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#23 NC State Returns to Action on Saturday to Face Elon
2/20/2026 1:21:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH --Â After a couple of weeks off, 23rd-ranked NC State men's tennis returns to action to host Elon for a Saturday matinee before jumping into conference play.
Dual-Match Info
• All tennis matches are played at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on NC State's campus in Raleigh and are free of charge for fans to attend - this match is set to be played outdoors.
• Parking for fans is available at West Deck off of Varsity Drive across the street - PARKING INSTRUCTIONS HERE.Â
• Start time for the match is slated for 12:00 p.m on Saturday, February 21.
• Those in attendance will be able to enjoy free biscuitville, while supplies last.
• Fans at home will be able to follow along with live scores here and the live stream here.
Last Time Out
On Sunday, February 8, NC State traveled to and defeated Harvard by a score of 4-3 to improve to 7-1 on the season.
Quick Notes
• The ACC holds 13 teams ranked nationally, two of which are in the top-10 (No. 2 Virginia, No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 12 Stanford, No. 23 NC State, No. 24 Notre Dame, No. 28 Clemson, No. 38 SMU, No. 39 California, No. 42 Florida State, No. 51 Duke, No. 57 Georgia Tech, No. 61 Miami, and No. 67 Louisville.Â
• NC State is scheduled to play nine teams featured in the ITA preseason rankings (No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Virginia, No. 9 NC State, No. 15 California, No. 17 Duke, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 22 Florida State, and No. 25 Clemson.Â
• Head coach Kyle Spencer enters his ninth season at the helm of the Wolfpack.
• The program welcomes four freshmen to their first collegiate spring season - Australia native, Charlie Camus, Canada native Miko Lapalme, Romania native Darius Pop, and Lithuania native Ainius Sabaliauskas.
Team Highlights
• The squad began the 2026 season with its second-highest preseason team ranking in program history at No. 9. The Wolfpack's highest preseason ranking was at No. 8 to start the 2021 season. The Wolfpack currently sits at No. 23 nationally, after not yet picking up any ranked wins.Â
Individual Highlights
• Freshman Charlie Camus earned his first-ever ACC Freshman of the Week honors on February 11. Camus received the weekly award after going undefeated in singles with three wins and two doubles wins.
• Both William Manning and Jules Leroux have recorded ranked wins this season. Manning defeated #96 Sebastian Sec (Princeton) on February 6th, and Leroux defeated #27 Nathan Blokhin (Harvard) on February 8th.
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