RALEIGH Friday after defeating Notre Dame, NC State head coach Kyle Spencer spoke on how tough it is to win in the ACC.
On Sunday a scrappy Louisville team walked into Raleigh and proved Spencer to be a prophet. The Cardinals picked up their second ACC win of the season, defeating the No. 25 Wolfpack, 4-3.
It was the first ACC loss of the season for NC State (11-6, 5-1). The Wolfpack was off to a 5-0 start in league play for the first time under Spencer. Louisville (11-8, 2-6) now leads the all-time series with NC State 7-6 and have won the last two.
Doubles (NC State 1, Louisville 0)
Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek continued their streak of making quick work of their opponents. After being tied at one with Alex Wesbrooks and Will Mayew, the NC State duo got on a roll and pulled away for a 6-3 victory.
No. 27 Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli secured the doubles point with a 6-4, come from behind win over No. 15 Fabien Salle and Natan Rodrigues. It was their third win over a top five team in the last two matches.
Singles (Louisville 4, NC State 3)
NC State found itself down early, something rare for the Pack, especially at home, during conference play.
Catry picked up the first singles point of the day, knocking off Sergia Hernandez 6-3, 7-6. Catry was down by three in the second set, before rallying for a win. Louisville would take the next two matches on courts one and two, winning both bouts of head-to-head matchups between ranked opponents.
Staeheli, ranked No. 73, forced a third set against No. 31 Etienne Donnet, before ultimately falling 6-4 in the final.
No. 52 Rafa Izquierdo Luque went the distance with No. 76 Nathan Rodrigues, dropping the final two sets of the match.
The final victory of the day for NC State came from Van Sambeek, who held off David Mizrahi 6-1, 7-5.
The final points of the day came down to the No. 6 matchup between Andrew Steinbach and NC State’s Joe Wayand. Despite a late push from Wayand, Steinback secured the Louisville win with a 6-4, 6-3 singles victory.
Results
Singles
Order of finish: (3,4,1,2,5,6)
1 – No. 76 Natan Rodrigues def. No. 52 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU)
2 – No. 31 Etienne Donnet def. No. 73 Luca Staeheli (NCSU), 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
3 – Fabien Salle def. Braden Shick (NCSU), 6-3, 7-6
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