Pack in the Polls

Good week for the guys in the latest ITA Rankings. pic.twitter.com/cLHnhpGl81

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 21, 2023

Doubles pic.twitter.com/lHefvxuQWX

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 21, 2023

Plenty of activities this weekend at JW Isenhour. Come out‼️ pic.twitter.com/lHw0Kn8rdx

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 21, 2023

It’s “championship season.” HC Kyle Spencer previews this weekend’s home slate vs Notre Dame, Louisville and NC A&T. pic.twitter.com/mnmT0w49kH

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 23, 2023

The NC State men's tennis team hopes to start another winning streak on Friday.

Texas ended the Wolfpack streak at six last week in Austin with a 4-3 win.

NC State (10-5, 4-0) hopes to not only get back on track, but remain perfect in the ACC when they welcome Notre Dame to town on Friday (5:30 pm). History is on the side of the Pack. NC State has won five in a row against the Fighting Irish.

Scouting the Fighting Irish: Notre Dame (10-8, 1-4) is ranked No. 50 in the latest ITA rankings. Sebastian Dominko is their highest ranked singles player, coming in at No. 24. Dominko and Connor Fu are ranked No. 16 in doubles.

How to watch: A live stream of the match can be found here.

Stats: Follow live stats here.

https://gopack.com/news/2023/3/23/mens-tennis-nc-state-jumps-back-in-acc-play-with-home-match-versus-notre-dame.aspx

Back at the 🏠 this weekend
🆚 Notre Dame
📍JW Isenhour Tennis Center
⏰ 5:30 pm
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📊 https://t.co/jth1XU3nDo#PackRisin 📈 pic.twitter.com/4eNNl0Z3d7

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 24, 2023

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— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 24, 2023

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque
#2 Straeheli
#3 Shick
#4 Catry
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 1-2
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 2-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 3-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque
#2 Straeheli
#3 Shick
#4 Catry
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-3
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 5-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque
#2 Straeheli
#3 Shick
#4 Catry
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 6-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque
#2 Straeheli
#3 Shick
#4 Catry
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 6-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luquec 4-3
#2 Straeheli 3-4
#3 Shick 4-3
#4 Catry 5-3
#5 Van Sambeek 3-3
#6 Wayand 3-4

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 6-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luquec 4-6, 5-3
#2 Straeheli 7-6, 2-1
#3 Shick 6-3, 6-2 NC State leads match 2-0
#4 Catry 6-3, 3-6, 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek 7-5, 1-2
#6 Wayand 4-6, 6-1, 0-2

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 6-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luquec 4-6, 6-6
#2 Straeheli 7-6, 6-1 NC State leads match 3-0
#3 Shick 6-3, 6-2 NC State leads match 2-0
#4 Catry 6-3, 3-6, 5-2
#5 Van Sambeek 7-5, 2-5
#6 Wayand 4-6, 6-1, 1-4

vs Notre Dame

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 4-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 6-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-0

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0

singles
#1 Izquierdo Luquec 4-6, 6-6
#2 Straeheli 7-6, 6-1 NC State leads match 3-0
#3 Shick 6-3, 6-2 NC State leads match 2-0
#4 Catry 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 NC State clinches match 4-0
#5 Van Sambeek 7-5, 2-5
#6 Wayand 4-6, 6-1, 1-4

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— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 24, 2023

Quick reaction from HC Kyle Spencer after the home win over Notre Dame. pic.twitter.com/5XwsR453ko

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 25, 2023

The NC State men's tennis team has three home matches this weekend. The Wolfpack got the trifecta off to a good start, defeating Notre Dame, 4-0, Friday night.

With the win, NC State improves to 11-5 overall and 5-0 in the ACC.

It's the first time the team has started 5-0 in league play in the Kyle Spencer era. The team remains perfect at home in ACC play and has outscored their opponents 12-2 at JW Isenhour Tennis Center. NC State has outscored their ACC opponents 20-4 so far this season.

"Any win in the ACC is a good win," Spencer said. "I thought the guys competed really hard. I think getting that one out of the way and getting ready for a tough Louisville team on Sunday, followed by A&T, that was good to get that one for sure."

Doubles (NC State 1, Notre Dame 0)

NC State has two ranked teams in the doubles field, but it was the No. 3 team that got the Pack off to a good start.

Fons Van Sambeek and Braden Shick wasted little time against Evan Lee and Yu Zang, holding them scoreless in a 6-0 win. Van Sambeek and Shick have won seven of their last eight matches as a duo. They are 4-1 in ACC play. No. 40 Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Joe Wayand secured the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Matthew Halpin and Jean-Marc Malkowski,

Singles (NC State 3, Notre Dame 0)

The singles battles were just that, battles early on all across the six courts. The Irish took two of the first six sets to show they weren't backing down after doubles.

Braden Shick, though, led the NC State charge, winning his first set, 6-3 and finishing his match first, knocking off Aditya Vashistha in two sets. Staeheli, who came in at No. 73 in the ITA polls this week, found himself in a close one with Connor Fu in the first set, but escaped with the tiebreaker. Staeheli didn't need a tiebreaker in the second set, cruising to a 6-1 victory to take both sets.

With a 3-0 lead, all eyes were on court four, a battle between Catry and Jean-Marc Malkowski. Catry jumped out in the first set, winning 6-3, before falling in set No. 2, flipping the score. In the third and final match, with the pressure on, Carry secured the match with a 6-2 win to set off a celebration for another ACC victory.

Results
Singles
Order of finish: (3,2,4,)

1 - No. 52 Rafa Lzquierdo Luque (NCSU) vs.No. 24 Sebastian Dominko, 4-6, 6-6 (5-5), unfinished

2 - No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Connor Fu, 7-6, 6-1

3 - Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Aditya Vashistha 6-3, 6-2

4 - Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

5 - Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) vs. Yu Zhang 7-5, 2-5, unfinished

6 - Joe Wayand (NCSU) vs. Jameson Carsillo 4-6, 6-1, 1-4, unfinished

Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2,)

1 - No. 27 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCSU) vs. No. 16 Sebastian Dominko/Connor Fu 4-4, unfinished

2 - No. 40 Rafa Izquierdo Luque/Joe Wayand (NCSU) def. Matthew Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski, 6-2

3 - Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Evan Lee/Yu Zang, 6-0

Up next: NC State hosts Louisville (noon) and North Carolina A&T (5 pm) in a double header on Sunday

https://gopack.com/news/2023/3/24/mens-tennis-nc-state-starts-off-weekend-with-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

The guys were serving up the energy last night. 5-0 in the ACC. #Packrisin 📈 pic.twitter.com/2KbYNFDore

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 25, 2023

No. 25 NC State hopes to get the momentum rolling this weekend.

Fresh off a 4-0 win over Notre Dame, the Pack (11-5, 5-0) will play a pair of games on Sunday. At noon, NC State will play conference foe Louisville. The Pack will step out of conference at 5 pm versus North Carolina A&T.

Sunday's match versus the Cardinals will be the tiebreaker in the all-time series, currently tied at six wins each. NC State is a perfect 6-0 all-time against the Aggies.

Scouting the Cardinals: Louisville (10-8, 1-6) is ranked No. 39 in the ITA Rankings. Etienne Donnet is the highest ranked singles player, coming in at No. 31. Fabien Salle is ranked No. 55, Natan Rodrigues is No. 76. Salle and Rodrigues are ranked No. 15 in doubles.

Scouting the Aggies: The Aggies are undefeated (7-0) heading into Sunday's action. A&T is coming off a 4-3 win at UNC-Asheville. Sunday will be just their third road game of the season.

How to watch: A live stream of the Louisville match can be found here. A stream of the A&T match can be found here.

Stats: Follow live stats here.

https://gopack.com/news/2023/3/25/mens-tennis-no-25-nc-state-faces-louisville-north-carolina-a-t-in-sunday-double-header.aspx

Due to inclement weather the match vs Louisville has been pushed back. The match will not be before 1 pm. Stay tuned for further updates.

Due to inclement weather the match vs Louisville has been pushed back. The match will not be before 1 pm. Stay tuned for further updates.

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 26, 2023

The match against Louisville will start at 1 pm and will be played indoors.

The match against Louisville will start at 1 pm and will be played indoors.

— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 26, 2023

Our match today will also be featured on @CrossCourt_Cast on @CrackedRacquets

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— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) March 26, 2023

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek


singles
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 1-3
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 1-2
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 3-2


singles
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque
#2 Straeheli
#3 Shick
#4 Catry
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 2-3
#2 Straeheli 2-3
#3 Shick 2-4
#4 Catry 5-2
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3
#2 Straeheli 4-5
#3 Shick 3-6, 0-2
#4 Catry 6-3, 1-1
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 1-2
#2 Straeheli 6-6
#3 Shick 3-6, 3-4
#4 Catry 6-3, 2-4
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 3-5
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 2-1
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 6-6
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 5-7
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 4-3
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek
#6 Wayand

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 5-7, 0-1
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 6-5
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek 5-1
#6 Wayand 2-2

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 5-7, 2-3
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 7-5, 1-3
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek 6-1, 3-2
#6 Wayand 4-5

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 match tied 2-2
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 7-5, 3-5
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek 6-1, 4-5
#6 Wayand 4-6, 1-1

vs Louisville

doubles
#1 Catry/Straeheli 6-4
#2 Izquierdo Luque/Wayand 4-5
#3 Shick/Van Sambeek 6-3

NC State wins doubles point and leads match 1-0


singles
#1 Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 match tied 2-2
#2 Straeheli 6-7, 7-5, 4-6 Louisville leads match 3-2
#3 Shick 3-6, 6-7 match tied 1-1
#4 Catry 6-3, 7-6 NC State leads match 2-1
#5 Van Sambeek 6-1, 6-5
#6 Wayand 4-6, 2-2