NC State
TCU
#20 Wolfpack Concludes Season in Sweet 16
5/14/2022 8:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
FORTH WORTH, Texas - The No. 20 NC State men's tennis program wrapped up its 2022 season on Saturday, falling to No. 1 TCU 4-0 in Forth Worth.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
Hear from Head Coach @NCSt10sCoachKyl following today's match at TCU ⬇️#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/BY1SdEFQDF
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) May 14, 2022
DOUBLES RECAP
TCU took early leads on courts one and two, going up 3-1 and 2-1, and Braden Shick and Collin Shick were the only members of the Pack to win their first game.
TCU got the first win of the day on court two with No. 10 Sander Jong and Lui Maxted's 6-4 defeat of Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli.
The Horned Frogs clinched the point with a win on court three where Juan Carlos Aguilar and Pedro Vives defeated the Shick brothers 7-5.
SINGLES RECAP
TCU came out strong to open singles competition, winning four first sets. Damien Salvestre and Braden Shick each charted wins in their opening sets for the Pack.
No. 72 Sander Jong was the first Horned Frog with a win as he defeated Luca Staeheli 6-3, 6-3 on court two.
Pedro Vives put TCU one win away from the team victory when he defeated Martins Rocens in a tight 7-5, 7-6(3) decision. Minutes later, No. 12 Luck Fomba got the 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 98 Rafa Izquierdo Luque to clinch the victory.
RESULTS
#20 NC State 0, #1 TCU 4
Doubles
Order of finish (2,3)
1. #1 Luc Fomba/Jake Fearnley (TCU) vs. #54 Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) 6-6, unfinished
2. #10 Sander Jong and Lui Maxted (TCU) def. Robin Catry/Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4
3. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Pedro Vives (TCU) def. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (NC State) 7-5
Singles
Order of finish (3,4,1)
1. #12 Luc Fomba (TCU) def. #98 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
2. #16 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TCU) vs. Robin Catry (NC State) 6-3, 2-6, 1-1, unfinished
3. #72 Sander Jong (TCU) def. Luca Staeheli (NC State) 6-3, 6-3
4. #98 Jake Fearnley (TCU) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Pedro Vives (TCU) vs. Damien Salvestre (NC State) 6-7 (3-7), 3-4, unfinished
6. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) vs. Braden Shick (NC State) 3-6, 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
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