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Friday, April 5
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#49 Georgia Tech
Wolfpack Suffers Setback at Georgia Tech
4/5/2019 8:43:00β―PM | Men's Tennis
ATLANTA, Ga. β The No. 21 NC State men's tennis team opened its final weekend of road matches at No. 49 Georgia Tech Friday evening, falling to the Yellow Jackets by a 4-0 score.
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With the loss, the Wolfpack falls to 14-9 (5-4 ACC) on the season, and the Yellow Jackets improve to 9-9 (4-5 ACC).
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NC State played a solid doubles point but was unable to clinch as Georgia Tech took wins on courts three and one. Seniors Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic swung a 6-4 victory over Cole Gromley and Zummy Bauer after facing an early two-game deficit for NC State's only doubles win of the day.
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The Yellow Jackets went on to win three singles courts to clinch the match. Gromley led off with a 6-4, 6-1 over NC State senior Georgiy Malyshev, and No. 62 Carlos Divar put Georgia Tech a match away from the clinch with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over 22nd-ranked Alexis Galarneau.
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The deciding win came from Georgia Tech's Pablo Schelcher, as he defeated Robert Turzak in a 6-4, 7-6 (4) decision.
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UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack will make the trip to Clemson to take on the Tigers at 11 a.m. on Sunday before closing out its road stint at Duke on Wednesday, April 10.
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RESULTS:
Georgia Tech 4, NC State 0
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
1. Carlos Divar/Phillip Gresk (GT) def. #47 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) 7-6 (5)
2. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NC State) def. Cole Gromley/Zummy Bauer (GT) 6-4
3. Pablo Schelcher/Joseph Gandolfo (GT) def. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) 6-4
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Singles Results
Order of finish: (5, 1, 4)
1. #62 Carlos Divar (GT) def. #22 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 7-6 (5), 7-5
2. Andrew Li (GT) vs. Igor Saveljic (NC State) 5-7, 7-2, 3-1, unfinished
3. Phillip Gresk (GT) vs. Tadas Babelis (NC State) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-2, unfinished
4. Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5. Cole Gromley (GT) def. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) 6-4, 6-1
6. Brandon Freestone (GT) vs. Ivan Saveljic (NC State) 6-7 (5), 6-3, unfinished
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With the loss, the Wolfpack falls to 14-9 (5-4 ACC) on the season, and the Yellow Jackets improve to 9-9 (4-5 ACC).
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NC State played a solid doubles point but was unable to clinch as Georgia Tech took wins on courts three and one. Seniors Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic swung a 6-4 victory over Cole Gromley and Zummy Bauer after facing an early two-game deficit for NC State's only doubles win of the day.
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The Yellow Jackets went on to win three singles courts to clinch the match. Gromley led off with a 6-4, 6-1 over NC State senior Georgiy Malyshev, and No. 62 Carlos Divar put Georgia Tech a match away from the clinch with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over 22nd-ranked Alexis Galarneau.
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The deciding win came from Georgia Tech's Pablo Schelcher, as he defeated Robert Turzak in a 6-4, 7-6 (4) decision.
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UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack will make the trip to Clemson to take on the Tigers at 11 a.m. on Sunday before closing out its road stint at Duke on Wednesday, April 10.
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RESULTS:
Georgia Tech 4, NC State 0
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
1. Carlos Divar/Phillip Gresk (GT) def. #47 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) 7-6 (5)
2. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NC State) def. Cole Gromley/Zummy Bauer (GT) 6-4
3. Pablo Schelcher/Joseph Gandolfo (GT) def. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) 6-4
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Singles Results
Order of finish: (5, 1, 4)
1. #62 Carlos Divar (GT) def. #22 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 7-6 (5), 7-5
2. Andrew Li (GT) vs. Igor Saveljic (NC State) 5-7, 7-2, 3-1, unfinished
3. Phillip Gresk (GT) vs. Tadas Babelis (NC State) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-2, unfinished
4. Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5. Cole Gromley (GT) def. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) 6-4, 6-1
6. Brandon Freestone (GT) vs. Ivan Saveljic (NC State) 6-7 (5), 6-3, unfinished
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