Fifth-ranked NC State men's tennis (13-4, 5-0) defeated the reigning ACC Champions and picked up their fifth conference win of the season with a 4-0 win over Florida State (10-6, 2-3) Friday night.
In front of its largest crowd so far this season, the Wolfpack turned around doubles play to have a lead moving into singles that was then cleaned up by the back half of the lineup to sweep the Seminoles.
The doubles point appeared to be slipping away until the tides started to turn when No. 8 Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek tied it up on court one 3-3 against No. 3 Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane. On court three, Martin Borisouk and William Manning cut their trail to just one game (2-3) while No. 12 Jules Leroux Luca Staeheli carried their 4-1 lead on court two.
Doubles pairs for the Pack on courts one and two were both able to jump ahead to 5-4 on their courts to eventually take crucial 6-4 victories after doubles on court three fell.
Highlighted by Shick and Van Sambeek defeating the No. 3 doubles pair in the nation, NC State moved into singles play with a 1-0 lead.
William Manning took the first singles point of the night with a quick two-set victory on court six. His 6-3, 6-2 win extended the Pack's team lead to 2-0. He was followed shortly after by Fons Van Sambeek also picking up a two-set victory over on court five to push the scoreboard to 3-0.
After dropping his first set, Luca Staeheli was fighting through his three-set battle on court three, inching closer and closer toward the needed singles point. Ultimately, it was Jules Leroux who clinched the win for the Pack yet again.
Up Next
The Pack looks to face No. 34 Miami next on Sunday at noon in Raleigh.
Results
#5 NC State 4, #32 Florida State 0
Location: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Attendance: 281
Doubles Results
1 | #8 Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. #3 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-4
2 | #12 Jules Leroux/Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif/Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-4
3 | Martin Borisiouk/William Manning (NCSU) def. Corey Craig/Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-4
Order of Finish: (3, 2, 1)
Singles Results
1 | #24 Braden Shick (NCSU) vs. #19 Corey Craig (FSU) 5-7, 5-5, unfinished
2 | #41 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) vs. #46 Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-7 (5-7), 5-2, unfinished
3 | #55 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) vs. Alex Bulte (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
4 | Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
5 | Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Youcef Rihane (FSU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
6 | William Manning (NCSU) def. Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: (6, 4, 5)
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