Saturday, 04/02/2011

Julian Sullivan picked up a win in singles action as No. 59 NC State fell to No. 47 Florida State, 6-1, at Pullen Park on Friday, April 1.

The loss moves the Wolfpack to 8-10 (0-6 ACC), while the Seminoles climb to 7-10 (2-4 ACC).

The Seminoles swept through doubles to take an early 1-0 advantage. Sullivan then beat Jordan Kelly-Houston in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-4, but FSU collected points at the remaining five spots.

NC State will host No. 28 Miami at Pullen Park in Raleigh on Sunday, April 3 at noon.

No. 47 Florida State (7-10, 2-4 ACC) vs. No. 59 NC State (8-10, 0-6 ACC), 6-1

Doubles
1. No. 12 Vahid Mizradeh / Connor Smith (FSU) d. Dominic Hodgson / Rob Lowe (NCSU), 8-6
2. Andres Bucaro / Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Julian Sullivan / Matt Thomson (NCSU), 8-4
3. Blake Davis / Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Jaime Pulgar / Dave Thomson (NCSU), 8-5
Order of finish:  2, 3, 1

Singles
1. No. 24 Vahid Mizradeh (FSU) d. Dominic Hodgson (NCSU), 6-2, 6-3
2. No. 91 Clint Bowles (FSU) d. Jaime Pulgar (NCSU), 2-6, 7-6, 10-8
3. Blake Davis (FSU) d. Rafael Paez (NCSU), 6-2, 6 -4
4. Connor Smith (FSU) d. Ivan Sanchez Gomez (NCSU), 5-7,  6-3, 10-3
5. Julian Sullivan (NCSU) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Matt Thomson (NCSU), 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish:  5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4