
No. 23 NC State travels to Chapel Hill for showdown with No. 13 UNC
3/30/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH NC State dropped its first ACC match last weekend against Louisville, but look to bounce back this weekend against rival UNC.
The Pack, No. 23 in the country, and the No. 11 Tar Heels will play at 5 pm on Friday in Chapel Hill.
UNC leads the all-time series 68-9. NC State and North Carolina split two meetings a year ago in the regular season.
Big weekend for the Pack. Head coach Kyle Spencer looks ahead to matchups with No. 13 UNC and No. 21 Duke. #Packrisin 📈 pic.twitter.com/eaEraBoptR
— NC State Men's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 30, 2023
Last time out: NC State dropped a home match to Louisville, 4-3, on Sunday. The Pack won the doubles' point, but Louisville took the first two singles' matches to build a 2-1 lead. The match came down to the No. 6 singles showdown between Joe Wayand and Andre Steinbach. Steinbach won the decisive match 6-4, 6-3.
Pack in the Rankings: NC State comes in at No. 23 in the latest ITA Rankings. The doubles duo of Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli were ranked No. 27, while Joe Wayand and Rafa Izquierdo Luque were ranked No. 40. On the singles side Izquierdo Luque is ranked No. 52 and Staeheli came in at No. 73.
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina (14-5, 6-1) is No. 13 in the latest ITA Rankings. Ryan Seggerman is the highest ranked singles player for UNC, coming in at No. 37. Brian Cernoch is ranked No. 47. Seggerman and Cernoch are ranked No. 31 in the country as a doubles pair.
How to watch: A live stream of the UNC match can be found here.
Stats: Follow live stats here.
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