Friday, April 14
Chestnut Hill, MA
3:00 PM
NC State
6
at
0
Boston College
No. 22 NC State closes out regular season with 6-0 win at Boston College
4/14/2023 6:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Wolfpack will prepare for the 2022-23 ACC Tournament next week
CHESTNUT, HILL MA NC State concluded the 2022-23 regular season with a 6-0 road win at Boston College.
The Wolfpack, No. 22 in the latest ITA poll, heads into the ACC Tournament next week on a two-game winning streak. NC State remains perfect all-time against the Eagles, improving to 21-0.
NC State (15-8, 9-3) has outscored Boston College (6-13, 0-11) 24-0 in the last four meetings. The nine ACC wins are the most in school history.
"Really good job by the guys to get the win and close out the regular season with a strong performance," head coach Kyle Spencer said. "Everyone in our program is looking forward to the ACC Championships next week in Cary."
Doubles
(NC State 1, Boston College 0)
NC State mixed up the lineups in the top two doubles pairings, but the results were the same. The Pack duo of Luca Staeheli and Rafa Izquierdo Luque were successful their first time together, defeating Mason Fung and Jake Vassel, 6-2.
The Eagles took the next set over the new pair of Robin Catry and Joe Wayand, with it all coming down to the No. 3 match.
Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek proved that experience together matters, edging Will Kasten and Anesh Jayasundera, 7-5 to clinch the point.
Singles
(NC State 5, Boston College 0)
Wayand and Catry set the bar early in singles play, with quick, dominating wins in their first sets. Those quick wins out the gate led to fast match wins. Wayand ended his day first, defeating Connor McDonald in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
While Catry got out to a fast start, he wasn't the next NC State player to finish his match. Shick defeated Matt Campbell in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Shick was followed in victory by Van Sambeek, who defeated Jake Vassel, 6-3, 6-0 and Catry, who closed out Mai Gao 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the win for the Pack.
Results
Singles
Order of finish: (6,4,5,3,2,1)
1 - No. 54 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. Max Motlagh, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0
2 - No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) vs. Juan Jose Bianchi, 7-6, unfinished
3 - Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Mai Gao, 6-1, 6-2
4 - Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Matt Campbell, 6-1, 6-4
5 - Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Jake Vassel, 6-3, 6-0
6 - Joe Wayand (NCSU) def. Connor McDonald, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1,3)
1 - Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh def. Robin Catry/Joe Wayand (NCSU), 6-4
2 - Luca Staeheli/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. Mason Fung/Jake Vassel, 6-2
3 - Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Will Kasten/Anesh Jayasundera, 7-5
Up next: NC State will play in the ACC Tournament (April 20-23) in Cary.
The Wolfpack, No. 22 in the latest ITA poll, heads into the ACC Tournament next week on a two-game winning streak. NC State remains perfect all-time against the Eagles, improving to 21-0.
NC State (15-8, 9-3) has outscored Boston College (6-13, 0-11) 24-0 in the last four meetings. The nine ACC wins are the most in school history.
"Really good job by the guys to get the win and close out the regular season with a strong performance," head coach Kyle Spencer said. "Everyone in our program is looking forward to the ACC Championships next week in Cary."
Doubles
(NC State 1, Boston College 0)
NC State mixed up the lineups in the top two doubles pairings, but the results were the same. The Pack duo of Luca Staeheli and Rafa Izquierdo Luque were successful their first time together, defeating Mason Fung and Jake Vassel, 6-2.
The Eagles took the next set over the new pair of Robin Catry and Joe Wayand, with it all coming down to the No. 3 match.
Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek proved that experience together matters, edging Will Kasten and Anesh Jayasundera, 7-5 to clinch the point.
Singles
(NC State 5, Boston College 0)
Wayand and Catry set the bar early in singles play, with quick, dominating wins in their first sets. Those quick wins out the gate led to fast match wins. Wayand ended his day first, defeating Connor McDonald in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
While Catry got out to a fast start, he wasn't the next NC State player to finish his match. Shick defeated Matt Campbell in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Shick was followed in victory by Van Sambeek, who defeated Jake Vassel, 6-3, 6-0 and Catry, who closed out Mai Gao 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the win for the Pack.
Results
Singles
Order of finish: (6,4,5,3,2,1)
1 - No. 54 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. Max Motlagh, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0
2 - No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) vs. Juan Jose Bianchi, 7-6, unfinished
3 - Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Mai Gao, 6-1, 6-2
4 - Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Matt Campbell, 6-1, 6-4
5 - Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Jake Vassel, 6-3, 6-0
6 - Joe Wayand (NCSU) def. Connor McDonald, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1,3)
1 - Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh def. Robin Catry/Joe Wayand (NCSU), 6-4
2 - Luca Staeheli/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. Mason Fung/Jake Vassel, 6-2
3 - Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Will Kasten/Anesh Jayasundera, 7-5
Up next: NC State will play in the ACC Tournament (April 20-23) in Cary.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
461
Max Motlagh / 0 [BC]
610
#2 Singles Match
12
70
Juan Jose Bianchi / 0 [BC]
6UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Mai Gao / 0 [BC]
12
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Matt Campbell / 0 [BC]
14
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Jake Vassel / 0 [BC]
30
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Connor McDonald / 0 [BC]
32
Order of Finish:
6,4,5,3,2,1
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