Thursday, April 21
Rome, Ga.
12:30 PM
NC State
4
vs
1
Virginia Tech
#20 Men’s Tennis Advances to ACC Championships Quarterfinals
4/21/2022 5:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ROME, Ga. - The No. 20 NC State men's tennis team (18-8, 6-6 ACC) attained its first victory of the 2022 ACC Championships on Thursday, defeating 11-seed Virginia Tech in a 4-1 decision.
The Pack will face a familiar foe in its quarterfinals matchup as it takes on No. 17 North Carolina, the third-seeded team, Friday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
Hear from Head Coach @NCSt10sCoachKyl following today's win over Virginia Tech ⬇️#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/8RdTqy9Af1
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 21, 2022
DOUBLES RECAP
The Wolfpack made quick work of doubles competition, winning both of its point-clinching matches with just one dropped game on each court.
Robin Catry and Yannai Barkai teamed up on court two, breaking to go up 3-1 and never looking back. The pair came away with a 6-1 defeat of Alvaro Ariza and Scott Sculley.
Similarly, Braden Shick and Collin Shick went up 3-1 and went on to defeat Carlo Donato and Matt Harper 6-1 to clinch doubles for NC State.
SINGLES RECAP
Braden Shick won his first set handily but found himself down 3-0 in the second. The redshirt freshman went on to win five straight games in the second set en route to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Sculley.
The Hokies were able to get on the board on court two as Ariza defeated Martins Rocens 6-2, 6-4.
Just a few minutes later, Fons Van Sambeek secured a win of his own on court five as he took down Michael Shepheard 6-2, 6-4.
The remaining three singles courts were close, all three heading to third sets, but in the end Damien Salvestre was the one to secure the win for NC State on court four, coming back from a dropped first set to take the 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
North Carolina enters the ACC Championships as the three-seed. The Tar Heels are coming off a closely-contested win over NC State on April 17.
Brian Cernoch remains North Carolina's only ranked singles player at No. 33 and is ranked with Mac Kiger in doubles at No. 8.
UP NEXT
With a win Friday, NC State will advance to the ACC Championships semifinals where it will face the winner of two-seed Wake Forest and 10-seed Georgia Tech.
RESULTS
#20 NC State 4, Virginia Tech 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,3)
1. #43 Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) vs. #20 Jordan Chrysostum/Ryan Fishback (Virginia Tech) 4-3
2. Robin Catry/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Alvaro Ariza/Scott Sculley (Virginia Tech) 6-1
3. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (NC State) def. Carlo Donato/Matt Harper (Virginia Tech) 6-1
Singles
Order of finish: (6,2,5,4)
1. #91 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) vs. #81 Ryan Fishback (Virginia Tech) 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 1-3, unfinished
2. Alvaro Ariza (Virginia Tech) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 6-2, 6-4
3. #113 Robin Catry (NC State) vs. Carlo Donato (Virginia Tech) 6-4, 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
4. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Hugo Maia (Virginia Tech) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State). def. Michael Shepheard (Virginia Tech) 6-2, 6-4
6. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Scott Sculley (Virginia Tech) 6-3, 6-4
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