NC State Rolls Past Miami

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's tennis team downed Miami 5-2 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. It's NC State's fourth ACC victory in its last five matches and moves the Pack to 13-11 (4-5 ACC), while Miami falls to 8-10 (2-7 ACC).

NC State is finding its form deep into ACC play. Since March 26^th, the Pack has only lost once, falling in a 4-3 decision with the deciding point coming in the tiebreak of the third set of the final match.

"We did a good job today. The team as a whole is battling and being scrappy and it pays off," head coach Jon Choboy said. "Miami plays good doubles. They have solid doubles records all the way through. They won a big match last weekend, so they were confident. We talked about coming out much more aggressive in doubles. We did that and got a lead on the courts, which is critically important. We did what we had to do in singles. Hats off to our guys."

"We'd like to be five-of-five here, but we have another great opportunity tomorrow and I think that is what the guys are focused on."

Match Recap:
The Pack claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Alexis Galarneau and Micheal Ogden upset No. 40 Max Andrews and Jesse Flores with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles. Ivan Saveljic and Igor Saveljic added a 6-4 victory from court three to clinch the point.

In singles play, NC State extended it lead to 3-0 with two quick singles wins. No. 109 Galarneau won his team-leading 23rd match of the year with a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court two and Georgiy Malyshev won the 22nd match of his season with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court three.

Miami responded to the Pack's run with a match on court six, but NC State clinched the overall result minutes later as Igor Saveljic won 7-6(3), 6-2 on court four to seal the victory.

No. 80 Horton grinded out a 6-4, 6-7(0), 1-0(7) win over No. 46 Piotr Lomacki to earn his fifth win of the year over a ranked opponent and his 19th of the season.

Miami closed out the match with a result on court five to bring the score to 5-2.

Up Next:
NC State will be back in action tomorrow as it welcomes No. 33 Florida State to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center at 4 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Miami vs NC State
Apr 14, 2017 at Raleigh, N.C.
(JW Isenhour Tennis Center)
NC State 5, Miami 2

1. #80 Nick Horton (ST) def. #46 Piotr Lomacki (UM) 6-4, 6-7 (0-7), 1-0 (10-7)
2. #109 Alexis Galarneau (ST) def. Christian Langmo (UM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Georgiy Malyshev (ST) def. Max Andrews (UM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Igor Saveljic (ST) def. Jesse Flores (UM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
5. Nile Clark (UM) def. Ivan Saveljic (ST) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Dane Dunlap (UM) def. Michael Ogden (ST) 6-3, 6-2

1. Michael Ogden/Alexis Galarneau (ST) def. #40 Max Andrews/Jesse Flores (UM) 6-2
2. Nick Horton/Georgiy Malyshev (ST) vs. Piotr Lomacki/Nile Clark (UM) 5-5, unfinished
3. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (ST) def. Christian Langmo/Dane Dunlap (UM) 6-4

Match Notes:
Miami 8-10 2-7 ACC
NC State 13-11 4-5 ACC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,6,4,1,5)
T-3:45 A-116

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Galarneau

Nick Horton

Georgiy Malyshev

Michael Ogden

Igor Saveljic

Ivan Saveljic