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Pack Posts Wins over Radford, NC A&T
2/24/2022 9:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH - The No. 16 NC State men's tennis team (9-2) garnered a pair of wins on Thursday, defeating Radford (2-4) by a score of 6-1 and NC A&T (0-3) in a 7-0 decision.
HEAR FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Great day of tennis for the Wolfpack!" said Head Coach Kyle Spencer. "Great to get outside and compete at home. Excited for our group to keep going on this journey that is our season. We get to open up conference play versus Boston College on Sunday and I know everyone will be excited!"
DOUBLES VS. RADFORD
The Pack opened up the day with two doubles wins, putting the team up 1-0 going into the singles matches.
Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek give the Pack their first doubles win of the day with a 6-4 victory over Aditya Balsekar and Robert Hagen.
Yannai Barkai and Luca Staeheli then took the second win, giving the Pack a one-point team advantage with their 7-6(1) tiebreaker win over Demis Taramonlis and Andres Silva.
SINGLES VS. RADFORD
Martins Rocens started the Pack strong at the start of singles play with a quick 6-3, 6-2 win over Guilherme Severin and was followed in victory by Van Sambeek, who put up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Konstantinos Raptis.
It was Staeheli who clinched the team victory for the Pack, defeating Taramonlis 6-3, 6-3.
Play continued on the remaining singles courts, and Damien Salvestre put the Pack up 5-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Silva while Joseph Wayand defeated Hagen 7-5, 6-1.
Radford was able to get on the board in the final singles match as Balsekar gutted out a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(8) win over Shick.
DOUBLES VS. NC A&T
The Pack opened up its second match of the day with two doubles wins, the first coming for No. 51 Rocens and Van Sambeek with a 6-2 victory over Esteban Lopez and Vasil Ivanov.
Salvestre and Joseph Schrader tabbed the point-winning victory, defeating Ian Pedersen and Ethan Baly 6-2.
SINGLES VS. NC A&T
Wayand cruised to the first win in singles for the Wolfpack, dropping just a single game on his way to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nolan Martino.
Shick earned the second singles win of the match to bring NC State one match away from clinching. The sophomore defeated Pedersen 6-4, 7-5, and moments later Barkai secured the NC State victory with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Eder Blanco.
Salvestre was able to put another point on the board for the Wolfpack with a win 6-3, 7-5 over Ivanov and was joined in victory by Van Sambeek, who got the win over Jorge Perez 7-5, 6-4.
Rafa Izquierdo Luque completed the Pack sweep of the Aggies with a tough 6-4, 7-6(6) victory against Lopez.
UP NEXT
NC State continues its home stretch with a 12 p.m. matchup against Boston College Sunday, Feb. 26 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
RESULTS VS. RADFORD
#16 NC State 6, Radford 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1)
1. Yannai Barkai/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Demis Taramonlis/Andres Silva (Radford) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Joseph Schrader/Collin Shick (NC State) vs. Guilherme Severin/Konstantinos Raptis 6-5, unfinished
3. Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Aditya Balsekar/Robert Hagen (Radford) 6-4 (Radford), 6-4
Singles
Order of finish: (2,4,1,3,6,5)
1. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Demis Taramonlis (Radford) 6-3, 6-3
2. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Guilherme Severin (Radford) 6-3, 6-2
3. Damien Salvestre (NC State) Andres Silva (Radford) 6-3, 6-3
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Konstantinos Raptis (Radford) 6-3, 6-1
5. Aditya Balsekar (Radford) def. Braden Shick (NC State) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Robert Hagen (Radford) 7-5, 6-1
RESULTS VS. NC A&T
#16 NC State 7, NC A&T 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (1,3)
1. Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Esteban Lopez/Vasil Ivanov (NC A&T), 6-2
2.Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick (NC State) vs. Eder Blanco/Jorge Perez, 3-5 unfinished
3. Damien Salvestre/Joseph Schrader (NC State) def. Ian Pedersen/Ethan Baly (NC A&T), 6-2
Singles
Order of Finish: (6,5,3,2,4,1)
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Esteban Lopez (NC A&T) 6-4, 7-6
2. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Vasil Ivanov (NC A&T) 6-3, 7-5
3. Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Eder Blanco (NC A&T) 6-4, 6-1
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Jorge Perez (NC A&T) 7-5, 6-4
5. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Ian Pedersen (NC A&T) 6-4, 7-5
6. Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Nolan Martino (NC A&T) 6-0,6-1
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