NC State
TCU
No. 10 Men's Tennis Falls to No. 11 TCU
2/15/2020 7:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MADISON, WIS. - The NC State men's tennis team fell in ITA Indoors action to No. 11 TCU on Saturday in a 4-0 decision. The Wolfpack moves to 8-2 on the season while the Horned Frogs improve to 4-4.
TCU's 34th-ranked doubles pair of Alastair Gray and Jacob Fearnley defeated No. 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai, 6-3, to give the Horned Frogs the advantage in doubles play. Play on courts two and three was tight, but ultimately TCU claimed the doubles point with a 6-4 win by Luc Fomba and Bertus Kruger over Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Collin Shick.
In singles, No. 125 Fomba defeated Babelis, 6-1, 6-0, for the first win of singles play. No. 55 Gray's 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 77 Alexis Galarneau put the Horned Frogs one match away from clinching.
Sander Jong clinched the match for TCU on court six with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Martins Rocens.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Congratulations to TCU. They played very well today and we weren't able to quite match them in some spots. Everyone in this tournament is very good and the margins are small. Tomorrow will be another opportunity to play a perennial powerhouse in UCLA. I know we will be ready to go for a fantastic battle."
UP NEXT
NC State competes in its final match of ITA Indoors Sunday, Feb. 16. The Wolfpack takes on No. 16 UCLA at 10 a.m. ET.
RESULTS
No. 10 NC State 0, No. 11 TCU 4
Singles
Order of finish: (2, 1, 6)
1. No. 55 Alastair Gray (TCU) def. No. 77 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 6-4, 6-2
2. No. 125 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-1, 6-0
3. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. No. 122 Tadeas Paroulek (TCU) 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
4. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) vs. No. 77 Jacob Fearnley (TCU) 2-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
5. Robin Catry (NC State) vs. Bertus Kruger (TCU) 7-6(4), 3-1, unfinished
6. Sander Jong (TCU) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3)
1. No. 34 Alastair Gray/Jacob Fearnley def. No 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai, 6-3
2. No. 44 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) vs. Sander Jong/Tadeas Paroulek, 5-5, unfinished
3. Luc Fomba/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def. Rafa Izquierdo Luque/Collin Shick (NC State), 6-4
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