RALEIGH The NC State men’s tennis team picked up a big road win on Sunday, knocking off Princeton, 5-2.
The win improves the Pack to 5-4 on the season heading into a 12-day layoff.
NC State improves to 5-2 all-time against the Tigers (2-6).
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Doubles (NC State 1, Princeton 0)
The top two teams for the Pack got the job done right away.
The combo of Luca Staeheli and Robin Catry, ranked No. 43 in the country, knocked off Filippos Astreinidis and Fnu Nidunjianzan, 6-2, to get the early upper hand.
Staeheli and Catry never trailed or tied in the match. Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek followed up with a 6-3 win over Thomas Bosancic and Ellis Short to clinch the singles point.
Singles (NC State 4, Princeton 2)
NC State and Princeton split the first two singles’ matches, with Luca Staeheli defeating Sebastian Sec in two sets and Princeton’s Will Peters knocking off Martins Rocens, 6-3, 6-4.
That made the next few matches critical in terms of snatching back momentum. Van Sambeek made sure momentum was wearing red, knocking off Filippos Astreinidis, 6-4, 7-5. Shick and Catry kept it going, making it three straight wins by NC State to clinch the road win.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (1,2)
1 – No. 43 Luca Staeheli/Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Filippos Astreinidis/Fnu Nidunjianzan, 6-2
2 – Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Thomas Bosancic/Ellis Short, 6-3
3 – Damien Salvestre/Joe Wayand (NCSU) vs. Sebastian Sec/Will Peters, 5-5 Unfinished
Singles
Order of finish: (4,2,6,3,5,1)
1- Fnu Nidunjianzan def. Damien Salvestre (NCSU), 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
2 – Will Peters def. Martins Rocens (NCSU) Martins Rocens, 6-3, 6-4
3 – Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Thomas Bosancic, 6-1, 6-2
4 – Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Sebastian Sec, 6-1, 6-3
5 – Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Ellis Short, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6 – Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) vs. Filippos Astreinidis, 6-4, 7-5
Up next: NC State will face Elon and Davidson in a double header on Feb. 25.
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