BLACKSBURG, Va. – Michigan State men’s tennis used a strong singles performance to top No. 69 Virginia Tech in a non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg.
MSU moves to 7-10 (0-3 B1G), while Virginia Tech drops to 8-12 (2-6 ACC). Saturday’s win snapped a three-match losing streak for the Spartans and marked the second win over a ranked foe this season.
Virginia Tech took an early 1-0 lead after picking up the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Junior Graydon Lair and sophomore Josh Portnoy fell to the Hokies’ Alberto Orso and Scott Sculley, 6-3, at No. 2, while junior Reed Crocker and fifth-year senior Anthony Pero fell at No. 3 to Virginia Tech’s Matt Harper and Frank Thompson, 6-3.
MSU’s 17th-ranked doubles team of freshman Ozan Baris and Max Sheldon earned a 6-4 win over the Hokies’ 18th-ranked team of Jordan Chrysostom and Ryan Fishback at No. 1 doubles, recording their fifth ranked win of the season.
MSU stormed back in singles with two-straight wins on courts three and five. Junior Luke Baylis tied the match with the first point of the day for the Spartans in a 6-4, 6-2 win over the Hokies’ Scott Sculley at No. 3. Portnoy quickly picked up the second point for MSU to give the Spartans their first lead of the afternoon, defeating Alex Ix, 6-1, 6-4.
Virginia Tech cut into MSU’s lead with a win on court one, as 49th-ranked Ryan Fishback defeated Baris, 6-2, 6-3.
Sheldon quickly increased…
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