Sunday, February 5
Raleigh, N.C.
1 p.m.
NC State
3
vs
4
No. 12 Oklahoma State
NC State Drops Heartbreaker to No. 12 Oklahoma State
2/5/2017 7:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's tennis team's comeback attempt came up short, as No. 12 Oklahoma State snuck past the Wolfpack with a narrow 4-3 victory. Despite falling behind 3-0, the Pack won three-straight singles matches to tie the match before The Cowboys won the final singles match.
Coach's Perspective:
"There was definitely a lot of competitiveness from our guys," said head coach Jon Choboy. "We knew we'd be in a position to win some sets. We've got to finish. We've spent a lot of time working on playing intelligent tennis. It put us in good position today. We got ourselves right where we wanted to be, we just have to finish it. We'll keep working on that."
Match Recap:
The Pack dropped the doubles point as Oklahoma State won two doubles matches. Nick Horton and Alexis Galarneau won the doubles match on court two before the Cowboys won on courts one and three.
In singles play, The Cowboys jumped out to a 3-0 lead, as Arjun Kadhe downed Michael Ogden on court four and No. 41 Julian Cash defeated No. 39 Horton.
From there, NC State clawed its way back into the match, as No. 103 Galarneau dominated Oklahoma State's No. 30 Lukas Finzelberg 6-1, 6-4.
Igor Saveljic picked up the Pack's second point with a massive 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over Artur Dubinski. Saveljic entered today's match 918 spots behind Dubinski with a world ranking of 1654. Dubinski, who was making his college debut, owns a world ranking of 736. Saveljic is now a perfect 7-0 this spring season.
The Pack tied the match, as Georgiy Malyshev rallied for a three-set victory, downing Lucas Gerch 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Oklahoma State got the decisive victory on court six, as Jurence Mendoza earned a 7-5, 7-5 victory for the win.
Up Next:
NC State will be back in action Friday, as it welcomes Northwestern to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
Coach's Perspective:
"There was definitely a lot of competitiveness from our guys," said head coach Jon Choboy. "We knew we'd be in a position to win some sets. We've got to finish. We've spent a lot of time working on playing intelligent tennis. It put us in good position today. We got ourselves right where we wanted to be, we just have to finish it. We'll keep working on that."
Match Recap:
The Pack dropped the doubles point as Oklahoma State won two doubles matches. Nick Horton and Alexis Galarneau won the doubles match on court two before the Cowboys won on courts one and three.
In singles play, The Cowboys jumped out to a 3-0 lead, as Arjun Kadhe downed Michael Ogden on court four and No. 41 Julian Cash defeated No. 39 Horton.
From there, NC State clawed its way back into the match, as No. 103 Galarneau dominated Oklahoma State's No. 30 Lukas Finzelberg 6-1, 6-4.
Igor Saveljic picked up the Pack's second point with a massive 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over Artur Dubinski. Saveljic entered today's match 918 spots behind Dubinski with a world ranking of 1654. Dubinski, who was making his college debut, owns a world ranking of 736. Saveljic is now a perfect 7-0 this spring season.
The Pack tied the match, as Georgiy Malyshev rallied for a three-set victory, downing Lucas Gerch 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Oklahoma State got the decisive victory on court six, as Jurence Mendoza earned a 7-5, 7-5 victory for the win.
Up Next:
NC State will be back in action Friday, as it welcomes Northwestern to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
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