Hokie ClubNOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Virginia Tech men's tennis team fell to No. 26 Notre Dame 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
Notre Dame (11-8, 3-2 ACC) won the doubles point with 6-4 wins on both court one and court two.
Tech (10-5, 1-5 ACC) fell on courts three, six, two and four in straight sets as the Irish secured the team win and took the 5-0 lead in the match.
The Hokies' Henrik Korsgaard split sets with Tristan McCormick to force the super tiebreak on court five. Korsgaard rolled in the opening set 6-1, but the two kept it close in the second, going into a tiebreak the Irish player held on to win 7-6(5). In the super tiebreak, McCormick claimed the point 10-5.
On court one, there was a ranked match-up that went to three sets. Tech's No. 53 Mitch Harper squared off against No. 48 Alex Lebedev. After Lebedev held on to win the first set 7-5, Harper came back in the second to win it 6-3. In the final set, Lebedev secured it 6-1.
Virginia Tech will be back on the court next weekend, traveling to Georgia Tech on Thursday, March 29 for a 4 p.m. match. The Hokies will remain on the road to face Clemson at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Singles
1. #48 Alex Lebedev (ND) def. #53 Mitch Harper (VT) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
2. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Jason Kros (VT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Alex Ribeiro (VT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Matt Gamble (ND) def. Carlo Donato (VT) 7-5, 6-4
5. Tristan McCormick (ND) def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) 1-6, 7-6(5), 1-0(5)
6. Grayson Broadus (ND) def. George Cartledge (VT) 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish: 3,6,2,4,5,1
Doubles
1. #80 Ryan Kempin/McCormick (ND) def. Korsgaard/Ribeiro (VT) 6-4
2. Broadus/Ciamarra (ND) def. Donato/Harper (VT) 6-4
3. Gamble/Lebedev (ND) def. Kros/Mesmer (VT) 6-5 dnf
Order of finish: 2,1