Friday, April 19
Sheffield Tennis Center (Durham, N.C.)
9 AM
NC State
4
vs
2
Miami (ACC Championship Quarterfinals)
Photo by: Chris Baird
Pack Advances to ACC Championship Semifinals for First Time in Program History
4/19/2019 12:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
NC State to face top-seeded Wake Forest in semifinal round on Saturday morning
DURHAM, N.C. – The NC State men's tennis team is headed to the ACC Championship semifinals for the first time in program history. The 20th-ranked Wolfpack defeated No. 29 Miami, 4-2, in the ACC quarterfinals Friday morning inside the Sheffield Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Pack improved to 18-9 on the year, marking the most wins in a single season since the 2016 dual match campaign during which it also won 18 matches. It was also NC State's fourth consecutive win, making the Pack's current winning streak its longest of the 2019 season.
The Wolfpack has now defeated Miami in its last three meetings against the Hurricanes, and the win was NC State's seventh over a ranked opponent this season.
NC State will now turn its attention to the semifinal round, where it will face No. 1 seed Wake Forest on Saturday morning. The semifinal match is set for a 10 a.m. start at the Cary Tennis Park.
FROM THE HEAD COACH:
MATCH RECAP:
NC State kicked off the outing by claiming the doubles point for the fourth match in a row.
Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic cruised past Miami's Bojan Jankulovski and Dane Dunlap, beating the Hurricane duo by a 6-1 score. It marked the ninth doubles victory in a row for the Wolfpack brothers, as they have compiled an impressive 9-1 clip against ACC opponents this season.
In a competitive contest on court one, the 42nd-ranked Wolfpack duo of Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden managed to pick up the first break of the match to take a 4-3 lead. The pair went on to defeat Adria Soriano Barrera and Stephen Madonia by a 6-4 score to clinch the doubles point for the Pack.
Tadas Babelis extended the Pack's lead in singles action with a solid win in straight sets. His 6-1, 6-3 decision over Dunlap put NC State up 2-0 as a team.
Igor added a solid straight-sets win over Francisco Bastias on court two, as his 6-4, 6-3 victory put the Wolfpack a match away from the clinch at 3-0.
Miami drew back within one as it picked up a pair of singles wins on courts one and four, and the remaining matches on courts five and six extended into third sets.
Georgiy Malyshev and Yannai Barkai both split sets on their courts but managed to take quick control of their third sets. It was Malyshev who clinched the semifinals berth for the Wolfpack as the senior powered his way to the 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over Miami's William Grattan-Smith.
UP NEXT:
NC State will continue ACC Championship action on Saturday morning as it faces Wake Forest in the semifinals at 10 a.m. at the Cary Tennis Park.
RESULTS:
No. 20 NC State 4, No. 29 Miami 2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 1)
1. #42 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) def. Adria Soriano Barrera/Stephen Madonia (Miami) 6-4
2. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NC State) def. Bojan Jankulovski/Dane Dunlap (Miami) 6-1
3. Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Franco Aubone/Francisco Bastias (Miami) 5-4, unfinished
Singles
Order of finish: (3, 2, 4, 1, 5)
1. #42 Adria Soriano Barrera (Miami) def. #21 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
2. Igor Saveljic (NC State) def. Francisco Bastias (Miami) 6-4, 6-3
3. Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. Dane Dunlap (Miami) 6-1, 6-3
4. #81 Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-2, 6-4
5. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Franco Aubone (Miami) 7-5, 6-7 (5), 4-1, unfinished
6. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. William Grattan-Smith (Miami) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4
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With the victory, the Pack improved to 18-9 on the year, marking the most wins in a single season since the 2016 dual match campaign during which it also won 18 matches. It was also NC State's fourth consecutive win, making the Pack's current winning streak its longest of the 2019 season.
The Wolfpack has now defeated Miami in its last three meetings against the Hurricanes, and the win was NC State's seventh over a ranked opponent this season.
NC State will now turn its attention to the semifinal round, where it will face No. 1 seed Wake Forest on Saturday morning. The semifinal match is set for a 10 a.m. start at the Cary Tennis Park.
FROM THE HEAD COACH:
"These guys are always up for the fight."@NCSt10sCoachKyl on today's #ACCMTEN quarterfinal win over Miami: pic.twitter.com/PHEpGRSuta
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
MATCH RECAP:
NC State kicked off the outing by claiming the doubles point for the fourth match in a row.
Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic cruised past Miami's Bojan Jankulovski and Dane Dunlap, beating the Hurricane duo by a 6-1 score. It marked the ninth doubles victory in a row for the Wolfpack brothers, as they have compiled an impressive 9-1 clip against ACC opponents this season.
Ivan and @SaveljicIgor cruise to the 6-1 win over Jankulovski and Dunlap 💪 pic.twitter.com/Ri7zbHDdWy
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
In a competitive contest on court one, the 42nd-ranked Wolfpack duo of Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden managed to pick up the first break of the match to take a 4-3 lead. The pair went on to defeat Adria Soriano Barrera and Stephen Madonia by a 6-4 score to clinch the doubles point for the Pack.
TOUGH. @mikeogden07 @tennisgalarneau #PackRisin #ACCMTEN pic.twitter.com/Ilsc0yhmhv
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
Tadas Babelis extended the Pack's lead in singles action with a solid win in straight sets. His 6-1, 6-3 decision over Dunlap put NC State up 2-0 as a team.
Pack 2, Miami 0
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
Tadas Babelis holds serve to defeat Dane Dunlap 6-1, 6-3!#PackRisin pic.twitter.com/OcFo0HDXE8
Igor added a solid straight-sets win over Francisco Bastias on court two, as his 6-4, 6-3 victory put the Wolfpack a match away from the clinch at 3-0.
Pack 3, Miami 0@SaveljicIgor with the 6-4, 6-3 victory over Francisco Bastias to put us a match away from the clinch!#PackRisin pic.twitter.com/XvYqtNe1uR
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
Miami drew back within one as it picked up a pair of singles wins on courts one and four, and the remaining matches on courts five and six extended into third sets.
Georgiy Malyshev and Yannai Barkai both split sets on their courts but managed to take quick control of their third sets. It was Malyshev who clinched the semifinals berth for the Wolfpack as the senior powered his way to the 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over Miami's William Grattan-Smith.
FINAL: Pack 4, Miami 2
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 19, 2019
We are SEMIFINALS BOUND at the #ACCMTEN Championship for the first time in program history!
Georgiy Malyshev guts out the 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win to advance us. #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/QjrCQIInWD
UP NEXT:
NC State will continue ACC Championship action on Saturday morning as it faces Wake Forest in the semifinals at 10 a.m. at the Cary Tennis Park.
RESULTS:
No. 20 NC State 4, No. 29 Miami 2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 1)
1. #42 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) def. Adria Soriano Barrera/Stephen Madonia (Miami) 6-4
2. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NC State) def. Bojan Jankulovski/Dane Dunlap (Miami) 6-1
3. Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Franco Aubone/Francisco Bastias (Miami) 5-4, unfinished
Singles
Order of finish: (3, 2, 4, 1, 5)
1. #42 Adria Soriano Barrera (Miami) def. #21 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
2. Igor Saveljic (NC State) def. Francisco Bastias (Miami) 6-4, 6-3
3. Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. Dane Dunlap (Miami) 6-1, 6-3
4. #81 Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-2, 6-4
5. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Franco Aubone (Miami) 7-5, 6-7 (5), 4-1, unfinished
6. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. William Grattan-Smith (Miami) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4
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