#22 Pack Sweeps Saturday Matches

RALEIGH - The No. 22 NC State men's tennis team earned a pair of victories on Saturday, defeating Presbyterian 7-0 and getting a 7-0 win over NC Central.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER

Hear from Head Coach @NCSt10sCoachKyl following today's wins ⬇️#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/yDtdgmRQYO
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) February 12, 2022

DOUBLES VS. PRESBYTERIAN
Play was tight across the three doubles matches, but NC State was able to get the doubles points with wins on courts two and one.

No. 29 Yannai Barkai and Collin Shick got the 6-3, win over Nicholas McKinney and Sebastian Dominguez to open doubles competition.

Competition was knotted up at 5-5 on courts two and three, and the Pack took the 6-5 lead on both courts. Ultimately, Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli got a ranked win with their 7-5 defeat of No. 47 Max Benson and Dusan Milanovic.

SINGLES VS. PRESBYTERIAN
Damien Salvestre cruised to the first singles win of the day, dropping only three games on his way to a 6-1, 6-2 win over McKinney.

Staeheli helped NC State on its way to the win, taking down Milanovic 6-0, 6-2 for the squad's third team point.

No. 31 Catry clinched the team victory with his 6-0, 6-3 takedown of Javier Matos.

The fourth singles win of the match went the Wolfpack's way with a standout effort by Braden Shick. The Greensboro, N.C., native fought back after dropping the first set to win the match 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(8) over Dominguez.

Fons Van Sambeek rounded out the sweep with an easy 6-0, 6-0 win against Cardoso.

DOUBLES VS. NC CENTRAL
The Shick brothers began the match with a quick 6-1 win over Shaka Cristellotti and LaQuon Gilchrist. Play was close on courts one and two, and NC State was able to clinch the doubles point with Joseph Schrader and Salvestre's 7-5 win over Amit Baran and Miles Clark.

DOUBLES VS. NC CENTRAL
Braden Shick recorded an impressive singles performance against Baran, charting a 6-1, 6-1 victory for the first Wolfpack singles point of the day.

He was followed moments later by Schrader's 6-2, 6-3 win over Cristellotti, a win that put the team one point away from clinching the match.

Van Sambeek garnered the match-sealing win, taking down Oliver Saarinen 6-0, 6-3.

Play continued on the remaining singles courts, and the Pack was victorious in each of those matches. Salvestre defeated Sebastian Pino 6-4, 6-3 and was joined in victory by Barkai's 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(5) win over Clark.

Wayand finished off the day for the Pack with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of. Gilchrist

RESULTS VS. PRESBYTERIAN
#22 NC State 7, Presbyterian 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1)
1. Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. #47 Max Benson/Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) 7-5
2. #29 Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick (NC State) def. Nicholas McKinney/Sebastian Dominguez (Presbyterian) 6-3
3. Joseph Schrader/Joseph Wayand (NC State) vs. Javier Matos/Georgije Babic (Presbyterian) 6-5, unfinished

Singles
Order of finish: (4,2,3,5,1,6)
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Max Benson (Presbyterian) 7-5, 6-2
2. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) 6-0, 6-2
3. #31 Robin Catry (NC State) def. Javier Matos (Presbyterian) 6-0, 6-3
4. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Nicholas McKinney (Presbyterian) 6-1, 6-2
5. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Sebastian Dominguez (Presbyterian) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Pedro Cardoso (Presbyterian) 6-0, 6-0

RESULTS VS. NC CENTRAL
#22 NC State 7, NC Central 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1)
1. Joseph Schrader/Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Amit Baran/Miles Clark (NC Central) 7-5
2. Fons Van Sambeek/Joseph Wayand (NC State) vs. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen(NC Central) 5-5, unfinished
3. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (NC State) def. Shaka Cristolletti/LaQuon Gilchrist (NC Central) 6-1

Singles
Order of finish: (2,5,4,3,1,6)
1. Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Miles Clark (NC Central) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Amit Baran (NC Central) 6-1, 6-1
3. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Sebastian Pino (NC Central) 6-4, 6-3
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Oliver Saarinen (NC Central) 6-0, 6-3
5. Joseph Schrader (NC State) def. Shaka Cristollotti (NC Central) 6-2, 6-3
6. Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. LaQuon Gilchrist (NC Central) 6-0, 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Yannai Barkai

Robin Catry

Rafa Izquierdo Luque

Damien Salvestre

Joseph Schrader

Braden Shick

Collin Shick

Luca Staeheli

Fons Van Sambeek

Joseph Wayand