Sunday, April 2
Durham, NC
1:00 PM
NC State
2
at
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#21 Duke
No. 23 NC State drops road match to No. 21 Duke
4/2/2023 5:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DURHAM The NC State men's tennis team wasn't able to pull off the Triangle two step this weekend.
After knocking off No. 13 UNC on Friday, the Wolfpack went to Durham and dropped one to the No. 21 Blue Devils, 5-2.
NC State falls to 12-7 overall and 6-2 in ACC play. It snaps a two-game win streak the Wolfpack had over Duke. NC State has three straight home games to get back on track. One of those games includes league leader UVA, who sits atop the ACC standings at a perfect 8-0 in the conference.
Doubles (NC State 1, Duke 0)
NC State's double tandem of Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek continued their tradition of getting the Pack off to a good start.
Shick and Van Sambeek made quick work of Connor Krug and Teddy Truwit, winning 6-2.
After Duke took the second doubles match, No. 40 Joe Wayand and Rafa Izquierdo Luque edged out No. 54 Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang, 7-6 (7-1) to give NC State a 1-0 lead.
Singles (Duke 5, NC State 1)
The Blue Devils took the first two singles matches, before freshman Martin Borisiouk picked up the first NC State win. Borisiouk, who was inserted into the lineup in place of Joe Wayand, defeated Jake Krug 6-4, 6-1. That would be the final win for the Pack of the day.
Duke closed out the match with three straight wins. The clincher came in the showdown between NC State's Robin Catry and Connor Krug. In the third set, Krug defeated Catry 6-2.
No. 73 Luca Staeheli also battled in a third set, falling to No. 98 Pedro Rodenas 7-5 in the final set of the match.
Results
Singles
Order of finish: (3,1,6,5,4,2)
1 - No. No. 17 Garrett Johns def. No. 52 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU), 6-2, 6-3
2 - No. 98 Pedro Rodenas def. No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU), 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
3 - Andrew Zhang def. Braden Shick (NCSU), 6-2, 6-1
4 - Connor Krug def. Robin Catry (NCSU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
5 - Andrew Dale def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-1
6 - Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. Jake Krug, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1,2)
1 - No. 71 Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas def. No. 27 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCSU), 7-5
2 - No. 40 Joe Wayand/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. No. 54 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang, 7-6 (7-1)
3 - Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Connor Krug/Teddy Truwit, 6-2
Up next: NC State hosts Virginia Tech on Friday at 5:30 pm.
After knocking off No. 13 UNC on Friday, the Wolfpack went to Durham and dropped one to the No. 21 Blue Devils, 5-2.
NC State falls to 12-7 overall and 6-2 in ACC play. It snaps a two-game win streak the Wolfpack had over Duke. NC State has three straight home games to get back on track. One of those games includes league leader UVA, who sits atop the ACC standings at a perfect 8-0 in the conference.
Doubles (NC State 1, Duke 0)
NC State's double tandem of Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek continued their tradition of getting the Pack off to a good start.
Shick and Van Sambeek made quick work of Connor Krug and Teddy Truwit, winning 6-2.
After Duke took the second doubles match, No. 40 Joe Wayand and Rafa Izquierdo Luque edged out No. 54 Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang, 7-6 (7-1) to give NC State a 1-0 lead.
Singles (Duke 5, NC State 1)
The Blue Devils took the first two singles matches, before freshman Martin Borisiouk picked up the first NC State win. Borisiouk, who was inserted into the lineup in place of Joe Wayand, defeated Jake Krug 6-4, 6-1. That would be the final win for the Pack of the day.
Duke closed out the match with three straight wins. The clincher came in the showdown between NC State's Robin Catry and Connor Krug. In the third set, Krug defeated Catry 6-2.
No. 73 Luca Staeheli also battled in a third set, falling to No. 98 Pedro Rodenas 7-5 in the final set of the match.
Results
Singles
Order of finish: (3,1,6,5,4,2)
1 - No. No. 17 Garrett Johns def. No. 52 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU), 6-2, 6-3
2 - No. 98 Pedro Rodenas def. No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU), 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
3 - Andrew Zhang def. Braden Shick (NCSU), 6-2, 6-1
4 - Connor Krug def. Robin Catry (NCSU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
5 - Andrew Dale def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-1
6 - Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. Jake Krug, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1,2)
1 - No. 71 Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas def. No. 27 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCSU), 7-5
2 - No. 40 Joe Wayand/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. No. 54 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang, 7-6 (7-1)
3 - Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Connor Krug/Teddy Truwit, 6-2
Up next: NC State hosts Virginia Tech on Friday at 5:30 pm.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Garrett Johns / 0 (17/-) [DUKE]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
615
Pedro Rodenas / 0 (98/-) [DUKE]
267
#3 Singles Match
12
21
Andrew Zhang / 0 [DUKE]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
372
Connor Krug / 0 [DUKE]
656
#5 Singles Match
123
711
Andrew Dale / 0 [DUKE]
666
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Jake Krug / 0 [DUKE]
41
Order of Finish:
3,1,6,5,4,2
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