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#21 Pack Men’s Tennis Drops Road Match to #6 Columbia
2/2/2025 7:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
New York, N.Y. – 21st-ranked NC State men's tennis was defeated 4-1 by sixth-ranked Columbia on Sunday afternoon to finish its back-to-back ranked road stretch for the weekend.
NC State was handed its second loss of the season by No. 6 Columbia on Sunday afternoon, both losses that the team holds are to opponents in the top-25. The Wolfpack was only able to collect two total wins on the day, one in doubles and one in singles.
Once again, Jules Leroux and Luca Staeheli had yet another unstoppable day as a duo together to try and push for the doubles point for their team. On court four in singles, Fons Van Sambeek got the lone point for the Pack to prevent his team from being shut out when he defeated Max Westphal in two sets.
Up Next
NC State men's tennis hits another road stretch next weekend when it visits Princeton on Friday in New Jersey, followed by a crosstown trip to Duke on Sunday.
Results
#21 NC State 1, #6 Columbia 4
Location: Milstein Family Tennis Center in New York, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Michael Zheng & Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. #102 Braden Shick & Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-4
2. Jules Leroux & Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Max Westphal & Sachin Palta (COL) 6-3
3. #75 Hugo Hashimoto & Jayden Templeman (COL) def. Martin Borisiouk & Noah Gabriel (NCSU) 6-4
Order of Finish: (2, 1, 3)
Singles
1. #1 Michael Zheng (COL) def. #17 Braden Shick (NCSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
2. #42 Nicolas Kotzen (COL) def. #26 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. #33 Hugo Hashimoto (COL) vs. #97 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) 6-7 (5-7), 5-0, unfinished
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Max Westphal (COL) 6-4, 6-3
5. Tanaphat Boosarawongse (COL) vs. Jules Leroux (NCSU) 6-4, 6-6 (6-5), unfinished
6. Jayden Templeman (COL) def. Noah Gabriel (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: (1, 4, 6, 2)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,4,6,2
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