No. 42 NC State Defeats Louisville, 4-3

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 42 NC State men's tennis team defeated Louisville, 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville. The Wolfpack improves to 15-11 (4-5 ACC) and Louisville falls to 11-13 (0-8 ACC).

With the victory, NC State closes in on the all-time series record between the two programs. Louisville currently holds a 4-3 advantage.

No. 85 Thomas Weigel earned his 20th win of the spring season, which vaults him into the top-10 lists for most wins in a spring season. He is currently 7^th in school history with 20 wins this spring.

Match Recap:
Louisville took the doubles point winning on courts two and three. Weigel and Simon Norenius earned a win at the top spot for their seventh victory of the season. Weigel leads the team with 15 doubles wins this season and is up to 6^th on the Pack's all-time doubles wins.

NC State answered quickly in singles play, jumping out to first-set wins on five of the six courts. The Pack tied the match, as Weigel added his historic 20^th win of the season.

Louisville answered back, going up 2-1 with a victory at No. 5 singles. From there, the Pack rattled off three-straight wins to clinch the decision and comeback for the second time in the match.

Shoti Meparidze won in straight sets on court six, Igor Saveljic won on court four, and No. 77 Nick Horton picked up a straight-set win on court five to clinch the result.

Louisville took a win at the top spot to earn its third point of the match, as No. 44 Simon Norenius fell in three sets.

Up Next:
NC State continues its three-match road stand, as it travels to Florida State and Miami next weekend.

Tennis Match Results
NC State vs Louisville Men's Tennis
Apr 03, 2016 at Louisville, Ky
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
#42 NC State 4, Louisville Men's Tennis 3

Singles competition
1. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU-MT) def. Simon Norenius (NCST) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Nick Horton (NCST) def. Alex Gornet (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
3. Thomas Weigel (NCST) def. George Hedley (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-2
4. Igor Saveljic (NCST) def. Jeffrey Brown (LOU-MT) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
5. Brandon Lancaster (LOU-MT) def. Ivan Saveljic (NCST) 6-1, 6-3
6. Shoti Meparidze (NCST) def. Sean Donohue (LOU-MT) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles competition
1. Simon Norenius/Thomas Weigel (NCST) def. Jeffrey Brown/Alex Gornet (LOU-MT) 6-4
2. George Hedley/C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU-MT) def. Nick Horton/Igor Saveljic (NCST) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Sean Donohue/Courtney Lock (LOU-MT) def. Ivan Saveljic/Michael Ogden (NCST) 6-1

Match Notes:
NC State 15-10; National ranking #42
Louisville Men's Tennis 11-12
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,5,6,4,2,1)
T-2:58 A-98

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Players Mentioned

Nick Horton

Simon Norenius

Michael Ogden

Igor Saveljic

Ivan Saveljic

Thomas Weigel