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NC State Cruises Past Louisville, 4-1
3/17/2019 3:39:00β―PM | Men's Tennis
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With the win, NC State improves to 11-6 (2-1 ACC) and the Cardinals fall to 12-7 (1-4 ACC).
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FROM THE HEAD COACH:
Great weekend of tennis by our guys.
β NC State Men's Tennis πΊπΎ (@PackMensTennis) March 17, 2019
Hear from head coach @NCSt10sCoachKyl on today's win over Louisville: pic.twitter.com/u3EsuuOv3W
MATCH RECAP:
NC State once again put together a solid doubles outing as it picked up wins the Cardinals on two courts to claim the opening point.
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Ivan Saveljic and Igor Saveljic served out their match on court three to complete the 6-3 win over Louisville's Federico Gomez and Clement Filho.
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Second doubles win of the weekend for Ivan and @SaveljicIgor! 6-3 over Gomez/Filho to get us started strong. #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/tE0dE7AEQd
β NC State Men's Tennis πΊπΎ (@PackMensTennis) March 17, 2019
Georgiy Malyshev and Tadas Babelis added a 6-4 win over George Hedley and Alex Wesbrooks to secure the doubles point for the Pack.
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Pack 1, Louisville 0
β NC State Men's Tennis πΊπΎ (@PackMensTennis) March 17, 2019
Solid 6-4 win for Tadas Babelis and Georgiy Malyshev to clinch the doubles point. #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/ZMslRG0V7g
The Pack took early control in singles action as it picked up first sets on five of six courts on the way to cruising to the team win.
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Babelis defeated Sergio Hernandez 6-2, 6-1 to add to the Pack's tally, and Malyshev put the Pack a match away from the clinch with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Wesbrooks. The match marked the 50th singles win of Malyshev's career.
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Pack 3, Louisville 0
β NC State Men's Tennis πΊπΎ (@PackMensTennis) March 17, 2019
Match away from the clinch as Georgiy Malyshev picks up the 50th singles victory of his career! He beats Alex Wesbrookw 6-2, 6-2. #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/Kap4joNSO5
Louisville got on the board with a win on court four, but Galarneau quickly followed with a straight-sets victory to clinch. The Wolfpack junior broke Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff's serve to close out the 6-3, 6-4 and pick up the 50th singles victory of his NC State career.
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Pack 4, Louisville 1
β NC State Men's Tennis πΊπΎ (@PackMensTennis) March 17, 2019
A break and the match clincher for @tennisgalarneau's 50th career singles win! He takes down Kougoucheff 6-3, 6-4. #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/aZRWhxYR2E
UP NEXT:
The Pack returns home to host Wake Forest at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 before hitting the road to take on Boston College (March 22) and Notre Dame (March 24). Β Β
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RESULTS:
NC State 4, Louisville 1
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (3, 1)
1. Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) vs. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff/Fabien Salle (UL) 5-5, unfinished
2. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. George Hedley/Alex Wesbrooks (UL) 6-4
3. Ivan Saveljic/Igor Saveljic (NC State) def. Federico Gomez/Clement Filho (UL) 6-3
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Singles Results
Order of finish: (3, 6, 4, 1)
1. #25 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. Christohper Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) 6-3, 6-4
2. Igor Saveljic (NC State) vs. Brandon Lancaster (UL) 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
3. Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. Sergio Hernandez (UL) 6-2, 6-1
4. Fabien Salle (UL) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-1, 6-2
5. Robert Turzak (NC State) vs. David Mizrahi (UL) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
6. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. Alex Wesbrooks (UL) 6-2, 6-2
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