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#49 University of Virginia
NC State Falls At No. 49 Virginia
4/13/2018 6:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
April 13, 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 23 NC State men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 49 Virginia Friday afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center.
With the loss, NC State falls to 15-6 (5-5 ACC), while Virginia improves to 12-9 (5-5 ACC).
"Virginia did a great job of competing in tough conditions and did a great job of finishing tough sets," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "I'm proud of this team and how far we've come. That was a great job by Tadas (Babelis) to beat the number one recruit in the country for this freshman class (Gianni Ross). Next, we're ready to head down to Louisville."
NC State managed to grab the first doubles win of the day as Tadas Babelis and Georgiy Malyshev defeated Ammar Alhaqbani and Spencer Bozsik 6-1, but the Cavaliers picked up wins on the remaining two doubles courts.
Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic battled against Virginia's 27th-ranked Aswin Lizen and Gianni Ross, but the Cavaliers prevailed 6-4.
On court one, Matthew Lord and Carl Soderlund defeated No. 69 Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden 7-5 to give Virginia a 1-0 lead in the match.
In singles play, No. 31 Soderlund extended the Cavaliers' lead, defeating No. 37 Galarneau 6-3, 6-1 on court one.
Babelis picked up a singles win to put the Pack on the board. The Wolfpack freshman handled Ross 6-3, 6-3 on court two and brought NC State within one in the match score.
On court three, 28th-ranked Lizen bested No. 121 Igor 6-4, 6-2 and put the Cavaliers a match away from the clinch.
Malyshev added another win for NC State on court five with a straight-sets victory over Ammar Alhaqbani, 6-4, 6-3.
Ivan managed to force a tiebreaker for the second set, but Virginia's Lord took the match 6-1, 7-6 (3) to win it for the Cavaliers.
Play continued on court six where Kyrylo Tsygura defeated Robert Turzak 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 to put the final match score at 5-2.
UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack is set to finish its weekend with a trip to Louisville, Ky. Sunday. NC State will take on the 39th-ranked Cardinals at the Base-Rudd Tennis Center, with first serve scheduled for 12 p.m.
RESULTS:
No. 49 Virginia 5, No. 23 NC State 2
Doubles Results
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
1. Matthew Lord/Carl Soderlund (Virginia) def. #69 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NC State) 7-5
2. #27 Aswin Lizen/Gianni Ross (Virginia) def. Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NC State) 6-4
3. Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. Ammar Alhaqbani/Spencer Bozsik (Virginia) 6-1
Singles Results
Order of finish: (1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6)
1. #31 Carl Soderlund (Virginia) def. #37 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 6-3, 6-1
2. Tadas Babelis (NC State) def. Gianni Ross (Virginia) 6-3, 6-3
3. #28 Aswin Lizen (Virginia) def. #121 Igor Saveljic (NC State) 6-4, 6-2
4. Matthew Lord (Virginia) def. Ivan Saveljic (NC State) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
5. Georgiy Malyshev (NC State) def. Ammar Alhaqbani (Virginia) 6-4, 6-3
6. Kyrylo Tsygura (Virginia) def. Robert Turzak (NC State) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
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