No. 14 Men's Tennis Remains Undefeated with 4-0 Win Over Penn

Saturday, February 1

Philadelphia, Penn.

12:30 PM

NC State

Penn

No. 14 Men's Tennis Remains Undefeated with 4-0 Win Over Penn

2/1/2020 4:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. - The 14th-ranked NC State men's tennis team achieved its seventh-straight victory on Saturday, defeating Penn 4-0. The Wolfpack improves to 7-0 and on the season while the Quakers fall to 2-2.

The Wolfpack took the doubles matches on courts one and two as Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak defeated Jason Hildebrandt and Edoardo Graziani 6-2 on court two. The Quakers evened the doubles score with Aditya Gupta and Harsh Parikh's 6-3 win over Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Collin Shick. No. 32 Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai secured the doubles point for NC State with a 7-5 victory over Dmitry Shatalin and Kevin Zhu.

In singles, Izquierdo Luque's opponent Hildebrandt retired to put NC State up 2-0 in the match. Izquierdo Luque took the first set 6-3, and the second set was at 3-3 when Hildebrandt retired. Galarneau continued his unbeaten streak in singles on the season, winning his sixth straight singles match as he took down Graziani 6-3, 6-2.

Babelis sealed the victory for the Wolfpack, notching a 6-4, 7-5 win over No. 88 Kevin Zhu.

HEAR FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Another good performance from our guys today. We aren't afraid of being on the road and coming into a tough environment and competing our tails off. Credit to the guys for being ready to go! It's a quick turnaround, but we'll be ready for a talented Princeton team tomorrow. Pack Risin'!"

UP NEXT
NC State concludes its weekend on the road with a 2 p.m. matchup at Princeton Sunday, Feb. 2.

RESULTS
No. 14 NC State 4, Penn 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 3, 1)
1. #32 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Dmitry Shatalin/Kevin Zhu (Penn) 7-5
2. Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Jason Hildebrandt/Edoardo Graziani (Penn) 6-2
3. Aditya Gupta/Harsh Parikh (Penn) def. Rafa Izquierdo Luque/Collin Shick (NC State) 6-3

Singles
Order of finish: (4, 1, 2)
1. Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. Edoardo Graziani (Penn) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. #88 Kevin Zhu (Penn) 6-4, 7-5
3. Dmitry Shatalin (Penn) vs. Yannai Barkai (NC State) – 7-5, 0-5, unfinished
4. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) d. Jason Hildebrandt (Penn) – 6-3, 3-3, won by retirement
5. Aditya Gupta (Penn) vs. Robert Turzak (NC State) – 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
6. Max Cancilla (Penn) vs. Robin Catry (NC State) – 6-7(4), 1-1, unfinished

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