RALEIGH, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team came up short in its third match this season against an ITA top 25 opponent, as No. 20 North Carolina State defeated the Phoenix 7-0 on Sunday. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the loss, Elon fell to 5-4 on the season while the Wolfpack improved to 6-3 with the victory. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• The Wolfpack won at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles to take the doubles point. Daniel Martin and Dylan Heap trailed 4-3 on Court 1 when their match was abandoned. 
• NC State won in straight sets on all six singles courts to cap off a sweep. Elon was competitive in several sets, winning at least three games in nine of 12. 
• Three of the Wolfpack's singles players that competed Sunday are currently ranked inside the ITA's top 125. 
• The loss is Elon's third this season against a ranked Atlantic Coast Conference opponent, as the Phoenix previously fell to Wake Forest and North Carolina, who were ranked No. 15 and 25 at the time, respectively. 
• The loss snaps Elon's five-match winning streak. 

 
UP NEXT
Elon will be back on the road on Feb. 29 to face East Tennessee State at 1 p.m.
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. No. 61 Robin Catry (NC State) def. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 109 Braden Shick (NC State) def. Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-3, 6-4
3. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 6-3, 6-1
4. Luca Staeheli (NC State) def. Juan Sengariz (Elon) 6-1, 6-4
5. Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Dylan Heap (Elon) 6-4, 6-3
6. No. 124 Joseph Wayand (NC State) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NC State) vs. Dylan Heap/Daniel Martin (Elon) 4-3, unfinished
2. Joseph Wayand/Damien Salvestre (NC State) def. Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-2
3. Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,4,5,1,3,2)