NC State
Princeton University
Pack Takes Care of Princeton, Wins 7-0
1/19/2024 9:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RALEIGH N.C. – No. 21 NC State dominated over Princeton Friday night, beating the visiting Tigers 7-0 in the second of three of the Wolfpack's opening week matches.
The Wolfpack only dropped one set en route to its second win of the 2024 dual match season.
Doubles:
Joe Wayand and Martin Borsiouk continued their win streak in doubles, defeating opponents Ellis Short and Filippos Astreinidis of Princeton 6-3 in the Pack's first win of the day. Luca Staeheli and Braden Shick then clinched the doubles point on court three with a 7-5 decision over Fnu Nidunjianzan and Alan Kam after going up a break early.
Singles:
Luca Staeheli and Fons Van Sambeek quickly put the Wolfpack a point away from the clinch with straight-sets wins on courts four and two. Staeheli got a ranked win against No. 87 Ellis Short (6-1, 6-3) and Van Sambeek put the Pack's advantage at 3-0 with a defeat of Fnu Nidunjianzan (6-2, 6-1).
No. 120 Robin Catry then clinched match point against opponent Paul Inchauspe by a score of 7-5, 6-1. Catry trailed 4-5 in the first set but rallied off three games in a row to come back and win the first frame before cruising in the second set.
Play continued on the remaining three courts where Braden Shick won his straight-sets match in a second-set tiebreaker 6-3, 7-6 (4), Martin Borisiouk cruised 6-1, 6-4 and Joe Wayand closed out the sweep 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4).
Doubles:
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Robin Catry & Fons Van Sambeek vs. Paul Inchauspe & Sebastian Sec: 5-6, unfinished
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Joe Wayand & Martin Borisiouk def. Ellis Short & Filippos Astreinidis: 6-3
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Luca Staheli & Braden Shick def. Fnu Nidunjianzan & Alan Kam: 7-5
Singles:
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Robin Catry def. Paul Inchauspe: 7-5, 6-1
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Fons Van Sambeek def. Fnu Nidunjianzan: 6-2, 6-1
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Braden Shick def. Sebastian Sec: 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
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Luca Staheli def. No. 87 Ellis Short: 6-1, 6-3
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Joe Wayand def. Landon Ardila: 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
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Martin Borisiouk def. Aleksandar Mitric: 6-1, 6-4
"Keep setting the level. Keep keeping together. We have an enthusiastic group who believe in each other and want to be around each other. So all those things are needed when you go on the road. I think we'll do a good job and I think we'll put on a really good performance."
Up Next:
The Wolfpack will travel to Cambridge, Mass., in its first road match of the season to take on Harvard.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,6,5
Players Mentioned
