WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Virginia Tech's Mitch Harper advances to the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Singles Championship with a win on Wednesday morning at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Harper, ranked 29th, squared off against Tulsa's 68th-ranked Majed Kilani. The two traded points early before Kilani pulled ahead to a 5-2 lead in the opening set. Harper looked to battle back, cutting it to 5-4, but Kilani scored the final point needed to take the set.
In the second set, the two were tied at 4 with Harper taking the 5-4 advantage on serve. He broke Kilani to win the set 6-4. In the final set, Harper took control early and was up 3-1. Kilani narrowed the lead, closing to 4-3, but Harper rolled to the final points to win the set 6-3.
Harper will be back on the court Thursday to face Vanderbilt's No. 26 Cameron Klinger. The Hokies will also have doubles team No. 27 Henrik Korsgaard and Alexandre Ribeiro on court against UCF's No. 8 Korey Lovett and Eero Vasa. Times will be announced later this evening, please check back here or Twitter - @HokiesMTennis - for updates.
NCAA Singles
#29 Mitch Harper (VT) def. #68 Majed Kilani (TULSA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3