The No. 16 NC State men's tennis team (9-2) garnered a pair of wins on Thursday, defeating Radford (2-4) by a score of 6-1 and NC A&T (0-3) in a 7-0 decision.
DOUBLES VS. RADFORD
The Pack opened up the day with two doubles wins, putting the team up 1-0 going into the singles matches.
Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek give the Pack their first doubles win of the day with a 6-4 victory over Aditya Balsekar and Robert Hagen.
Yannai Barkai and Luca Staeheli then took the second win, giving the Pack a one-point team advantage with their 7-6(1) tiebreaker win over Demis Taramonlis and Andres Silva.
SINGLES VS. RADFORD
Martins Rocens started the Pack strong at the start of singles play with a quick 6-3, 6-2 win over Guilherme Severin and was followed in victory by Van Sambeek, who put up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Konstantinos Raptis.
It was Staeheli who clinched the team victory for the Pack, defeating Taramonlis 6-3, 6-3.
Play continued on the remaining singles courts, and Damien Salvestre put the Pack up 5-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Silva while Joseph Wayand defeated Hagen 7-5, 6-1.
Radford was able to get on the board in the final singles match as Balsekar gutted out a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(8) win over Shick.
DOUBLES VS. NC A&T
The Pack opened up its second match of the day with two doubles wins, the first coming for No. 51 Rocens and Van Sambeek with a 6-2 victory over Esteban Lopez and Vasil Ivanov.
Salvestre and Joseph Schrader tabbed the point-winning victory, defeating Ian Pedersen and Ethan Baly 6-2.
SINGLES VS. NC A&T
Wayand cruised to the first win in singles for the Wolfpack, dropping just a single game on his way to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nolan Martino.
Shick earned the second singles win of the match to bring NC State one match away from clinching. The sophomore defeated Pedersen 6-4, 7-5, and moments later Barkai secured the NC State victory with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Eder Blanco.
Salvestre was able to put another point on the board for the Wolfpack with a win 6-3, 7-5 over Ivanov and was joined in victory by Van Sambeek, who got the win over Jorge Perez 7-5, 6-4.
Rafa Izquierdo Luque completed the Pack sweep of the Aggies with a tough 6-4, 7-6(6) victory against Lopez.
UP NEXT
NC State continues its home stretch with a 12 p.m. matchup against Boston College Sunday, Feb. 26 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
RESULTS VS. RADFORD
#16 NC State 6, Radford 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,1)
1. Yannai Barkai/Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Demis Taramonlis/Andres Silva (Radford) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Joseph Schrader/Collin Shick (NC State) vs. Guilherme Severin/Konstantinos Raptis 6-5, unfinished
3. Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Aditya Balsekar/Robert Hagen (Radford) 6-4 (Radford), 6-4
Singles
Order of finish: (2,4,1,3,6,5)
1. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Demis Taramonlis (Radford) 6-3, 6-3
2. Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Guilherme Severin (Radford) 6-3, 6-2
3. Damien Salvestre (NC State) Andres Silva (Radford) 6-3, 6-3
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Konstantinos Raptis (Radford) 6-3, 6-1
5. Aditya Balsekar (Radford) def. Braden Shick (NC State) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Robert Hagen (Radford) 7-5, 6-1
RESULTS VS. NC A&T
#16 NC State 7, NC A&T 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (1,3)
1. Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Esteban Lopez/Vasil Ivanov (NC A&T), 6-2
2.Yannai Barkai/Collin Shick (NC State) vs. Eder Blanco/Jorge Perez, 3-5 unfinished
3. Damien Salvestre/Joseph Schrader (NC State) def. Ian Pedersen/Ethan Baly (NC A&T), 6-2
Singles
Order of Finish: (6,5,3,2,4,1)
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Esteban Lopez (NC A&T) 6-4, 7-6
2. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Vasil Ivanov (NC A&T) 6-3, 7-5
3. Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Eder Blanco (NC A&T) 6-4, 6-1
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Jorge Perez (NC A&T) 7-5, 6-4
5. Braden Shick (NC State) def. Ian Pedersen (NC A&T) 6-4, 7-5
6. Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Nolan Martino (NC A&T) 6-0,6-1
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