NCAA Mens Tennis

Hokies prepare for massive non-conference weekend

Hokies prepare for massive non-conference weekend


BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech men’s tennis looks ahead to a big non-conference weekend featuring two doubles headers against St. Bonaventure & Wisconsin on Friday followed by Kentucky & George Mason on Sunday.

The highlight of the weekend will be the Hokies 11 a.m. match on Sunday against Kentucky. The Wildcats are coming off a run to the national championship last season and arrive as the No. 5 ranked team in the country.

BOUNCING BACK

The Hokies look to rebound after a dropping a a difficult match to Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, 0-5. Despite the difficult outing to close its first road trip of the season, Tech enters this weekend coming off of their best start to a spring season since 2018 with a 3-1 mark. Coming into this spring ranked No. 32 in the nation, Ryan Fishback continues to play phenomenal tennis. The Geneva, N.Y. native leads Tech with a team-high three singles wins including a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, victory over No. 91 Younes Lalami at Old Dominion. 

 









WEEKEND DETAILS
Date OPPONENT TIME LOCATION LINKS
February 3 St. Bonaventure 12:30 p.m. Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Stats | Video
February 3 Davidson 3:30 p.m. Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Stats | Video
February 5 No. 5 Kentucky 11:00 a.m. Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Stats | Video
February 5 George Mason 4:30 p.m. Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Stats | Video

ST. BONAVENTURE
The Bonnies come into Blacksburg on three match losing skid after starting the season with a convincing 5-2 win over Loyola (MD). Freshman Connor Turner has lead the way with a 9-6 singles record while also anchoring one of the teams best doubles pairing alongside senior Luke Riemann. St. Bonaventure dropped a pair of matches last weekend to Cleveland State and Xavier. It was the freshman that stepped up for the Bonnies with Archie Graham picking up the lone point against Xavier on Court 1 along with Turner earning his ninth win on the season.

DAVIDSON

The Wildcats enter this weekend seeking their first win of the season after an 0-2 start that includes losses to DePaul and UIC. Sophomore Nico Pinzon has been the lone bright spot for the ‘Cats with a 2-0 mark in singles. After a difficult 1-6 loss at the hands of DePaul, the Wildcats showed improvement against UIC with Pinzon and Juan Camilo Perez Gongora each earning singles…

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