North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, April 6
Raleigh, NC
4 PM
NC State
vs
Georgia Tech
No. 25 NC State Concludes Regular Season Home Slate Against Georgia Tech, Clemson
4/5/2018 2:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis
April 5, 2018
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RALEIGH, N.C.– The No. 25 NC State men's tennis team (13-5, 3-4 ACC) is set to play its final home matches of the regular season this weekend as it hosts Georgia Tech and Clemson at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The Wolfpack will face the Yellow Jackets (5-11, 1-5 ACC) Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and hosts the Tigers (9-6, 3-4 ACC) Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Wolfpack picked up back-to-back ACC wins last weekend, taking down then 25th-ranked Notre Dame and Boston College at home.
After cruising through the doubles point, the match against the Fighting Irish was decided on the final singles court, where Ivan Saveljic defeated Matt Gamble to give NC State a 4-3 win. The Wolfpack completed the weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Eagles the next day.
WOLFPACK IN THE RANKINGS:
NC State's weekend victories moved the team up four spots in the Oracle/ITA Team Rankings, as the Wolfpack reentered the top 25 with a No. 25 ranking. The squad, which entered the team rankings for the first time this season on Feb. 20, has remained ranked in the top 30 for seven consecutive weeks.
After going unbeaten in doubles play over the weekend, Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden moved up to No. 49 in doubles. Igor Saveljic and Ivan join them in the doubles rankings at No. 67.
Galarneau remained ranked in singles, sitting at No. 37 headed into the final weeks of the regular season.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS:
Georgia Tech heads to Raleigh with a 5-11 record on the season. The Yellow Jackets have a 1-5 record in ACC play, with their sole win coming in a tight 4-3 decision against Miami.
Carlos Divar, who is No. 64 nationally in singles, is Georgia Tech's only ranked singles player. He pairs up with Michael Kay to make up the nation's 14th-ranked doubles team. Divar and Kay are 10-4 as a pair in dual match play and have defeated three ranked opponents this season.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS:
Clemson, which visits top-ranked Wake Forest Friday afternoon before coming to Raleigh, enters the weekend with a conference record that is identical to the Wolfpack's. The Tigers are 9-6 overall and 3-4 in the ACC, with league wins over Boston College, Miami, and Georgia Tech.
Senior Alex Favrot leads the Tigers with a No. 59 singles ranking. He has defeated three ranked opponents this season, with two of those wins coming against ACC foes in Florida State's No. 12 Guy Iradukunda and Georgia Tech's No. 39 Carlos Divar. In doubles, Favrot pairs with Simon Baudry have a national ranking of No. 34. The duo is 7-3 in dual match play and 4-1 in conference matches, all at the top doubles spot.
NC State has won four straight in its series against Clemson. The team's most recent meeting with the Tigers came during the 2017 regular season when NC State defeated Clemson 5-2 on the road.
PROMOTIONS:
Friday vs. Georgia Tech
Sunday vs. Clemson
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Live Stats | Streaming | Facility/Directions
RALEIGH, N.C.– The No. 25 NC State men's tennis team (13-5, 3-4 ACC) is set to play its final home matches of the regular season this weekend as it hosts Georgia Tech and Clemson at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The Wolfpack will face the Yellow Jackets (5-11, 1-5 ACC) Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and hosts the Tigers (9-6, 3-4 ACC) Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Wolfpack picked up back-to-back ACC wins last weekend, taking down then 25th-ranked Notre Dame and Boston College at home.
After cruising through the doubles point, the match against the Fighting Irish was decided on the final singles court, where Ivan Saveljic defeated Matt Gamble to give NC State a 4-3 win. The Wolfpack completed the weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Eagles the next day.
WOLFPACK IN THE RANKINGS:
NC State's weekend victories moved the team up four spots in the Oracle/ITA Team Rankings, as the Wolfpack reentered the top 25 with a No. 25 ranking. The squad, which entered the team rankings for the first time this season on Feb. 20, has remained ranked in the top 30 for seven consecutive weeks.
After going unbeaten in doubles play over the weekend, Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden moved up to No. 49 in doubles. Igor Saveljic and Ivan join them in the doubles rankings at No. 67.
Galarneau remained ranked in singles, sitting at No. 37 headed into the final weeks of the regular season.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS:
Georgia Tech heads to Raleigh with a 5-11 record on the season. The Yellow Jackets have a 1-5 record in ACC play, with their sole win coming in a tight 4-3 decision against Miami.
Carlos Divar, who is No. 64 nationally in singles, is Georgia Tech's only ranked singles player. He pairs up with Michael Kay to make up the nation's 14th-ranked doubles team. Divar and Kay are 10-4 as a pair in dual match play and have defeated three ranked opponents this season.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS:
Clemson, which visits top-ranked Wake Forest Friday afternoon before coming to Raleigh, enters the weekend with a conference record that is identical to the Wolfpack's. The Tigers are 9-6 overall and 3-4 in the ACC, with league wins over Boston College, Miami, and Georgia Tech.
Senior Alex Favrot leads the Tigers with a No. 59 singles ranking. He has defeated three ranked opponents this season, with two of those wins coming against ACC foes in Florida State's No. 12 Guy Iradukunda and Georgia Tech's No. 39 Carlos Divar. In doubles, Favrot pairs with Simon Baudry have a national ranking of No. 34. The duo is 7-3 in dual match play and 4-1 in conference matches, all at the top doubles spot.
NC State has won four straight in its series against Clemson. The team's most recent meeting with the Tigers came during the 2017 regular season when NC State defeated Clemson 5-2 on the road.
PROMOTIONS:
Friday vs. Georgia Tech
- International Students Day
- Club Tennis Day
- Wolfpack Tennis cooling towel giveaway for the first 100 fans
- Enter to win an NC State prize pack
Sunday vs. Clemson
- Fan Appreciation Day
- Tennis Club Day
- Student Wolfpack Club Event
- High School Day
- Wolfpack Tennis T-shirts for the first 100 fans
- Enter to win an NC State prize pack
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