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Pair of NC State Doubles Teams Advance to Carolina Regional Quarterfinals
10/24/2021 7:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C. - The NC State men's tennis continued competition at the ITA Carolina Regional on Sunday, posting a singles wins and a pair of doubles wins on the day.
Fons Van Sambeek and Martins Rocens recorded a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Ryuhei Azuma and Teodor Giusca of Clemson to secure a spot in the doubles quarterfinals. Van Sambeek and Rocens will compete against the one-seed in their quarterfinal matchup, No. 29 Brian Cernoch and Mac Kiger (North Carolina).
Another Wolfpack doubles pair tabbed a berth in the quarterfinals as well as Yannai Barkai and Luca Staeheli defeated Diego Giraldo and Federico Garnier (Coastal Carolina) 7-6(7), 6-3. Barkai and Staeheli's next matchup will see them face off against Charlotte's Coy Simon and Stefanos Savva.
In the consolation singles bracket, Yannai Barkai took down Campbell's Robin Angles 6-1, 6-3.
RESULTS
R16 Doubles
Sebastian Harris/Connor Enslin (Gardner-Webb) def. Robin Catry/Damien Salvestre 1-6, 7-6(5), 1-0(3)
Maxwell Benson/Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) def. Joseph Schrader/Joseph Wayand 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(8)
Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Ryuhei Azuma/Teodor Giusca (Clemson) 6-4, 7-5
Yannai Barkai/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Diego Giraldo/Federico Garnier (Coastal Carolina) 7-6(7), 6-3
R16 Consolation Singles
Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Robin Angles (Campbell) 6-1, 6-3
Alex Horn (Western Carolina) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) by walkover
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