NC State
#64 SMU
#4 Pack Win on Senior Day Over #64 SMU to Pick Up 20th Win
4/6/2025 8:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH – In front of its second-largest home crowd of the season, fourth-ranked NC State was able to improve to 20-4 overall and 12-0 in conference play Sunday afternoon with a comfortable win 4-1 over 64th-ranked SMU.
Before today, 2022 was the most recent season that the Wolfpack was able to post 20 wins in a season. With one more regular season match, the ACC tournament, and the NCAA tournament still to go, the Pack has the opportunity to go far beyond this.
Friday's match broke the program's record for most single-season conference victories (10), today's triumph pushed the new record to 12.
Doubles action provided popcorn entertainment to the 285 fans in attendance. The match started out with all three doubles courts trailing 2-3. Freshman duo, Noah Gabriel and Nikolay Nedelchev were able to tie up their score while court one was trailing and court two was leading.
11th-ranked Jules Leroux and Luca Staeheli took court two 6-4 to put the Pack in the lead, while Gabriel and Nedelchev fell in a tiebreaker on three.
A thriller on court one, provided courtesy of seventh-ranked Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek, delivered the doubles point. After being down 4-5, the set was pushed to a tiebreaker where the senior pair had to break numerous set points in order to take the win, 10-8.
Despite a loss on court one, clinching the match via singles didn't seem to be much of an issue for the Pack. Wins on courts three, four, and five in straight sets secured the 13th straight win for the red-and-white. The last time NC State held a win streak this long was in 1980.
Up Next
The Pack turns its attention to its toughest battle of the season, undefeated Wake Forest. The match will be held in Raleigh on Saturday, April 12 at 5 p.m., winner claims the 2025 ACC Regular Season Championship.
Results
#4 NC State 4, #64 SMU 1
Location: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Attendance: 235
Doubles Results
1. #7 Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Georgi Georgiev/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 7-6 (10-8)
2. #11 Jules Leroux/Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. #44 Louis Cloud/Trevor Svajda (SMU) 6-4
3. Noah McDonald/Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Noah Gabriel/Nikolay Nedelchev (NCSU) 7-6 (7-4)
Order of Finish: (2, 3, 1)
Singles Results
1. #53 Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. #29 Braden Shick (NCSU) 6-0, 6-2
2. #37 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) vs. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. #74 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Louis Cloud (SMU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-4, 6-1
6. William Manning (NCSU) vs. Maks Silagy (SMU) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: (1, 3, 4, 5)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,5
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