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 RECAPPlay 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 RECAPSingles 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 NEXTThe 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 4DoublesOrder 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
SinglesOrder 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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