton/Robbie Mudge (ST) def. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 8-4
2. Philip Nelson/Aidan McNulty (BC) vs. Austin Powell/Beck Bond (ST) 5-7, unfinished
3. Thomas Weigel/Shoti Meparidze (ST) def. Conor Mullins/Matt Wagner (BC) 8-4
Match Notes:
NC State 16-9; National ranking #36
Boston College 8-16
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