Pack 1, Rebels 1
Junk defeats Braden 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Pack 2, Rebels 1
BIG win on court two for Martins! He defeats No. 44 Reynolds 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to get a Pack singles point on the board.

Pack 2, Rebels 2
Engelhardt defeats Salvestre 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

Pack 2, Rebels 3

Hallquist Lithen defeats Staeheli 7-6(6), 7-6(5)

FINAL: Pack 2, Rebels 4

NC State falls to 18th-ranked Ole Miss as No. 28 Nikola Slavic defeats No. 36 Robin 4-6, 7-6(4) 6-1.

.@PackMensTennis took the doubles point but fell 4-2 to No. 18 Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.

Martins Rocens was the lone member of the Pack to win his singles match.
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The NC State men's tennis team fell in its second match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend to No. 18 Ole Miss by a score of 4-2.

DOUBLES RECAP
Play was close across all three doubles courts, but NC State was able to get two wins to earn the team point. After being knotted up at 2-2, Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli went on to win four straight games to take the match over Jakob Cadonau and John Hallquist Linden 6-2.

Martins Rocens and Fons Van Sambeek clinched the doubles point for the Pack, defeating Simon Junk and Nikola Slavic in a 6-4 decision.

SINGLES RECAP
Singles was tightly contested across all six singles courts with five going to third sets.

Ole Miss got on the board first in singles competition with Junk's 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Braden Shick, but NC State was able to get its own singles point with Martins Rocens' 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 defeat of No. 44 Finn Reynolds.

The Rebels equalized the team score at 2-2 when Lukas Engelhardt came back from a first-set loss to defeat Damien Salvestre 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Wins by Hallquist Lithen and Slavic sealed the win for Ole Miss. Hallquist Lithen put the Rebels a match away from clinching with a 7-6(6), 7-6(5) win over Luca Staeheli, and No. 28 Slavic secured the victory by defeating No. 36 Catry 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.

UP NEXT
The Wolfpack opens an eight-match home stand with a contest against No. 7 Georgia Friday, Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the J.W Isenhour Tennis Center.

RESULTS
NC State 2, #18 Ole Miss 4
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2)
1. Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt (Ole Miss) vs. Collin Shick/Yannai Barkai (NC State) 5-5, unfinished
2. Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Simon Junk/Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss) 6-4
3. Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Jakob Cadonau/J. Hallquist Lithen (Ole Miss) 6-2

Singles
Order of finish: (5,2,4,3,1)
1. #28 Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss) def. #36 Robin Catry (NC State) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
2. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. #44 Finn Reynolds (Ole Miss) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
3. J. Hallquist Lithen (Ole Miss) def. Luca Staeheli (NC State) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5)
4. Lukas Engelhardt (Ole Miss) def. Damien Salvestre (NC State) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
5. Simon Junk (Ole Miss) def. Braden Shick (NC State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Jan Soren Hain (Ole Miss) vs. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 0-1, unfinished

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The No. 24 NC State men's tennis team (3-1) is set to open a home stand with a matchup against seventh-ranked Georgia (3-0) Friday, Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. and No. 25 UCF (1-3) Sunday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
No. 7 Georgia hosted a regional site for the 2022 ITA Kickoff, winning both matches to advance to ITA Indoors. The Bulldogs took down VCU, 4-1, before going on to beat USF by the same score.

In singles, Philip Henning is the highest-ranked player at No. 23. Hamish Stewart checks in nearby at No. 32 while Trent Bryde holds the No. 62 spot. Blake Croyder (No. 110) and Thomas Paulsell (No. 119) round out the Bulldogs' ranked singles group.

In doubles, Bryde and Henning are ranked together No. 21. Henning is additionally ranked No. 47 with Hamish Stewart

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
Twenty-fourth-ranked UCF has taken on ranked teams in three of its four matches. The Knights advanced to the championship match of its ITA Kickoff site but ultimately fell to then-No. 14 Stanford.

Trey Hilderbrand leads the singles rankings for UCF at No. 16 and is ranked in doubles with Bogdan Pavel at No. 22 and Leyton Cronje at No. 41.

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Big matchup today, #WPN! Hope to see you at there.

5:30 p.m.
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DOUBLES UPDATE:

1. Yannai/Collin: 2-2
2. Robin/Luca: 3-0
3. Martins/Fons: 2-3

Georgia strikes first as Croyder/Grevelius defeat Martins and Fons 6-2.

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Pack 1, Bulldogs 0

DOUBLES POINT PACK

Robin and Luca get the 6-1 win over McCormick/Stewart just before Yannai and Collin defeat No. 21 Henning/Bryde 6-2!

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SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 4-5
2. Martins: 3-4
3. Robin: 1-6
4. Luca: 4-5

SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 6-6
2. Martins: 6-4, 1-1
3. Robin: 1-6, 3-1
4. Luca: 4-6, 2-2

SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 7-6(4)
2. Martins: 6-4, 2-1
3. Robin: 1-6, 4-1
4. Luca: 4-6, 2-2

SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 7-6(4), 2-4
2. Martins: 6-4, 4-6
3. Robin: 1-6, 5-6
4. Luca: 4-6, 6-5

Pack 1, Bulldogs 1

Georgia gets on the board as No. 32 Stewart defeats No. 36 Catry 6-1, 7-5.

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Pack 1, Bulldogs 2

McCormick defeats Luca 6-4, 7-6(0).

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Pack 2, Bulldogs 2

RAFA!!!!! That's a Pack doubles win for the senior who guts out the 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 win over No. 62 Bryde.

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Pack 2, Bulldogs 3

No. 23 Henning defeats Martins 4-6, 7-4, 7-5

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SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 7-6(4), 2-6, 2-2

Courts 3 (singles 5) and 4 (singles 6) will begin shortly.

SINGLES UPDATE:

5. Braden: 5-4
6. Damien: 2-6

SINGLES UPDATE:

5. Braden: 6-4, 3-1
6. Damien: 2-6, 5-3

Pack 3, Bulldogs 3

BRADEN WITH THE EQUALIZER! He gets the 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 119 Paulsell to even up the team score.

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Georgia wins #5 singles 6-2, 7-6
Georgia wins match 4-3

The No. 24 NC State men's tennis team fell to No. 7 Georgia on Friday by a score of 4-3, fighting hard in a close match.

DOUBLES RECAP
While Georgia was the first team with a doubles win, it was the Wolfpack that came away with the doubles point. The Bulldogs tabbed the win on court three with Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius' 6-2 win over Martins Rocens and Fons Van Sambeek.

Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli secured a win for the Pack on court two, giving up just a single game on the way to a 6-1 victory.

On court one, Yannai Barkai and Collin Shick won the doubles point and got their second top-30 doubles win of the season with a 6-2 win over No. 21 Philip Henning and Trent Bryde.

SINGLES RECAP
The Bulldogs got on the board in singles first with No. 32 Stewart's 6-1, 7-5 win over No. 36 Catry, a victory that was followed minutes later by Tristan McCormick's 6-4, 7-6(0) defeat of Staeheli.

Court one proved to be a battle between Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Georgia's No. 62 Bryde. Izquierdo Luque gutted out the tiebreaker win in the first set but fell to Bryde in the second. Ultimately, Izquierdo Luque was able to bring home the 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 ranked victory.

Rocens won his first set against No. 23 Henning but fell in a pair of tight second sets, dropping the match in a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 decision.

The match came down to courts five and six. Braden Shick garnered a straight-set win over No. 119 Thomas Paulsell by a score of 6-4, 6-3 to even up the team score at three-all.

On court five, No. 110 Croyder took the first set, but Salvestre forced a tiebreaker in the second. The tiebreaker was back-and-forth, but Croyder came away with the 6-2, 7-6(10) win to clinch the match.

RESULTS
#24 NC State 3, #7 Georgia 4
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2,1)
1. Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick (NC State) def. #21 Philip Henning/Trent Bryde (Georgia) 6-2
2. Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Tristan McCormick/Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 6-1
3. Blake Croyder/Erik Grevelius (Georgia) def. Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) 6-2

Singles
Order of finish: (3,4,1,2,6,5)
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. #62 Trent Bryde (Georgia) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2
2. #23 Philip Henning (Georgia) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. #32 Hamish Stewart (Georgia) def. #36 Robin Catry (NC State) 6-1, 7-5
4. Tristan McCormick (Georgia) def. Luca Staeheli (NC State) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
5. #110 Blake Croyder (Georgia) def. Damien Salvestre (NC State) 6-2, 7-6 (12-10)
6. Braden Shick (NC State) def. #119 Thomas Paulsell (Georgia) 6-4, 6-3

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No. 24 @packmenstennis came up short in a neck-and-neck battle against Georgia, losing 4-3.

Spencer: "It was a big fight, and we knew it would be. Started off well with getting the doubles, and every court was a battle. We came up a little short."

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doubles
#1 UCF 6-3
#2 NC State 7-6
#3 NC State 6-4

NC State leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Luque 6-2, 4-6, 4-3
#2 Canty 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 NC State wins
#3 Rocens 6-3, 6-0 NC State wins
#4 Staheli 6-1, 7-6 NC State wins
#5 Van Sambeek 2-2
#6 Shick

NC State clinches match 4-0

The 24th-ranked NC State men's tennis team (4-2) collected a 4-0 win over No. 25 UCF (1-5) on Sunday, winning the doubles point before recording three-straight singles victories.

DOUBLES
The Wolfpack continued the theme of solid starts, taking the doubles point for the third-straight match.

UCF got its only win of the day on court one in doubles with Lleyton Cronje and Bogdan Pavel's 6-3 win over Yannai Barkai and Collin Shick. The duo of Joseph Schrader and Joseph Wayand started things off for NC State with a win on court three. Play was back-and-forth, but the Wolfpack pair garnered the 6-4 win over Rubio and Roddick.

Attention then shifted over to court two with the point on the line. Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli were down early in the contest, 2-5, but rallied to win four straight games to make it 6-5. The tandem sealed the tiebreaker and doubles point for the Wolfpack with a 7-6(5)decision over Trey Hilderbrand and Cooper White.

SINGLES
The Wolfpack carried the doubles momentum into singles action. On court three, Martins Rocens secured the first singles point of the day. Rocens was down a break early in the first set, 0-2, but rallied to win the first set. The Riga, Latvia, native took the second set without dropping a game, defeating Rubio a 6-3, 6-0.

No. 36 Catry was the next to finish in a tightly contested match. A late break at 5-3 propelled the junior to an early lead in the first set. After dropping the second set, Catry gained control of the remainder of the game, earning a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 victory over Cronje.

Following close behind, Staeheli decided the match on court four. After taking the first set, Staeheli prevailed 6-1, 7-6(5) over Pavel to clinch the team win for the Pack.

UP NEXT
NC State is set to host Presbyterian and NC Central for a doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 12 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The Wolfpack will play Presbyterian at 11 a.m. andNC Central at 3 p.m.

RESULTS
#24 NC State 4, #25 UCF 0
Doubles
Order of Finish: (1,3,2)
1. Lleyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick, NC State (NC State) 6-2
2. Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Trey Hilderbrand/Cooper White (UCF) 7-6
3. Joseph Schrader/Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Alan Rubio/JC Roddick (UCF) 6-4

Singles
Order of Finish: (3,2,4)
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) vs. #16 Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) 2-6, 6-4, 3-4
2. #36 Robin Catry (NC State) def. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
3. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Alan Rubio (UCF) 6-3, 6-0
4. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 6-1, 7-6(7-5)
5. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) vs. JC Roddick (UCF) 2-2, unfinished
6. Braden Shick (NC State) vs. Cooper White (UCF) no result

ITA ranking #22

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The No. 22 NC State men's tennis (4-2) will welcome Presbyterian (2-5) and NC Central (0-5) to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Saturday, Feb. 12 for a pair of matches.

The Wolfpack will face Presbyterian at 11 a.m. and NC Central at 3 p.m.

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE
Presbyterian's record of 2-5 includes wins over Kennesaw State and Emmanuel College as well as a pair of matchups against then-No. 12 South Carolina.

The Blue Hose squad includes the 47th-ranked doubles pair of Maxwell Benson and Dusan Milanovic.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
NC Central's matchup at NC State will be its third-straight match against a team ranked in the top 25. The Eagles currently hold an 0-5 record.

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Best kind of match day - doubleheader day!

11 a.m. / 3 p.m.
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First doubles win goes to NC State! No. 29 Yannai and Collin defeat McKinney/Dominguez 6-3.

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Pack 1, Blue Hose 0

DOUBLES POINT PACK

Robin and Luca get the 7-5 ranked win over No.47 Benson/Milanovic to clinch the doubles point!

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Pack 1, Blue Hose 0

SINGLES UPDATE:
1. Rafa: 1-2
2. Luca: 4-0
3. #31 Robin: 5-0
4. Damien: 6-1
5. Braden: 2-3

Pack 1, Blue Hose 0

SINGLES UPDATE:

1. Rafa: 2-4
2. Luca: 6-0, 1-0
3. #31 Robin: 6-0, 1-0
4. Damien: 6-1, 2-1
5. Braden: 3-5

Pack 2, Blue Hose 0

Damien cruises to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over McKinney!

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