NC State
Tennessee
No. 16 Men's Tennis Falls to Tennessee, 4-0
2/7/2021 3:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, TENN. - The sixteenth-ranked NC State men's tennis team (2-3) fell to No. 10 Tennessee (8-0) in a 4-0 decision Sunday.
The match concluded a packed weekend of action that began with NC State's 6-1 win over Charlotte at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Friday.
DOUBLES
In doubles, the Wolfpack fell on all three courts. Giles Hussey and Mark Wallner were the first Volunteers with a doubles win, defeating Yannai Barkai and Rafa Izquierdo Luque 6-2.
Pat Harper and Adam Walton defeated Robin Catry and Tadas Babelis, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for Tennessee.
Shortly after Harper and Walton's win, Johannus Monday and Martim Prata defeated 23rd-ranked Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak 6-3.
SINGLES
Tennessee got a quick win to open singles play when No. 124 Harper defeated Martins Rocens 6-1, 6-0.
No. 95 Babelis fell to Hussey 6-2, 6-3 before Tennessee's Monday clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Barkai.
UP NEXT
NC State opens ACC action with a pair of home matches, hosting Louisville at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 and welcoming Notre Dame to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Feb. 21 at 12 p.m.
RESULTS
No. 16 NC State 0, #10 Tennessee 4
Doubles
Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. Pat Harper/Adam Walton (Tennessee) def. Robin Catry/Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-4
2. Johannus Monday/Martim Prata (Tennessee) def. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-3
3. Giles Hussey/Mark Wallner (Tennessee) def. Yannai Barkai/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-2
Singles
Order of Finish: (6,5,3)
1. #24 Adam Walton (Tennessee) vs. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 3-6, 5-2, unfinished
2. Martim Prata (Tennessee) vs. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
3. Johannus Monday (Tennessee) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
4. Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee) vs. Robin Catry (NC State) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5. Giles Hussey (Tennessee) def. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-2, 6-3
6. #124 Pat Harper (Tennessee) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 6-1, 6-0
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