After finishing February with a decent 5-4 record, @PackMensTennis will kick off March with a matchup against No. 2 Baylor.

Other matches in March:
At BC - March 5
Vs. FSU - March 12
Vs. Miami - March 13
And more
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The 16th -ranked NC State men's tennis team's match with No. 2 Baylor that was scheduled to be played on Tuesday, March 2 has been canceled. The match will not be rescheduled.

The 15th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (5-4, 3-1 ACC) is set to make its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) road trip of the season, traveling to Boston College (0-4, 0-4 ACC) for a 12 p.m. matchup Friday, Mar. 5.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Boston College holds an 0-4 record with all of its matches coming against ACC opponents. The Eagles have lost to No. 4 Virginia, Virginia Tech, Louisville and Notre Dame.

DOUBLES POINT PACK

It's a quick pair of doubles victories for NC State as Galarneau/Babelis defeat Motlagh/Mullins 6-2 and Shick/Catry take down Montufar/Mendelsohn 6-2!

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Wolfpack 2, Eagles 0

Izquierdo Luque claims the first singles court of the day, defeating Motlagh 6-3, 6-0!

Wolfpack 3, Eagles 0

Turzak gets the W over Montufar, 6-1, 6-4!

Wolfpack 4, Eagles 0

No. 7 Galarneau clinches it with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Mullins!

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Wolfpack 5, Eagles 0

Another Pack W as No. 95 Babelis takes down Mendelsohn 6-3, 6-4!

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Wolfpack 6, Eagles 0

That's Catry with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Fung!

FINAL: Wolfpack 7, Eagles 0

Last win of the day belongs to Barkai, who defeats Eedara 6-7, 6-1, 1-0!

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Correction - Rocens defeated Montufar 6-1, 6-4.

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The 15th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (6-4, 4-1 ACC) continued its strong play in conference action with a 7-0 sweep of Boston College (0-5, 0-5 ACC).

The win is NC State's second consecutive victory and its fourth in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) action.

DOUBLES
Doubles wins came in quick succession for the Wolfpack. Tadas Babelis and Alexis Galarneau got a 6-2 win over Max Motlagh and Sean Mullins minutes before Collin Shick and Robin Catry defeated Santiago Montufar and Max Mendelsohn in a 6-2 decision.

SINGLES
Five of NC State's singles wins came in straight sets with the first win of the day earned by Rafa Izquierdo Luque. The Santiago de Compostella, Spain, native defeated Motlagh 6-3, 6-0.

Martins Rocens was able to increase the team score with his 6-1, 6-4 victory over Montufar. Shortly after, seventh-ranked Galarneau tabbed a 6-1, 6-2 win over Sean Mullins that clinched the match for NC State.

Action continued past the clinch with No. 95 Babelis' 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Mendelsohn. Catry posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Mason Fung before Yannai Barkai claimed victory over Shreekar Eedara, 6-7(5), 6-1, 1-0(1).

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Good match from the guys today," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "Short trip, but we're ready to get back home and enjoying some outdoor tennis next week! Pack Risin'!"

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RESULTS
#15 NC State 7, Boston College 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (1,3)
1. Tadas Babelis/Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. Max Motlagh/Sean Mullins (Boston College) 6-2
2. Robert Turzak/Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Shreekar Eedara/Mason Fung (Boston College), 3-3 unfinished
3. Collin Shick/Robin Catry (NC State) def. Santiago Montufar/Max Mendelsohn (Boston College) 6-2

Singles
Order of finish: (3,6,1,2,5,4)
1. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. Sean Mullins (Boston College) 6-1, 6-2
2. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. Max Mendelsohn (Boston College) 6-3, 6-4
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Max Motlagh (Boston College) 6-3, 6-0
4. Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Shreekar Eedara (Boston College) 6-7(5), 6-1, 1-0(1)
5. Robin Catry (NC State) def. Mason Fung (Boston College) 6-3, 6-3
6. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Santiago Montufar (Boston College) 6-1, 6-4

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UP NEXT
The Wolfpack returns to Raleigh for a three-match home stand, first welcoming Florida State to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Friday, Mar. 12 at 3 p.m. NC State will then host Miami Saturday, Mar. 13 at 12 p.m. and Presbyterian Tuesday, Mar. 16 at 2 p.m

.@PackMensTennis beat an 0-5 Boston College convincingly in its first road test of ACC play.

The Wolfpack will continue its conference schedule next weekend, hosting both Florida State and Miami.
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The 15th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (6-4, 4-1 ACC) will compete in three matches over the next five days as it welcomes Florida State (Mar. 12 at 3 p.m.), No. 44 Miami (Mar. 13 at 12 p.m.) and Presbyterian (Mar. 16 at 3 p.m.) to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.

ATTENDANCE
Keep an eye on the @PackMensTennis Twitter account for information on whether the match will be indoors or outdoors.

Outdoor matches will have attendance limited to a pass list inside the facility, but fans may view the match from the grass hill outside the facility with social distancing guidelines are maintained. Masks are required at all times on NC State's campus.

Indoor matches are closed to the public.

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State sits at 5-7 and 0-4 in conference play and have competed against three teams ranked in the top 40 nationally. Two of the Seminoles' losses were to teams in the top 10.

Florida State has a pair of ranked singles players in No. 70 Alex Knaff and No. 108 Rana-Roop Singh Bhular.

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
No. 44 Miami maintains a 3-5 record (2-2 ACC) and will compete at No. 11 Wake Forest prior to its matchup at NC State. The team has competed against ranked opponents for two consecutive matches, falling to then-No.4 Virginia by a score of 7-0 and then-No. 39 Virginia Tech 5-2.

Adria Soriano Barrera checks into the Oracle/ITA rankings at No. 34, and Stefan Milicevic sits at No. 64. The Hurricanes also have a ranked doubles team in No. 22 Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad.

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE
Presbyterian will compete against Emmanuel (Ga.) and Gardner-Webb before its trip to NC State, and currently the Blue Hose have a 3-1 record. The team has won two of its four matches by a score of 6-1, and its one loss came in a 5-2 decision at College of Charleston

MATCH DAY! Keeping up ACC play this afternoon.

Today's match will be played outdoors. Fans can sit on the hill and must remain masked at all times.

3 p.m.
J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
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Wolfpack 1, Seminoles 0

It's back-to-back doubles wins for the Pack! No. 9 Babelis/Barkai take down Knaff/Arcila 6-4 right before No. 23 Galarneau/Turzak get the 6-2 win over Pourroy/Walters.

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Wolfpack 1, Seminoles 0

Singles update:
1. No. 23 Galarneau: 6-2, 3-2
2. No. 95 Babelis: 5-7
3. Izquierdo Luque: 6-3, 1-0
4. Barkai: 5-4
5. Turzak: 6-1, 2-3
6. Rocens: 2-6, 4-1

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Wolfpack 2, Seminoles 0

A win by our captain on court 1 marks the first singles W of the day! No. 7 Galarneau takes down No. 77 Knaff 6-2, 6-3 for his sixth straight doubles victory.

Wolfpack 3, Seminoles 0

Izquierdo Luque's 6-3, 6-1 win over Thongiana puts the Pack one away from clinching!

FINAL: Wolfpack 4, Seminoles 0

That's a clinch by Turzak! He defeats Walters 6-1, 7-5 to seal our fifth ACC win of the season.

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Wolfpack 1, Hurricanes 0

Big doubles win for the Pack! No. 9 Babelis/Barkai defeat No. 22 Aubone/Hannestad 6-4 and Catry/Shick get the 6-2 win over Jankulovski/Madonia.

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#4 singles
Miami wins 6-1, 6-2
Catry for NC State

match tied 1-1

#1 singles
Galarneau 7-5, 3-4

#2 singles
Babelis, 6-7,

#3 singles
Izquierdo 6-1, 2-3

#5 singles
Turzak 6-4, 2-1

#6 singles
Rocens 6-3, 4-2

#1 singles
Galarneau 7-5, 4-6

#2 singles
Babelis, 6-7, 3-2

#3 singles
Izquierdo 6-1, 5-4

#5 singles
Turzak 6-4, 5-2

#6 singles
Rocens wins 6-3, 6-2

NC State leads match 2-1

#1 singles
Galarneau 7-5, 4-6, 2-2

#2 singles
Babelis, 6-7, 4-4

#3 singles
Izquierdo 6-1, 6-5 (not sure about this score)

#5 singles
Turzak 6-4, 6-2

NC State clinches match 4-1

Technician

Rafa Izquierdo Luque just sealed victory for NC State. He took his match 6-1, 7-6 (7). NC State takes today's match 4-1 over Miami.

The No. 15 Wolfpack men's tennis team (7-4, 5-1 ACC) claimed its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) win of the season on Friday, defeating Florida State 4-0.

DOUBLES
NC State took the doubles point behind a pair of wins by No. 23 Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak and No. 9 Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai.

The ninth-ranked duo of Babelis and Barkai got the first win, defeating Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila 6-4 moments before No. 23 Galarneau and Barkai were victorious over Loris Pourroy and Marcus Walters, 6-2.

SINGLES
Seventh-ranked Galarneau posted his sixth-straight singles win with his 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 77 Alex Knaff at the match. All six of those victories came in straight sets.

Rafa Izquierdo Luque was the next member of the Wolfpack with a win, taking down Richard Thongoana 6-3, 6-1, and Robert Turzak clinched it for NC State with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Walters.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Good job from the guys today!" said head coach Kyle Spencer. "The team as a whole was ready for its next ACC battle, and we have another big one tomorrow with Miami coming to town! Pack Risin'!"

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: ASSISTANT COACH CRIS JAMES
"Any time you can get a win in the ACC it's a good day," said assistant coach Cris James. "Florida State has a talented team. We were outside for only the second match and it's a little hotter than normal, so I'm just proud of the guys for handling all the preparation for all that. They did a good job getting through, and now we're getting ready for Miami tomorrow."


RESULTS
#15 NC State 4, Florida State 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1)
1. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Loris Pourroy/Marcus Walters (Florida State) 6-2
2. #9 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Alex Knaff/Sebastian Arcila (Florida State) 6-4
3. Collin Shick/Robin Catry (NC State) vs. Richard Thongoana/Andreja Petrovic (Florida State) 4-4, unfinished

Singles
Order of finish: (1,3,5)
1. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) def. #77 Alex Knaff (Florida State) 6-2, 6-3
2. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) vs. Loris Pourroy (Florida State) 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Richard Thongoana (Florida State) 6-3, 6-1
4. Yannai Barkai (NC State) vs. Sebastian Arcila (Florida State) 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
5. Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Marcus Walters (Florida State) 6-1, 7-5
6. Martins Rocens (NC State) vs. Andreja Petrovic (Florida State) 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), unfinished

UP NEXT

NC State welcomes No. 44 Miami to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Saturday, Mar. 13 for a 12 p.m. matchup.

No. 15 NC State men's tennis team (8-4, 6-1 ACC) overcame No. 44 Miami (3-7, 2-4 ACC) on Saturday in a competitive match, securing its sixth conference win of the season. With the win, the Wolfpack maintains a four-match win streak.

DOUBLES
To start off the day for NC State, No. 9 Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai won their match 6-4 over No. 22 Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad.

Soon after, Robin Catry and Collin Shick closed out doubles play with a 6-2 win over Bojan Jankulovski and Stephan Madonia to give NC State the advantage going into singles action.

SINGLES
Miami got on the board first in singles as Catry fell to Hannestad in a 6-1, 6-2 match. The win was the Hurricanes' only one of the day.

As the match continued, Martins Rocens secured the first singles point for the Wolfpack with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Oren Vasser.

Building on that momentum, Turzak followed suit as he defeated Aubone 6-4, 6-2 in a win that put NC State one point away from the team win. Soon after, Rafa Izquierdo Luque claimed the win over Stefan Milicevic 6-1, 7-6(7) to seal NC State's fourth-straight win.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Another solid effort from the team today!" said head coach Kyle Spencer. "Miami is a talented team. We knew we needed to be tough today and do the little things well, which we did. With no real competition in the fall, we have worked to consistently improve each practice and match so that we can play our best tennis in the second half of the season. Very proud of the guys! Pack Risin'!"

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: ASSISTANT COACH CRIS JAMES
"After an ACC weekend against two talented teams, we are happy to come out 2-0," said assistant coach Cris James. "We know we can play a little better in some spots, but overall we did a good job and had some bright spots. I was happy to see three doubles start fast and play well today after a slow start yesterday. We did a great job in the singles of building some good leads on enough courts, and when Miami made their push we had enough to get through."


RESULTS
#15 NC State 4, #44 Miami 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (1,3)
1. #9 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. #22 Franco Aubone/Benjamin Hannestad (Miami) 6-4
2. #23 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak (NC State) vs. A. Soriano Barrera/Oren Vasser (Miami) 4-4, unfinished
3. Collin Shick/Robin Catry (NC State) def. Bojan Jankulovski/Stephen Madonia (Miami) 6-2

Singles
Order of finish: (4,6,5,3)
1. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) vs. #34 A. Soriano Barrera (Miami) 7-5, 4-6, 5-3, unfinished
2. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) vs. Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) 6-7, 6-6, unfinished
3. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. #64 Stefan Milicevic (Miami) 6-1, 7-6 (9-7)
4. Benjamin Hannestad (Miami) def. Robin Catry (NC State) 6-1, 6-2
5. Robert Turzak (NC State) def. Franco Aubone (Miami) 6-4, 6-2
6. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Oren Vasser (Miami) 6-3, 6-2

UP NEXT
The Wolfpack plays Presbyterian Tuesday, Mar. 16 at 2 p.m in its last home match before a stretch of five away matches.

ACC Standings

Virginia 6-0

unc-ch 4-0

NC State, Wake Forest 6-1

Duke 3-1

Virginia Tech 4-2

Notre Dame 3-3

Georgia Tech, Miami 2-4

Clemson, Louisville 1-5

Boston College, Florida State 0-6

Win on court 2!

Shick/Catry cruise to a 6-1 win over Cariov/Conde.

DOUBLES POINT

No. 9 Babelis/Barkai clinch the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Benson/Stenger.

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Schrader/Smith play together for the first time this season and get the 6-4 win over Martens/McKinney.

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Singles Update:

1. No. 95 Babelis: 4-3
2. Izquierdo Luque: 5-3
3. Barkai: 4-3
4. Catry: 6-3, 1-0

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Wolfpack 2, Blue Hose 0

Izquierdo Luque takes the first singles win of the day 6-3, 6-1 over Stenger.

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Wolfpack 3, Blue Hose 0

Catry gets the W on court 4, taking down Cariov 6-3, 6-3.

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Wolfpack 4, Blue Hose 0

Barkai clinches it for the Pack with a 6-3, 6-2 win over McKinney!

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Wolfpack 4, Presbyterian 1

The Blue Hose get on the board as Benson defeats No. 95 Babelis 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (3).

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Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai have been named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Co-Doubles Team of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.

The honors come after a two-win weekend for the duo, the first victory coming in a 6-4 decision over Florida State's Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila. Babelis and Barkai were the first members of the team with a win in the match and assisted in NC State clinching the doubles point. The Wolfpack won the match in a 4-0 decision.

The second victory marked the highest-ranked win of the season for the pair as they took down No. 22 Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad of Miami 6-4, and the win was the first doubles one of the day for NC State. The squad went on to clinch not only the doubles point but the match, defating No. 44 Miami 4-1.

FINAL: Wolfpack 6, Presbyterian 1

Rocens wraps up the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Conde.

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