.@PackMensTennis dropped its match Friday against Georgia Tech 6-1 but bounced back from the loss with a dominating 4-1 win over Clemson Sunday.
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With 3 matches left before the ACCs, here are some recent takeaways from @PackMensTennis:

Struggles against ranked teams
Strong doubles play
Tough matchups remaining
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The NC State men's tennis team has paused all activities due to COVID-19 protocols and associated contact tracing within the program.

NC State's upcoming matches at No. 41 Duke Friday, April 9 and No. 1 North Carolina Sunday, April 11 will not take place as scheduled.

Further updates regarding the Wolfpack men's tennis schedule will be made public as they are available.

The 25th-ranked NC State men's team (10-6, 7-2 ACC) is set to complete its regular season Saturday, April 17 as it welcomes No. 10 Wake Forest (25-5, 10-1 ACC) to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The team will recognize its five seniors in a post-match ceremony.

PACK IN THE RANKINGS
In the most recent Oracle/ITA team rankings, the Wolfpack checks in at No. 25 and has several team members in the singles and doubles rankings.

Fifth-year Alexis Galarneau holds the highest singles ranking by a member of the squad at No. 19. Junior Rafa Izquierdo Luque remained in the rankings at 76th.

In doubles, Yannai Barkai and Tadas Babelis notch the No. 23 spot while Babelis and Robin Catry check in at No. 35. Galarneau is ranked in doubles alongside partner Robert Turzak at No. 65.

LAST TIME OUT
The team defeated Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe Clemson, 4-1, to post its seventh conference win of the season. Clemson took its only point of the match with a pair of doubles wins, but the Wolfpack followed up doubles action with four straight singles wins.

All six first sets in the match went to NC State, and none of the singles victories went to third sets. Barkai was the first to win and was followed soon after by Babelis. Catry claimed a ranked victory, and Turzak won his match to clinch the win for the team.

HISTORIC 2021 SENIOR CLASS
The NC State men's tennis class of 2021 made history together after posting four incredibly successful seasons. During the 2020 season, the team recorded multiple program-best rankings, finishing the season ranked sixth in the Oracle/ITA final team rankings.

The senior class achieved NCAA Tournament berths in 2018 and 2019 in addition to the program's first-ever ITA Indoor National Championship berth in 2020. NC State has risen steadily in the rankings since the seniors' first year on campus, finishing at No. 29 in 2018, at No. 23 in 2019, and at No. 6 in 2020.

In 2019, the squad earned its first-ever ACC Championship Semifinals berth and reached the Second Round of the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2014. The members of the class of 2021 were strong in the classroom as well, highlighted by the team being honored with the 2018 Chancellor's Cup. The Chancellor's Cup is awarded each year to the NC State team with the highest team GPA.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest has dropped only five matches in 2021 and has claimed victories over three top-20 teams, including a recent win over then-No. 2 North Carolina.

Three members of the Demon Deacons are ranked in singles, led by Henri Squire at No. 11. Eduardo Nava checks in at 32nd in the country while Taha Baadi rounds out the singles rankings at No. 109. In doubles, Squire and Nava are ranked together at No. 17.

UP NEXT
The Wolfpack travels to Rome, Ga., to compete in the 2021 ACC Championships. The tournament is set to run April 21-25.

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doubles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis/Barkai 3-2
#2 Galarneau/Catry 3-2
#3 Turzak/Shick 1-4

Wake Forest takes the match on court three as Efstathiou/Baadi defeat Turzak/Shick 6-1.

doubles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis/Barkai lose 4-6

#2 Galarneau/Catry 5-4 unfinished

#3 Turzak/Shick lose 1-6

Wake Forest wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis 2-5

#2 Catry 3-2

#3 Turzak 1-3

#4 Barkai 5-0

#5 Schrader 2-3

#6 Shick 1-4

Singles Update:
1. Babelis: 2-6, 2-0
2. Catry: 4-3
3. Turzak: 2-4
4. Barkai: 6-2
5. Schrader: 3-5
6. Shick: 1-6

Wake Forest leads match 1-0

singles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis 2-6, 3-4

#2 Catry 6-6

#3 Turzak 4-5

#4 Barkai 6-2,1-2

#5 Schrader 4-6,1-1

#6 Shick 1-6,2-1

singles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis loses 2-6,3-6

#2 Catry 6-7

#3 Turzak 4-6,0-2

#4 Barkai 6-2,1-4

#5 Schrader 4-6,2-3

#6 Shick 1-6,3-3

Wake Forest leads match 2-0

singles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis loses 2-6,3-6

#2 Catry 6-7,3-3

#3 Turzak 4-6, 4-4

#4 Barkai 6-2,1-6, 1-3

#5 Schrader loses 4-6, 4-6

#6 Shick loses 1-6, 5-7

Wake Forest clinches match 4-0

singles vs Wake Forest

#1 Babelis loses 2-6,3-6

#2 Catry loses 6-7,3-6

#3 Turzak loses 4-6, 5-7

#4 Barkai loses 6-2,1-6, 1-6,3-6

#5 Schrader loses 4-6, 4-6

#6 Shick loses 1-6, 5-7

Wake Forest wins match 7-0

The No. 25 NC State men's tennis team (10-7, 7-3 ACC) fell to 10th-ranked Wake Forest (26-5, 11-1 ACC) on Saturday in a 7-0 decision.

NC State celebrated its senior class at the match, recognizing the contributions that seniors Tadas Babelis, Alexis Galarneau, Joseph Schrader, Tristan Smith and Robert Turzak made to the Wolfpack team during their time in school.

DOUBLES
Doubles play was back-and-forth, and the score was knotted up multiple times on courts one and two.

On court three, Melios Efstathiou and Taha Baadi defeated Turzak and Collin Shick, 6-1, for the first doubles win of the day.

The Demon Deacons went on to take the doubles point with No. 17 Eduardo Nava and Henri Squire's 6-4 victory over No. 23 Babelis and Yannai Barkai.

Galarneau and Robin Catry, playing doubles together for the first time since NC State's win over Texas in 2020, took down Matthew Thomson and Siddhant Banthia, 6-4, for NC State's only doubles win of the match.

SINGLES
Wake Forest took the first three singles matches to claim the team victory. The Demon Deacons' first win was on court one, where No. 11 Squire defeated Babelis 6-2, 6-3.

Banthia put Wake Forest a point away from clinching the match with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Schrader, and Filippo Moroni got the clinch with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Collin Shick.

Play continued on the remaining courts, but the Demon Deacons claimed victory on all three. No. 109 Baadi defeated Catry 7-6(4), 6-3 while No. 32 Nava got the 6-4, 7-5 win over Turzak.

Rrezart Cungu rounded out Wake Forest's wins with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Barkai.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"I thought the guys played really hard today," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "They fought really hard. We obviously had a couple of new doubles pairings out there. Doubles didn't go our way, and then in singles we had a lot of close sets and just weren't able to get over the hump in some of the matches.

"With having the break - we had about a 10-day break - there was a little bit of rust out there. I'm really looking forward to next week and the ACC Championship."

RESULTS
#25 NC State 0, #10 Wake Forest 7
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1,2)
1. #17 Eduardo Nava/Henri Squire (Wake Forest) def. #23 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4
2. Alexis Galarneau/Robin Catry (NC State) def. Matthew Thomson/Siddhant Banthia (Wake Forest) 6-4
3. Melios Efstathiou/Taha Baadi (Wake Forest) def. Robert Turzak/Collin Shick (NC State) 6-1

Singles
Order of finish: (1,5,6,2,3,4)
1. #11 Henri Squire (Wake Forest) def. Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-2, 6-3
2. #109 Taha Baadi (Wake Forest) def. Robin Catry (NC State) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3. #32 Eduardo Nava (Wake Forest) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 6-4, 7-5
4. Rrezart Cungu (Wake Forest) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Siddhant Banthia (Wake Forest) def. Joseph Schrader (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
6. Filippo Moroni (Wake Forest) def. Collin Shick (NC State) 6-1, 7-5

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UP NEXT
The Wolfpack turns its attention to the postseason. The ACC Tournament will run April 21-25 in Rome, Ga.

The No. 25 NC State men's tennis team fell to the No. 10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 7-0 After the match, the senior class of Galarneau, Turzak, Babelis, Shick and Tristan Smith were honored on the court in front of family and friends.

"First and foremost, they're just unbelievable people," Spencer said. "They're everything that you would want. They train together, they go to class together, they're just really, really good people. In terms of tennis, they've really elevated the program These guys have done everything we've asked of them. I couldn't be more proud of the way they're leaving the program."

This year's senior class will go down as one of the most accomplished in the history of the program. In the group's first three years, the team rose in the rankings each year, finishing at No. 29 in 2018, No. 23 in 2019 and a program-best No. 6 in 2020.

The group reached the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and 2019, and in 2019 alone, the group also reached the ACC Tournament semifinals for the first time in program history and the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.

Not only has the senior class excelled on the tennis courts, but also in the classroom as it was a part of the 2018 team that won the Chancellor's Cup, awarded to the NC State team with the highest team GPA.

"It's meant a lot," Galarneau said of his time at NC State. "I think it's how I've matured over the years. It's how they've shaped me into who I am now, and the coaches have done an unbelievable job on the court. These guys off the court, we've had so much fun. It's so many good memories that I'll keep forever."

2021 ACC Men's Tennis Championship Field Set

Teams receiving double-byes to Friday's quarterfinal round along with Wake Forest include No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 3 North Carolina and No. 4 NC State.

https://theacc.com/news/2021/4/18/2021-acc-mens-tennis-championship-field-set.aspx

.@PackMensTennis' Robin Catry stands out both literally and figuratively on the college tennis landscape.

At 6 feet, 6 inches, the Frenchman has already secured 18 singles and 12 doubles wins in 30 career matches.
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The fourth-seeded NC State men's tennis team (10-7, 7-3) begins ACC Championships action Friday, April 23 at 2:30 p.m at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga. The Wolfpack will face the winner of Thursday's matchup between five-seed Notre Dame (14-9, 7-5 ACC) and 12-seed Florida State (9-15, 2-10 ACC).

The matches will not be live streamed with the exception of Sunday's Championship match, which will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra. Due to COVID-19 protocols, no public tickets will be made available for the ACC Championship.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame faces off with Florida State Thursday afternoon. The Fighting Irish have compiled a 14-9 overall record in 2021. A 7-5 conference record was good to secure Notre Dame the five seed in the tournament.

Three Fighting Irish singles competitors were ranked in the most recent Oracle/ITA rankings. Axel Nefve checks in at No. 27, Richard Ciamarra sits at No. 66, and Tristan McCormick rounds out the singles rankings at No. 116.

McCormick and Nefve are ranked in doubles together, checking in at at No. 37. Nefve is additionally ranked in doubles with Ciamarra at No. 40

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State began its tournament with a 4-0 win over 13-seed Boston College. The team opened the match by clinching the doubles point and went on from there to take three consecutive singles matches.

The Seminoles have one ranked singles player in No. 110 Louis Pourroy. Pourroy is additionally ranked in doubles with Marcus Walters at No. 43.

regular season
February 21 NC State 5 Notre Dame 2
March 12 NC State 4 Florida State 0
March 26 Florida State 6 Notre Dame 1

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The fourth-seeded NC State men's tennis team (10-7, 7-3) begins ACC Championships action Friday, April 23 at 2:30 p.m at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga. The Wolfpack will face the winner of Thursday's matchup between five-seed Notre Dame (14-9, 7-5 ACC) and 12-seed Florida State (9-15, 2-10 ACC).

The matches will not be live streamed with the exception of Sunday's Championship match, which will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra. Due to COVID-19 protocols, no public tickets will be made available for the ACC Championship.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame faces off with Florida State Thursday afternoon. The Fighting Irish have compiled a 14-9 overall record in 2021. A 7-5 conference record was good to secure Notre Dame the five seed in the tournament.

Three Fighting Irish singles competitors were ranked in the most recent Oracle/ITA rankings. Axel Nefve checks in at No. 27, Richard Ciamarra sits at No. 66, and Tristan McCormick rounds out the singles rankings at No. 116.

McCormick and Nefve are ranked in doubles together, checking in at at No. 37. Nefve is additionally ranked in doubles with Ciamarra at No. 40

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State began its tournament with a 4-0 win over 13-seed Boston College. The team opened the match by clinching the doubles point and went on from there to take three consecutive singles matches.

The Seminoles have one ranked singles player in No. 110 Louis Pourroy. Pourroy is additionally ranked in doubles with Marcus Walters at No. 43.

regular season
February 21 NC State 5 Notre Dame 2
March 12 NC State 4 Florida State 0
March 26 Florida State 6 Notre Dame 1

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Florida State beats Notre Dame 4-3

Revised schedule of matches for Friday:

Women's Matches
#3 NC State vs. #6 Georgia Tech Not before 2:00 PM at Rome Indoor Courts

Men's Matches
#4 NC State vs. #12 Florida State Not before 4:40 PM at Georgia Tech indoors (spectators not permitted)