NC State
Duke James Bonk Invitational
Catry Takes Singles Crown at Duke Bonk Invitational
9/19/2021 5:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C. - The NC State men's tennis program completed action at the Duke Bonk Invitational on Sunday, coming home with a win by Robin Catry in the singles A draw final and a third-place finish by Fons Van Sambeek and Collin Shick in the doubles A draw.
FRIDAY'S MATCHES
The Wolfpack brought home five wins on the first day of action at the tournament with Catry and Joseph Schrader posting singles victories.
Catry defeated North Carolina's Logan Zapp 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the singles A draw quarterfinals while fourth-seeded Schrader moved into the C draw quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Elon's Ben Zipay.
The duo of Van Sambeek and Shick slotted a win in the quarterfinals of the doubles A draw on Friday, defeating Kyle Frankel and Camilo Ponce of Elon 6-2.
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
Catry tabbed his second and third wins of the tournament on Saturday, defeating ETSU's Frazier Rengifo in a 6-1, 6-3 decision before getting the 6-1, 6-4 win over Josh Wilson of Liberty. The pair of wins sent Catry to Sunday's final.
Despite a loss on Friday, Martins Rocens posted a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Joaquim Almeida of VCU in the singles B draw quarterfinals on Saturday.
SUNDAY'S MATCHES
It was an easy 6-2, 6-3 win for Catry in the singles A draw final on Sunday over two-seed Sid Banthia (Wake Forest), and Rocens won his B draw consolation third place match against VCU's Gray Voelzke handily by a score of 6-1, 6-2.
Schrader claimed third place in the singles C draw with a victory by walkover, and Collin Shick took home third place on the consolation side of the bracket with a gutsy 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Zipay.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KYLE SPENCER
"Lots of good performances by our guys this weekend," said head coach Kyle Spencer. "Time to get back in the lab and put in the hard yards with our training. Pack Risin'!"
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