The NC State men’s tennis team is one win away from punching a ticket to the ITA indoor championships.
The Wolfpack picked up a win over VCU, 4-0, in its first game of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in South Carolina.
NC State (3-2) advances to face host South Carolina at 2 pm on Sunday. The No. 8 Gamecocks (4-0) defeated Penn 4-0 in the first game of the day on Saturday. The Wolfpack defeated South Carolina in Raleigh a year ago, 4-1.
Quick reaction from Coach Spencer after the 4-0 win over VCU. pic.twitter.com/9dnKXQ6qtW
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Doubles (NC State, 1-0)
The Rams got the first win of the day in doubles action, when Joaquim De Almeida and Romain Gales defeated Martin Borisiouk and Joseph Wayland, 6-3.
The duo of Martins Rocen and Fons Van Sambeek, ranked No. 38 in the country, got the momentum back for NC State, winning 6-2. Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli wrapped things up with a 6-4 ranked win over No. 29 Rayane Stable and Matisse Bobichon.
Singles (NC State, 3-0)
There was plenty of drama in singles play, but NC State managed to get the better of VCU and pull it out.
Bobichon, the No. 40 player in the country, pushed Rocens to a third set on court one, but the match never finished. Catry and Staeheli carried over their hot hands from doubles play, winning their singles matches in two sets. Catry defeated Maxence Bertimon 6-4, 6-4 and Staeheli beat Joaquim Almeida 6-2, 6-4.
On court four, Braden Shick put a bow on the match, defeating Stable 7-5, 7-6 (9-7).
Results
NC State 4, VCU 0
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2,1)
1: Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. No. 29 Rayane Stable/Matisse Bobichon, 6-4
2: No. 38 Martins Rocen/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Maxence Bertimon/Charles Bertimon, 6-2
3: Joaquim De Almeida/Romain Gales def. Martin Borisiouk/Joseph Wayland (NCSU), 3-6
Singles
Order of finish: (3,5,4)
1: Martins Rocens (NCSU) def. No. 40 Matisse Bobichon, 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 2-2 unfinished
2: No. 122 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. Charles Bertimon, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 0-1 unfinished
3: Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Maxence Bertimon, 6-4, 6-4
4: Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Rayane Stable, 7-5, 7-6 (9-7)
5: Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Joaquim De Almeida, 6-2, 6-4
6: Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Romain Gales, 4-6,…
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