Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. - The NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Subcommittee has selected Virginia Tech’s Yoann Re as one of the 64 singles players that will compete in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships hosted by the University of Georgia. A two-time All-ACC honoree, Re received an at-large selection to the tournament for the second-consecutive year, joining Albert Larrogola (2008) and Arvid Puranen (2006) as recent Hokies to participate in the event. The Tech duo of Nicolas Delgado de Robles and Pedro Graber participated in the 2007 NCAA Doubles Championships.
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 26-31 at the Dan McGill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., following the conclusion of the team championship (May 21-25). Pairings for the individual tournament will be released on May 25.
“Yoann has done a great job of stepping up this spring and I am pleased he has been selected again to participate in the National Championships,” said Virginia Tech head men’s tennis coach Jim Thompson. “This is a great honor for Yoann. I feel he has the type of game that can do well there and I am very excited for Yoann and our program.”
Re (Sr., Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is ranked No. 55 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. He posted a 9-12 dual match singles record this season, including a 5-6 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing at the No. 1 position. Along the way, he picked up victories over current No. 12 Eric Quigley (Kentucky), No. 27 Bruno Rosa (Rice), No. 31 Jean-Yves Aubone (Florida State), No. 67 Christopher Nott (Arkansas) and No. 69 Calin Paar (Nebraska).
In order for Re to become an All-American, he must win two matches to finish as one of the final 16 competitors at the championships.
Prior to participating in the singles event, Re will look to help the No. 23 Hokies (15-7) advance in the NCAA Tournament. Tech will travel to Louisville, Ky., to play No. 38 Vanderbilt (13-10) on Sat., May 15, in the first round at 11 a.m. The event is being held at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on the University of Louisville campus. A victory would send the Hokies into a second-round match on Sun., May 16, at 2 p.m., against the winner of the No. 15 Louisville-Eastern Kentucky match which, will be played on Saturday following the Hokies-Commodores contest.