The 14th-ranked NC State men's tennis (1-2) team fell 4-3 to 12th-ranked Georgia (3-0) in its first ranked matchup of the season on Sunday.

FULL RESULTS
No. 14 NC State 3, No. 12 Georgia 4
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1,2)
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Tadas Babelis/Robin Catry (NC State) def. #8 Trent Bryde/Tyler Zink (Georgia) 6-4

#23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Blake Croyder/Billy Rowe (Georgia) 7-6(4)

Philip Henning/Erik Grevelius (Georgia) def. Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick 6-2

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Order of finish: (4,3,1,5,2,6)
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#9 Trent Bryde (Georgia) def. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5

Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. #18 Philip Henning (Georgia) 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-5

#73 Tyler Zink (Georgia) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Blake Croyder (Georgia) def. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-2, 6-3

Robin Catry (NC State) def. Baptiste Anselmo (Georgia) 6-2, 6-2

Billy Rowe (Georgia) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

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In its second consecutive top-15 matchup, @PackMensTennis was unable to secure the win after picking up the doubles point, losing 4-3 to No.12 Georgia.
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The #ACCMTEN weekly awards are in!

M Player Rafa Izquierdo Luque, Jr., @PackMensTennis
M Doubles Tadas Babelis and Robin Catry, NC State

NC State's Rafa Izquierdo Luque has been named the ACC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, and fellow teammates Tadas Babelis and Robin Catry have been selected as the Doubles Team of the Week.

Izquierdo Luque picked up a top-20 singles win for the Wolfpack in a narrow 3-4 loss to No. 12 Georgia. The junior from Santiago de Compostella, Spain, defeated 18th-ranked Philip Henning, 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-5.

Playing together for the first time, Babelis, a senior from Vilnius, Lithuania, and Catry, a sophomore from Lille, France, got a top-10 victory over Georgia's eighth-ranked Trent Bryde and Tyler Zink in a 6-4 decision. The win secured the doubles point for NC State.

The UTR ITA Players of the Week are Arkansas' Morgan Cross and NC State's Robin Catry. The Razorback freshman notched some big wins in singles and doubles while remaining undefeated in singles on the season. During NC State's match against Georgia, Catry came up big in doubles and helped the Wolfpack secure the point.

The UTR ITA Player of the Week award is entering year two of being awarded. The UTR ITA Player of the Week awards program honors male and female individuals from all five divisions (NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, and Junior College) with weekly awards during the spring dual-match season.

In NC State's close loss to No. 12 Georgia, sophomore Robin Catry shined. Playing at No. 1 doubles with Tadas Babelis, Catry downed ITA Doubles All-Americans Trent Bryde and Tyler Zink. Catry and Babelis' win helped the Wolfpack secure the doubles point and put them up heading into singles. The Bulldogs then went and tallied up three straight points in singles before Catry finished on court five. His win over Baptiste Anselmo kept the Wolfpack in the match. Catry left little room for Anselmo in the match and defeated him to the tune of 6-2, 6-2. Through NC State's three dual matches of the season, Catry is undefeated in doubles and singles.

ITA UTR Player of the Week Criteria
The ITA UTR Player of the Week honors a collegiate tennis player whose increase in UTR rating throughout the previous week was indicative of his/her high level of performance, including notable wins such as clinching matches and upsets.

.@PackMensTennis takes on a full February schedule.

Vs. UNCC - Feb. 5
At Tennessee - Feb. 7
Vs. Louisville - Feb. 9
Vs. Notre Dame - Feb. 21
Vs. Virginia - Feb. 26
Vs. VT - Feb. 28

The 16th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (1-2) continues 2021 action, welcoming Charlotte (3-1) to Raleigh Feb. 5 before traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on No. 10 Tennessee (6-0) Feb. 7.

Due to current State guidelines regarding venue capacity limits, fans will not be permitted at home matches. NC State Athletics will continue to review capacity guidelines throughout the season and will communicate updates as they are available.

SCOUTING THE 49ERS
Charlotte maintains a winning record on the season, its lone loss coming in a 4-3 loss to No. 20 South Carolina. The 49ers have defeated Gardner-Webb, Furman and Georgia State.

The doubles pair of Henry Lieberman and Ben Wayand is ranked No. 39 in the Oracle/ITA rankings.

SCOUTING THE VOLUNTEERS
The Volunteers have yet to lose a match in 2021, recording two top-20 wins on the season. Tennessee competed at the Raleigh site of the ITA Kickoff Weekend and defeated then-No.17 Ole Miss before defeating the Wolfpack 4-1.

Tennessee was ranked No. 13 when the Wolfpack last faced the team, and the Volunteers have since moved up in the rankings to tenth.

Adam Walton (No. 24) and Pat Harper (No. 124) are both ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings.

Up on all three courts!

1. Babelis/Catry: 3-1
2. No. 23 Galarneau/Turzak: 4-1
3. Barkai/Izquierdo Luque: 4-1

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That's a W on court 2!

No. 23 Galarneau/Turzak cruise to a 6-1 win over Wayand/Savva.

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DOUBLES POINT PACK

Barkai/Izquierdo Luque get the 6-2 win over Lieberman/Menezes!

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Turzak/Catry complete the doubles sweep on court 1, defeating Wallin/de Rueda 6-2!

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Wolfpack 1, 49ers 0

Singles Update:

1. No. 7 Galarneau: 5-2
2. Barkai: 2-4
3. Izquierdo Luque: 3-4
4. Catry: 3-3

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Wolfpack 1, 49ers 0

Singles Update:

1. No. 7 Galarneau: 6-2, 3-1
2. Barkai: 5-6
3. Izquierdo Luque: 6-4, 1-0
4. Catry: 3-6, 2-0

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Wolfpack 2, 49ers 0

No. 7 Galarneau gets the first singles win of the day with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Lieberman!

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Wolfpack 3, 49ers 0

Izquierdo Luque puts us one away from clinching with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Wayand!

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#2 singles Baraki leads 7-6, 3-4
#4 Catry 3-6, 6-3, 3-0
#5 singles Turzak 0-2

#2 Baraki 7-6, 3-6, 0-3
#4 Catry wins 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
#5 Turzak 4-3
#6 Rocens 3-0

NC State has clinched match 4-0

We'll play this one out!

Singles Update:

2. Barkai: 7-6(5), 3-6, 1-4
5. Turzak: 5-6
6. Rocens: 6-1

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Wolfpack 4, 49ers 1

Charlotte gets on the board with Wallin's 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 win over Barkai.

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#5 Turzak: 6-7
#6 Rocens: 6-1, 0-1

Wolfpack 5, 49ers 1

Rocens gets a 6-1, 6-1 W over Menezes!

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5. Turzak: 6-7, 6-2, 1-0

NC State wins match 6-1

The No. 16 NC State men's tennis team (2-2) defeated the Charlotte (3-2) 6-1 on Friday to secure its second win of the season. The win is the Wolfpack's second victory of 2021 and its 13th straight win against the 49ers.

DOUBLES
The Wolfpack swept the 49ers in doubles play with no doubles pair dropping more than two games. No. 23 Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak started the string of Wolfpack wins strong, defeating Ben Wayand and Stefanos Savva 6-1.

Yannai Barkai and Rafa Izquierdo Luque also claimed victory, defeating Henry Lieberman and Leo Menezes 6-2. Tadas Babelis and Robin Catry followed shortly behind, sealing the doubles sweep with a 6-2 win over Olle Wallin and Ignasi de Rueda.


SINGLES
No. 7 Galarneau finished first in singles action, taking down Lieberman 6-2, 6-3. Izquierdo Luque followed Galarneau's win shortly with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Wayand.

Catry and de Rueda competed in an exciting back-and-forth matchup. After dropping the first set, Catry came away with the 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win that additionally clinched the Wolfpack team victory.

Barkai competed in a close first set in which he overcame Wallin in a tiebreaker. In the end, Wallin pulled through 7-6(5), 3-6, 2-6 to seal the first and only point for Charlotte.

Martins Rocens claimed a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Menezes for NC State's fourth singles win of the day.

On the final singles court, Turzak was in a hard-fought match in which Savva claimed the first set in a tiebreaker, but Turzak finished out the match 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0(8) to conclude a successful day of play for Wolfpack men's tennis.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"I thought it was a good team win today," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "I thought we played pretty well in doubles, so I was happy with that. Then Charlotte came out and started the match very well, and we were able to turn the tide. Really good effort from the guys to wrestle away some of the early breaks that they were down.

"Looking forward to Sunday with a really tough match again against Tennessee. I'm excited. Our schedule is super strong this year as it always is and so these battles are very exciting, and I hope that we come away with a win."


RESULTS
No. 16 NC State 6, Charlotte 1
Doubles:
Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. Tadas Babelis/Robin Catry (NC State) def. Olle Wallin/Ignasi de Rueda (Charlotte) 6-2
2. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Ben Wayand/Stefanos Savva (Charlotte) 6-1
3. Yannai Barkai/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Henry Lieberman/Leo Menezes (Charlotte)

Singles:
Order of Finish (1,3,4,2,6,5)
1. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. Henry Lieberman (Charlotte) 6-2, 6-3
2. Olle Wallin (Charlotte) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Ben Wayand (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-4
4. Robin Catry (NC State) def. Ignasi de Rueda (Charlotte) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Stefanos Savva (Charlotte) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Leo Menezes (Charlotte) 6-1, 6-1

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UP NEXT
NC State travels to 10th-ranked Tennessee for a rematch of its ITA Kickoff competition Feb. 7 at 1 p.m.

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Wolfpack 0, Volunteers 1

Tennessee takes all three doubles matches to claim the doubles point.

1. Catry/ Babelis: 4-6
2. No. 23 Galarneau/Turzak: 3-6
3. Izquierdo Luque/Barkai: 2-6

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Wolfpack 0, Volunteers 2

No. 124 Harper defeats Rocens 6-1, 6-0

Wolfpack 0, Volunteers 3

Hussey defeats Babelis 6-2, 6-3

Tennessee wins match 4-0

The sixteenth-ranked NC State men's tennis team (2-3) fell to No. 10 Tennessee (8-0) in a 4-0 decision Sunday.

The match concluded a packed weekend of action that began with NC State's 6-1 win over Charlotte at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on Friday.

DOUBLES
In doubles, the Wolfpack fell on all three courts. Giles Hussey and Mark Wallner were the first Volunteers with a doubles win, defeating Yannai Barkai and Rafa Izquierdo Luque 6-2.

Pat Harper and Adam Walton defeated Robin Catry and Tadas Babelis, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for Tennessee.

Shortly after Harper and Walton's win, Johannus Monday and Martim Prata defeated 23rd-ranked Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak 6-3.

SINGLES
Tennessee got a quick win to open singles play when No. 124 Harper defeated Martins Rocens 6-1, 6-0.

No. 95 Babelis fell to Hussey 6-2, 6-3 before Tennessee's Monday clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Barkai.


RESULTS
No. 16 NC State 0, #10 Tennessee 4
Doubles
Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. Pat Harper/Adam Walton (Tennessee) def. Robin Catry/Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-4
2. Johannus Monday/Martim Prata (Tennessee) def. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-3
3. Giles Hussey/Mark Wallner (Tennessee) def. Yannai Barkai/Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-2

Singles
Order of Finish: (6,5,3)
1. #24 Adam Walton (Tennessee) vs. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 3-6, 5-2, unfinished
2. Martim Prata (Tennessee) vs. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
3. Johannus Monday (Tennessee) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
4. Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee) vs. Robin Catry (NC State) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5. Giles Hussey (Tennessee) def. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-2, 6-3
6. #124 Pat Harper (Tennessee) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 6-1, 6-0

UP NEXT
NC State opens ACC action with a pair of home matches, hosting Louisville at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 and welcoming Notre Dame to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Feb. 21 at 12 p.m.

Nonconference play ended with mixed results this weekend for @PackMensTennis.

6-1 victory over UNC-Charlotte
Bested by the Volunteers 4-0
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The 17th-ranked NC State men's tennis team is set for its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matchup of the season as it hosts Louisville (4-1) Friday, Feb. 19 in a 4 p.m. matchup. The team will then welcome Notre Dame (5-4) to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
Louisville maintains a 4-1 record, claiming wins over Dayton, Bellarmine and Auburn. The Cardinals' lone loss came to Kentucky in a 4-2 decision.

Cardinals senior Tin Chen checks into the Oracle/ITA singles rankings at No. 71.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame sits a 5-4, with losses coming to Ball State, then-No. 10 Tennessee, Kentucky and Middle Tennessee.

Richard Ciamarra is the only member of the Fighting Irish ranked in singles, sitting at No. 6 in the Oracle/ITA rankings. Notre Dame additionally has a ranked doubles pair, with Tristan McCormick and Axel Nefve checking at No. 19.