#21 Pack Downs Tigers, 5-2

RALEIGH - The No. 21 NC State men's tennis team (16-7, 5-5 ACC) recorded its second win of the weekend and third-straight ACC win on Sunday, defeating Clemson 5-2.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER

Hear from Head Coach @NCSt10sCoachKyl following today's win over Clemson ⬇️#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/Mx5D5CBwy2
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 10, 2022

DOUBLES RECAP
NC State won the first game on all three courts in doubles competition, but ultimately Clemson claimed the point with a pair of close wins.

No. 39 Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli got the Pack's sole doubles win of the match, taking down Maxwell Smith and Teodor Giusca in a 6-3 decision.

Clemson tied things up with a 6-4 win by Jorge Plans Gonzalez and Daniel Labrador over Braden Shick and Joseph Schrader on court three.

The point came down to court one, where No. 41 Fons Van Sambeek and Martins Rocens were locked in a tiebreaker with Ryuhei Azuma and Spencer Whitaker. The Tigers ultimately got the 7-6(3) win to seal the doubles point.

SINGLES RECAP
The Pack got out to a hot start in singles, winning five of the six first sets.

Shick cruised through his first set against Trey Stinchcomb without dropping a game, ultimately getting the 6-0, 6-4 win for NC State's first singles point of the match.

Rocens was the next member of the Pack to victory, getting the 6-1, 7-6(1) win over Giusca to put the squad ahead in the team score.

On court three, Damien Salvestre got the straight-set victory over Plans Gonzalez in 6-3, 6-4 fashion.

It was Staeheli who sealed the NC State win, gutting out a first-set tiebreaker win before getting the second-set victory. He defeated Azuma 7-6(2), 6-3 to clinch the team win.

Play continued on the remaining courts. Van Sambeek won his third set but fell in his second. The freshman was able to come back in third to get the win, defeating Smith 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Clemson got its lone singles win of the day on court four as Whitaker defeated No. 67 Catry 6-4, 6-7(5), 1-0(8).

UP NEXT
NC State concludes its regular season with matches against 19th-ranked Duke (April 15 at 6 p.m.) and No. 17 North Carolina (April 17 at 1 p.m.) at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.

RESULTS
#21 NC State 5, Clemson 2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
1. Ryuhei Azuma/Spencer Whitaker (Clemson) def. #41 Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NC State) 7-6 (7-3)
2. #39 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Maxwell Smith/Teodor Giusca (Clemson) 6-3
3. Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Daniel Labrador (Clemson) def. Braden Shick/Joseph Schrader (NC State) 6-4

Singles
Order of finish: (6,1,3,2,5,4)
1. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Teodor Giusca (Clemson) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Ryuhei Azuma (Clemson) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
3. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (Clemson) 6-3, 6-4
4. Spencer Whitaker (Clemson) def. #67 Robin Catry (NC State) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8)
5. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Maxwell Smith (Clemson) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
6. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Trey Stinchcomb (Clemson) 6-0, 6-4

#GoPack | @PackMensTennis

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Robin Catry

Martins Rocens

Damien Salvestre

Joseph Schrader

Braden Shick

Luca Staeheli

Fons Van Sambeek