22nd-ranked NC State men's tennis opened its 2025 spring campaign with a doubleheader sweep over in-state opponents Campbell and NC Central on Saturday.
The victory over Campbell to start the day made the Pack 7-0 in winning season premiere matches with head coach
Kyle Spencer at the helm of the program.
NC State claimed the doubles point in both matches to give a one point advantage moving into singles play in the morning and the evening. The red-and-white displayed their dominance by collecting all 14 singles matches of the day in just two straight sets, not allowing other opposing team to take them to a third.
A fresh face in the program,
Noah Gabriel, a freshman from the Netherlands, made his official dual-match debut with the Pack. Playing doubles on court three for both matches, he walked away with a win and a 5-2 lead while play was clinched. In singles, he competed on court six taking both matches in straight sets.
Not new to the program, but new to the lineup are redshirt-freshmen
Jules Leroux and
William Manning, who played a huge part in the Wolfpack's double wins for the day in both doubles and singles. Leroux took his singles victories in straight sets, while Manning fought through a second set tiebreaker to defeat his Campbell opponent earlier in the day.
After an exciting fall campaign, upperclassmen
Braden Shick,
Luca Staeheli,
Fons Van Sambeek, and
Martin Borisiouk each showed their growth by securing victories in both doubles and singles in a commanding fashion. Now 17th-ranked Shick, 26th-ranked Borisiouk, 97th-ranked Staeheli, as well as the 102nd-ranked pair Shick and Van Sambeek, aided their teammates to take care of business in the start of their spring slate.
Up NextNC State stays home to face 21st-ranked Harvard this upcoming Tuesday, January 21, at 4 p.m. in the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The first 50 fans in attendance will be eligible to claim a free t-shirt as well as free Chick-Fil-A desserts available to all while supplies last.
Results
#22 NC State 7, Campbell 0Location: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.Doubles
1 | #102
Braden Shick &
Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan & Alex Fragasso (CU) 6-1
2 |
Martin Borisiouk &
Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Thomas Drapeau & Matias Lofink (CU) 6-1
3 |
Noah Gabriel &
William Manning (NCSU) def. Aleksandar Hudjec & Luke Tollenaar (CU) 5-2 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: (1, 2)Singles
1 | #17
Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Thomas Drapeau (CU) 6-1, 6-0
2 | #26
Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan (CU) 6-1, 6-2
3 |
Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Luke Tollenaar (CU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
4 |
Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Aleksandar Hudjec (CU) 6-1, 6-3
5 |
William Manning (NCSU) def. Alex Fragasso (CU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3
6 |
Noah Gabriel (NCSU) def. Matias Lofink (CU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: (1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6)#22 NC State 7, NC Central 0Location: J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.Doubles
1 |
Martin Borisiouk &
Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Rodrigo Alves & Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) 5-2 (unfinished)
2 |
Jules Leroux &
William Manning (NCSU) def. Kareem Abdul Hakim & Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-3
3 |
Noah Gabriel &
Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Antoni Pankowski & Leo Fortier-Gariepy (NCCU) 6-2
Order of Finish: (3, 2)Singles
1 | #26
Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) 6-3, 6-1
2 |
Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Kareem Abdul Hakim (NCCU), 6-2, 6-4
3 | #97
Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) 6-2, 6-3
4 |
William Manning (NCSU) def. Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 6-1, 6-3
5 |
Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Antoni Pankowski (NCCU) 6-4, 6-0
6 |
Noah Gabriel (NCSU) def. Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: (1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6)@PackMensTennis || #GoPack || #PackRisinhttps://gopack.com/news/2025/1/18/mens-tennis-22-pack-opens-spring-season-with-doubleheader-sweep