RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 6 Stanford men’s tennis dropped a tight match for the second time in three days, 4-2, on the road at No. 10 NC State. The Cardinal moves to 8-4 this season and 0-2 in the ACC.
The Wolfpack took an early lead in doubles with wins on the top two courts, each by a 6-4 scoreline. Nico Godsick and Henry von der Schulenburg held a 6-5 lead on court three, but the match was abandoned.
Stanford quickly tied the match at 1-1 as Samir Banerjee made efficient work of his top-25 opponent on court one, 6-0, 6-1. The win was his sixth against a ranked opponent this season. NC State regained the lead, 2-1, after a win on court four, but Stanford again leveled the match with a top-25 win from Henry von der Schulenburg on court three, 6-4, 7-6 (6). The win was his team-leading 11th of the season.
Needing two more singles wins to clinch the match, the Wolfpack scored a win on court five and clinched the result in a tiebreaker on court two, 7-2.
Stanford returns home to begin a four-match homestand on Friday, March 7 against Miami. The first ACC match at the new Taube Pavilion at Arrillaga Tennis Center, the contest will begin at 5:30 p.m.
No. 10 NC State 4, No. 6 Stanford 2
DOUBLES
1. No. 17 Shick/Van Sambeek (NCST) Basing/Kang (STAN), 6-4
2. No. 22 Leroux/Staeheli (NCST) d. Banerjee/Razeghi (STAN), 6-4
3. Godsick/von der Schulenburg (STAN) led Borisiouk/Manning (NCST), 6-5 uf
Order of Finish: 2, 1
SINGLES
1. No. 18 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. No. 24 Braden Shick (NCST), 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 107 Luca Staeheli (NCST) d. No. 80 Max Basing (STAN), 6-7 (2), 6-0, 7-6 (2)
3. Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) d. No. 25 Martin Borisiouk (NCST), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
4. Fons Van Sambeek (NCST) d. Kyle Kang (STAN), 7-6 (6), 6-4
5. Jules Leroux (NCST) d. Hudson Rivera (STAN, 6-0, 6-2
6. Nikolay Nedelchev (NCST) led Nico Godsick (STAN), 6-1, 3-0 uf
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 5, 2