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No. 10 Wolfpack Concludes ITA Indoors Action
2/16/2020 1:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MADISON, WIS. - The 10th-ranked NC State men's tennis team concluded play at the 2020 ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship on Sunday, falling to No. 16 UCLA 4-0. The Wolfpack move to 8-3 on the season while the Bruins improve to 5-4.
UCLA took the doubles point with a pair of wins on courts one and two. Drew Baird and Connor Rapp defeated No. 44 Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak, 6-3, before Keegan Smith and Govind Nanda got the 6-4 win over No. 12 Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai.
In singles, Mathew Tsolakyan was the first Bruin to victory with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Collin Shick. No. 10 Nanda defeated Babelis 6-4, 6-2 to put UCLA a match away from clinching, and it was Ben Goldberg who sealed the match for the Bruins as he defeated Rafa Izquierdo Luque, 6-3, 6-1.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Proud of the guys and their ability to stick together with all the adversity this week. We didn't get a win today versus UCLA, but we will learn, reset and improve as we always do. We want to be peaking in April and May, and this team has a very high ceiling."
UP NEXT
NC State returns home to match up with No. 4 Texas (12 p.m.) and NC A&T (4 p.m.) at the Cary Tennis Park March 1.
RESULTS
No. 10 NC State 0, No. 16 UCLA 4
Singles
Order of finish: (6, 2, 4)
1. No. 77 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) vs. No. 6 Keegan Smith (UCLA) 6-2, 6-6 (1-2)
2. No. 10 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-4, 6-2
3. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Drew Baird (UCLA) 4-6, 5-4
4. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) def. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-3, 6-1
5. Robin Catry (NC State) vs. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 3-6, 1-5
6. Mathew Tsolakyan (UCLA) def. Collin Shick (NC State) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 1)
1. Keegan Smith/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. No. 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4
2. Drew Baird/Connor Rapp (UCLA) def. No. 44 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-3
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque/Collin Shick (NC State) vs. Bryce Pereira/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) 4-5, unfinished
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