#7 Wolfpack Continues ACC Play at Virginia Tech

RALEIGH - The No. 7 NC State men's tennis team (10-4, 0-1) travels to Blacksburg, Va. Saturday, March 7 to compete against Virginia Tech in its second Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matchup of the season. The Wolfpack takes on the Hokies at 12 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
NC State matched up against No. 2 North Carolina on Wednesday, playing at home for the first time since Jan. 11 and hosting its first ACC match this season.

The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels, 4-0, in the match. The duo of Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak defeated No. 4 Mac Kiger and Simon Soendegaard in doubles action, 6-3, for their highest-ranked win of the season. Ultimately, UNC claimed the doubles point and got victories on three singles courts the clinch the match.

PACK IN THE RANKINGS
NC State achieved its highest-ever ranking in the Oracle/ITA rankings released on Tuesday, checking in at No. 7 after going undefeated in its doubleheader on Sunday.

Galarneau climbed 17 spots in the singles rankings to No. 20, his highest ranking of the season, after defeating No. 2 Ito in the Wolfpack's victory over the Longhorns on Sunday.

Junior Tadas Babelis checked into the singles rankings at No. 92, moving up four spots. Babelis defeated NC A&T's Nicolas Arduh 7-6(6), 6-1 to clinch the win over the Aggies for the NC State.

In the doubles rankings, Babelis and sophomore Yannai Barkai moved to No. 18. The pair was locked in a 5-5 battle with then-No. 13 Christian Sigsgaard and Ito when NC State clinched the doubles point against Texas.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES
Virginia Tech sits at 5-5 and 0-2 in conference play after falling at Duke and No. 2 North Carolina. The Hokies' most recent win came against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 15 in a 6-1 decision.

UP NEXT
NC State hosts a doubleheader at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Friday, March 13. The Wolfpack competes against Boston College at 12 p.m. and welcomes UNCG for a 4 p.m. matchup.

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Tadas Babelis

Yannai Barkai

Alexis Galarneau

Robert Turzak

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