NC State
Louisville
#23 Men’s Tennis Falls, 4-1, at Louisville
4/1/2022 5:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 23 NC State men's tennis team (13-7, 2-5 ACC) fell to Louisville (15-6, 7-2 ACC) on Friday in 4-1 decision.
DOUBLES RECAP
All three Wolfpack doubles pairings won their first sets, but Louisville was able to clinch the doubles point in the end.
Braden Shick and Collin Shick cruised to a doubles victory, defeating Matthew Fung and Alex Wesbrooks in a 6-1 decision.
Louisville evened things up doubles competition with a 6-4 win by Etienne Donnet and Tin Chen over No. 19 Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli, and the Cardinals clinched doubles point with Natan Rodrigues and Sergio Hernandez's 7-6(1) win over 39th-ranked Martins Rocens and Fons Van Sambeek.
SINGLES RECAP
The Cardinals extended their lead to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win by Rodrigues over Braden Shick.
Van Sambeek secured NC State's only singles win of the day, cruising to the straight-set victory over David Mizrahi, 6-3, 6-3.
No. 117 Donnet put Louisville one match away from the team win with his 6-1, 6-4 defeat of No. 82 Rafa Izquierdo Luque, and it was Hernandez who sealed the Cardinals victory as he defeated Rocens 6-3, 7-6(5).
UP NEXT
NC State continues its road weekend with a 12 p.m. competition at Notre Dame Sunday, April 3.
RESULTS
#23 NC State 1, Louisville 4
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1,2)
1. Etienne Donnet/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) def. #19 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (ST) 6-4
2. Natan Rodrigues/Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) def. #39 Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (ST) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (ST) def. Matthew Fung/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) 6-1
Singles
Order of finish: (5,6,1,4)
1. #117 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) def. #82 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (ST) 6-1, 6-4
2. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) vs. Luca Staeheli (ST) 6-1, 2-6, 0-3, unfinished
3. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) vs. #108 Robin Catry (ST) 6-7 (2-7), 4-2, unfinished
4. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) def. Martins Rocens (ST) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) def. Braden Shick (ST) 6-2, 6-1
6. Fons Van Sambeek (ST) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
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