RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell opened the season with two matches against No. 9 NC State on Friday at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. Thomas Drapeau earned a win in his lone singles match of the day, defeating No. 85 William Manning in three sets.
 
After dropping the first set of the match, Drapeau bounced back with a 6-4 win in set two and a two-point win in the tiebreaker against the only ranked Wolfpack player that participated in the season opener.
 
Nine Camels saw action in the season opener, and each player won multiple games on the day.
 
The Camels are back in action Monday afternoon against Gardner-Webb at the James Nisbet Tennis Center in Buies Creek.
 
Match Results
#9 NC State 6, Campbell 1
Doubles
William Manning and Ainius Sabaliauskas (NCSU) def. Thomas Drapeau and Alex Fragasso (CU), 6-1
Jules Leroux and Darius Pop (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan and Matias Lofink (CU), 6-1
Cody Benton and Charlie Camus (NCSU) led Aleksandar Hudjec and Ethan Richardson (CU), 4-3 uf
Singles
Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan (CU); 6-0, 6-1
Ainius Sabaliauskas (NCSU) def. Alex Fragasso (CU); 7-5, 6-2
Thomas Drapeau (CU) def. #85 William Manning (NCSU); 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
Darius Pop (NCSU) def. Aleksandar Hudjec (CU); 6-3, 6-0
Charlie Camus (NCSU) def. Matias Lofink (CU); 6-0, 6-0
Noah Gabriel (NCSU) def. Max Hamon (CU); 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 1,2; 1,4,2,3,5,6
 
#9 NC State 7, Campbell 0
Doubles
Jules Leroux and Ainius Sabaliauskas (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan and Alex Fragasso (CU), 7-5
Charlie Camus and William Manning (NCSU) def. Thomas Drapeau and Max Hamon (CU), 6-4
Cody Benton and Noah Gabriel (NCSU) led Mikolaj Kowal and Matias Lofink (CU), 5-4 uf
Singles
Ainius Sabaliauskas (NCSU) def. Adi Dagan (CU); 6-4, 6-3
Jules Leroux (NCSU) def. Alex Fragasso (CU); 6-1, 6-1
#85 William Manning (NCSU) def. Aleksandar Hudjec (CU); 6-3, 6-2
Charlie Camus (NCSU) def. Kenji Jackson (CU); 6-1, 6-1
Noah Gabriel (NCSU) def. Matias Lofink (CU); 6-1, 6-1
Cody Benton (NCSU) def. Ethan Richardson (CU); 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 2,1; 2,4,1,3,6,5
 
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