Sunday, 04/03/2011

Julian Sullivan grabbed his second singles win of the weekend and Dave Thomson added another as No. 59 NC State fell to No. 28 Miami, 5-2, at Pullen Park on Sunday, April 3.

The Hurricanes barely outmatched the Wolfpack in doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. Dominic Hodgson and Rob Lowe topped Waylon Chin and Keith Crowley, 8-4, but the Canes were able to grab 8-6 victories at the other two spots.

In singles, Sullivan smoked Eduardo Pavia, 6-1, 6-2, and Dave Thomson came from behind to best Gabriel Flores, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The loss moves the Pack to 8-11 (0-7 ACC) on the year, while the Canes climb to 12-5 (6-1 ACC).

NC State will wrap up the home portion of its schedule next weekend, hosting Virginia on Friday, April 8 at 3 p.m., before taking on Virginia Tech on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. Both matches will take place at Pullen Park, and the Virginia Tech contest will serve as Senior Day for both David Chermak and Rob Lowe.

No. 28 Miami (12-5, 6-1 ACC) d. No. 59 NC State (8-11, 0-7 ACC), 5-2

Doubles
1. Dominic Hodgson / Rob Lowe (NCSU) d. Waylon Chin / Keith Crowley (UM), 8-4
2. Christian Blocker / Carl Sundberg (UM) d. Jaime Pulgar / Dave Thomson (NCSU), 8-6
3. Pedro Ast / Eduardo Pavia (UM) d. Ivan Sanchez Gomez / Julian Sullivan (NCSU), 8-6
Order of finish:  1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Christian Blocker (UM) d. Dominic Hodgson (NCSU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
2. Keith Crowley (UM) d. Jaime Pulgar (NCSU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Waylon Chin (UM) d. Ivan Sanchez Gomez (NCSU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Carl Sundberg (UM) d. Rafael Paez (NCSU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Julian Sullivan (NCSU) d. Eduardo Pavia (UM), 6-1, 6-2
6. Dave Thomson (NCSU)d . Gabriel Flores (UM), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish:  5, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6