North Carolina State University Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Chapel Hill, N.C.
9:30 am
NC State
vs
No. 35 Drake
No. 40 Wolfpack Primed for ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/22/2016 5:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 40 NC State men's tennis team is slated to face second-seeded and 35th-ranked Drake University Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Pack enters the regional as the third seed and will aim for a spot at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February.
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All matches will be played indoors at The Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on North Carolina's campus in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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The Path to Charlottesville:
NC State must win two matches this weekend to advance to the ITA National Team Indoors Championships located in Charlottesville, Va. In addition to Drake, The Pack could play fourth seed Indiana or top seed North Carolina in its Sunday match.
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The Competition:
North Carolina leads all teams with three ranked singles players. The Tar Heels also have the nation's top-ranked doubles duo of Brett Clark and Robert Kelly. Indiana is paced by 27th-ranked Sam Monette.
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Only five spots separate Drake and NC State in the rankings. Neither team has a ranked singles player or doubles duo. Drake defeated the Pack last season in a neutral-site match, winning 4-3 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
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Perfect Start:
As a team, NC State is off to a 3-0 start on the season. Nick Horton, Thomas Weigel, Ivan Saveljic and Igor Saveljic have perfect singles and doubles records. Weigel and the Saveljic twins are all 3-0 in singles and doubles matches, while Horton is 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 40 NC State men's tennis team is slated to face second-seeded and 35th-ranked Drake University Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Pack enters the regional as the third seed and will aim for a spot at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February.
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All matches will be played indoors at The Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on North Carolina's campus in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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The Path to Charlottesville:
NC State must win two matches this weekend to advance to the ITA National Team Indoors Championships located in Charlottesville, Va. In addition to Drake, The Pack could play fourth seed Indiana or top seed North Carolina in its Sunday match.
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The Competition:
North Carolina leads all teams with three ranked singles players. The Tar Heels also have the nation's top-ranked doubles duo of Brett Clark and Robert Kelly. Indiana is paced by 27th-ranked Sam Monette.
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Only five spots separate Drake and NC State in the rankings. Neither team has a ranked singles player or doubles duo. Drake defeated the Pack last season in a neutral-site match, winning 4-3 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
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Perfect Start:
As a team, NC State is off to a 3-0 start on the season. Nick Horton, Thomas Weigel, Ivan Saveljic and Igor Saveljic have perfect singles and doubles records. Weigel and the Saveljic twins are all 3-0 in singles and doubles matches, while Horton is 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches.
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