NC State
University of Miami
No. 20 NC State Takes Down Miami 4-3
4/5/2024 10:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CORAL GABLES, FL- No. 20 NC State defeated Miami 4-3 Friday afternoon. In a neck and neck battle, the Pack dropped the doubles point but came back in singles play to come out with the win!
The Pack kicked things off with a new rotation for doubles. On court one Robin Catry and Damein Salvestre who made their first appearance of the season together playing a neck and neck battle against No. 74 opponents Katz, and Antonio Prat with their match abandoned 3-4. Shick and Van Sambeek, who have been a power team through conference play, shedded five games to Raham, and Serra Sanchez (UM). The pair battled, bringing the score 3-5, but were stopped after the Hurricanes caught up 6-3. Joe Wayand and Luca Staeheli made their first appearance together of the season on court two. With a rocky start the pair fell short 6-1 to No. 72 Adrien Burdet and Vladislav Melnic.
Still fighting, the Pack headed into singles play with opportunities ahead. On court two No. 68 Braden Shick led the Pack, taking an early first set against Antonio Prat (UM) 6-3. Prat caught up in the second set 6-3. Shick gained back the lead in the third, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. On court three No. 103 Luca Staeheli took down opponent Vladislav Melnic in back to back sets 6-2, 6-4 giving the Pack its first point of the match.
Freshman Jakub Katuch, who made his college debut against Notre Dame two weeks ago, secured his first career college win tonight against the Hurricanes. In a nailbiter Katuch took the first set 7-6 (8-6). Maintaining momentum into the second set, Katuch clinched his first college win 6-3 . Damien Salvestre battled it out on court five with his match also being brought to a first set tiebreaker. Salvestre claimed the first set 7-6, but fell short in the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 to Serra Sanchez. Left on court four, Fons Van Sambeek was left to clinch the win for the Pack. After dropping the first set, Van Sambeek buckled down in the next two sets creating distance from opponent Adrien Burdet (UM) 6-2, 6-1 securing the win for the Pack.
Box Scores
Singles competition
1. #125 Martin Katz (UM) def. #51 Robin Catry (ST) 6-3, 6-0
2. #82 Braden Shick (ST) def. Antonio Prat (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
3. #103 Luca Staeheli (ST) def. Vladislav Melnic (UM) 6-2, 6-4
4. #66 Fons Van Sambeek (ST) def. Adrien Burdet (UM) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-1
5. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. Damien Salvestre (ST) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-4
6. Jakub Katuch (NCSU) def. Sam Baumgartner (UM) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #74 Martin Katz/Antonio Prat (UM) vs. Robin Catry/Damien Salvestre (ST) 3-4, unfinished 2. #72 Adrien Burdet/Vladislav Melnic (UM) def. Joseph Wayand/Luca Staeheli (ST) 6-1
3. Yannik Rahman/Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (ST) 6-3
Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,3,2,6,5,4)
Up Next: The Pack will travel to Tallahassee, FL to take on the Florida State Seminoles Sunday, April 7 at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center at 1:00PM.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,6,5,4
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