Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech men’s tennis players Yoann Re,Patrick Daciek and Luka Somen each are included in the IntercollegiateTennis Association (ITA) national singles preseason rankings.
Re(Sr., Verdun, Quebec, Canada), a 2009 All-ACC selection, is ranked No.35 nationally after battling back from a broken collarbone in lateMarch to advance to the NCAA Singles Championships. He ended the2008-09 season ranked No. 60 in the nation and No. 13 in MideastRegion. Re posted a 20-12 singles record last season including a 4-1mark in the ACC and 13-3 in dual matches playing mostly at the No. 1position.
Daciek (So., Severna Park, Md.), received a No. 81national ranking following an outstanding freshman season which saw himend the year ranked No. 27 in Mideast Region. He posted a 21-10 singlesrecord including 6-2 in the ACC and 11-4 in dual matches. Daciek alsorecorded 18 doubles victories.
Somen (So., Karlovac, Croatia),the 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year and VaSID Rookie of the Year, isranked No. 125 and led team with 24 singles victories playing in themiddle of the lineup. Last year, he earned a No. 20 ITA doublespreseason national ranking with Nicolas Delgado de Robles.
TheHokies, ranked No. 27 in the final 2008-09 ITA national poll, finishedwith a 15-8 record last season and advanced to the NCAA Second Round.Members of the men’s team will head in separate directions this weekendto open the fall individual season with some players taking part in theLandfall Invitational in Wilmington, N.C. while others will participatein the UVa Invitational in Charlottesville, Va.