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N.C. State Upsets Texas, Earns Spot In Elite Eight

By Courtesy: NCAA

May 17, 2007

ATHENS, Ga. - After defeating No. 6 North Carolina to advance to the NCAA Round of 16, the No. 27 N.C. State men's tennis team pulled off another upset Thursday as it handed No. 11 Texas a 4-3 loss at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

The Wolfpack advanced to the quarterfinals where they will face No. 3-seeded Baylor on Saturday at 9 a.m. Baylor shut out Alabama in its Round of 16 match.

N.C. State had to come back to win its match after dropping a tight doubles point. The Wolfpack rallied to win first sets on four singles courts. Texas managed splits on several courts, but not enough to take the match.

The decision came down to court four, where James McGee clinched the win with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Milan Mihailovic.

Singles competition:

1. Dimitar Kutrovsky (UT) def. Nick Cavaday (NCST) 6-4, 6-4
2. William Noblitt (NCST) def. Miguel Reyes Varela (UT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jay Weinacker (NCST) def. Luis Diaz Barriga (UT) 6-1, 6-2
4. James McGee (NCST) def. Milan Mihailovic (UT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Josh Zavala (UT) def. Christian Welte (NCST) 6-7, 6-1, 6-0
6. Andre Iriarte (NCST) def. Jonah Kane-West (UT) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition:

1. Dimitar Kutrovsky/Josh Zavala (UT) def. Nick Cavaday/William Noblitt (NCST) 8-4
2. James McGee/Jay Weinacker (NCST) def. Milan Mihailovic/Miguel Reyes Varela (UT) 8-5
3. Bernhard Deussner/Luis Diaz Barriga (UT) def. David Rozek/Christian Welte (NCST) 8-6

Match Notes:

N.C. State 23-9; National ranking #17
Texas 20-9; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,6,1,5,4)
NCAA Round of 16
4 singles clinched match