NC State
#8 Kentucky
#19 Pack Takes Down #8 Kentucky 4-1 to Start ITA Team Indoors
2/15/2025 12:25:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Dallas, Texas – 19th-ranked NC State men's tennis opened its time at the ITA National Team Indoors tournament with a massive statement win over Kentucky to advance in the main draw. The Pack is set to take on No. 1 seed Wake Forest on Saturday, February 15 at 4:30 p.m. (ET).
NC State, the No. 5 seed, collected its second top-10 win of the season Friday night when it comfortably defeated Kentucky, No. 4 seed, in the opening action of the ITA National Team Indoors tournament.
Propelled by a crucial doubles point claim from wins on courts one and two, the Pack would go on to only allow one singles win by Kentucky.
The star-studded redshirt-freshman, Jules Leroux, cruised through his match on court six over Kentucky's Matthew Rankin. A two-set win by a 6-4, 6-2 decision extended the Pack's lead to 2-0 to continue the high energy for the red-and-white.
On court two, 45th-ranked Martin Borisiouk battled through a tiebreaker in the second set over No. 62 Jaden Weekes to give his team the much needed point after Braden Shick fell on court one, putting NC State up 3-1.
After claiming the first set, Fons Van Sambeek mounted a huge comeback to take the third set after dropping the second over ranked opponent No. 95 Charlelie Cosnet, ultimately clinching the win for his team.
Up Next
With eight teams remaining in the main draw, the Pack is back at it tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 15) at 4:30 p.m. (ET) to take on second-ranked Wake Forest who is the number one overall seed on the left side of the bracket.
Results
#19 NC State 4, #8 Kentucky 1
Location: Styslinger-Alter Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas
Doubles Results
1 | #28 Shick/Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Breysach/Weekes (UK) 7-5
2 | #33 Leroux/Staeheli (NCSU) def. Stephenson/Loutit (UK) 6-4
3 | Cosnet/Ghibaudo (UK) vs. Nedelchev/Manning (NCSU) 5-5 (unfinished)
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles Results
1 | Antoine Ghibaudo (UK) def. No. 16 Braden Shick (NCSU) 7-6(4), 6-3
2 | #45 Martin Borisiouk (NCSY) def. #62 Jaden Weekes (UK) 6-3, 7-6(4)
3 | #68 Jack Loutit (UK) vs. No. 110 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) 6-7 (5), 3-3 (unfinished)
4 | Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. #95 Charlelie Cosnet (UK) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5 | Eli Stephenson (UK) vs. Nikolay Nedelchev (NCSU) 6-3, 6-7(1), 1-0 (unfinished)
6 | Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Matt Rankin (UK) 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,1,4
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