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#15 NC State Ready for Three-Match Home Stretch
3/11/2021 2:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH - The 15th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (6-4, 4-1 ACC) will compete in three matches over the next five days as it welcomes Florida State (Mar. 12 at 3 p.m.), No. 44 Miami (Mar. 13 at 12 p.m.) and Presbyterian (Mar. 16 at 3 p.m.) to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
ATTENDANCE
Keep an eye on the @PackMensTennis Twitter account for information on whether the match will be indoors or outdoors.
Outdoor matches will have attendance limited to a pass list inside the facility, but fans may view the match from the grass hill outside the facility with social distancing guidelines are maintained. Masks are required at all times on NC State's campus.
Indoor matches are closed to the public.
PACK IN THE RANKINGS
In Mar. 10's Oracle/ITA rankings, the Wolfpack checked in at No. 15. The team has been ranked in every edition of the 2021 rankings.
Singles and doubles rankings have only been released once in the 2021 season. Fifth-year Alexis Galarneau is ranked No. 7 in singles action while senior Tadas Babelis is ranked at 95th. In doubles, Yannai Barkai and Babelis check in at No. 9 while Galarneau and Robert Turzak sit at No. 23.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State traveled to Boston College, defeating the Eagles 7-0 and improving its ACC record to 4-1.
The Wolfpack got a quick pair of doubles wins to clinch that point and went on to take every singles match. No. 7 Alexis Galarneau, No. 95 Tadas Babelis, Rafa Izquierdo Luque, Yannai Barkai, Robin Catry and Martins Rocens all claimed singles wins on the day. Five of the six singles matches were won in straight sets.
SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State sits at 5-7 and 0-4 in conference play and have competed against three teams ranked in the top 40 nationally. Two of the Seminoles' losses were to teams in the top 10.Â
Florida State has a pair of ranked singles players in No. 70 Alex Knaff and No. 108 Rana-Roop Singh Bhular.Â
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
No. 44 Miami maintains a 3-5 record (2-2 ACC) and will compete at No. 11 Wake Forest prior to its matchup at NC State. The team has competed against ranked opponents for two consecutive matches, falling to then-No.4 Virginia by a score of 7-0 and then-No. 39 Virginia Tech 5-2.
Adria Soriano Barrera checks into the Oracle/ITA rankings at No. 34, and Stefan Milicevic sits at No. 64. The Hurricanes also have a ranked doubles team in No. 22 Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad.
SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE
Presbyterian will compete against Emmanuel (Ga.) and Gardner-Webb before its trip to NC State, and currently the Blue Hose have a 3-1 record. The team has won two of its four matches by a score of 6-1, and its one loss came in a 5-2 decision at College of Charleston.Â
UP NEXT
NC State travels to Columbia, S.C. for a top-15 matchup with No. 14 South Carolina Friday, Mar. 19 at 1 p.m.
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