Men's Tennis

Daciek drops semifinal at ITA/USTA Summer Circuit

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Virginia Tech men’s tennis player Patrick Daciek won his quarterfinal match on Monday morning, but dropped the afternoon semifinal  and was eliminated in the ITA/USTA National Summer Championships being played at the Indiana University Varsity Tennis Center. This is the ninth straight year IU is serving as tournament host.

Daciek (Jr., Severna Park, Md.), a 5-8 seed, won his quarterfinal against unseeded Anderson Reed (Florida State), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6), but dropped a, 7-6, 6-1, decision in the semifinal against No. 2 seed Eliot Potvin (Georgia Tech). Daciek and the remainder of his Tech teammates will now begin preparing for the fall individual season which will begin in early September.