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#15 Men’s Tennis Earns Third-Straight ACC Win in 4-0 Victory Over Florida State
3/12/2021 5:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH - The No. 15 Wolfpack men's tennis team (7-4, 5-1 ACC) claimed its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) win of the season on Friday, defeating Florida State 4-0.
DOUBLES
NC State took the doubles point behind a pair of wins by No. 23 Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak and No. 9 Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai.
The ninth-ranked duo of Babelis and Barkai got the first win, defeating Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila 6-4 moments before No. 23 Galarneau and Barkai were victorious over Loris Pourroy and Marcus Walters, 6-2.
SINGLES
Seventh-ranked Galarneau posted his sixth-straight singles win with his 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 77 Alex Knaff at the match. All six of those victories came in straight sets.
Rafa Izquierdo Luque was the next member of the Wolfpack with a win, taking down Richard Thongoana 6-3, 6-1, and Robert Turzak clinched it for NC State with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Walters.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Good job from the guys today!" said head coach Kyle Spencer. "The team as a whole was ready for its next ACC battle, and we have another big one tomorrow with Miami coming to town! Pack Risin'!"
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: ASSISTANT COACH CRIS JAMES
"Any time you can get a win in the ACC it's a good day," said assistant coach Cris James. "Florida State has a talented team. We were outside for only the second match and it's a little hotter than normal, so I'm just proud of the guys for handling all the preparation for all that. They did a good job getting through, and now we're getting ready for Miami tomorrow."
UP NEXT
NC State welcomes No. 44 Miami to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Saturday, Mar. 13 for a 12 p.m. matchup.
RESULTS
#15 NC State 4, Florida State 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1)
1. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Loris Pourroy/Marcus Walters (Florida State) 6-2
2. #9 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Alex Knaff/Sebastian Arcila (Florida State) 6-4
3. Collin Shick/Robin Catry (NC State) vs. Richard Thongoana/Andreja Petrovic (Florida State) 4-4, unfinished
Singles
Order of finish: (1,3,5)
1. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. #77 Alex Knaff (Florida State) 6-2, 6-3
2. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) vs. Loris Pourroy (Florida State) 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Richard Thongoana (Florida State) 6-3, 6-1
4. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Sebastian Arcila (Florida State) 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
5. Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Marcus Walters (Florida State) 6-1, 7-5
6. Martins Rocens (NC State) vs. Andreja Petrovic (Florida State) 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), unfinished
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