BLACKSBURG– The Virginia Tech men's tennis team picked up its second win of the day, defeating College of Charleston 6-1 on Thursday evening at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
(1/17/2019) 2019 MEN'S TENNIS vs. COL. OF CHARLESTON
Tech (2-0) got out to the 1-0 lead with wins on courts one and three in doubles. No. 42 Carlo Donato and Mitch Harper downed Easton Thomas and Ksawery Pociej 6-1 at the one. Jason Kros and Brandon Perez paired up to roll past Augusto Bonorino and Robby Krick 6-0 on three.
Donato pushed the Hokies ahead 2-0 as he knocked off Pociej 6-0, 6-2 on court four. The Hokies 26th-ranked Mitch Harper gave Tech a 3-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Benedikt Cawson at the one.
Henrik Korsgaard, ranked No. 118, clinched the win for Tech as he downed Johnny Wang 6-1, 6-3 on court three.
The Hokies followed with a win from No. 30 Kros on two where he dropped Thomas 6-0, 6-4. Rounding out the scoring for the Hokies was freshman Evan Fragistas with a 7-6(5), 6-1 win over Andre Limon on court five.
Virginia Tech will be back on the court Jan. 19-21 when the Hokies host the VT Invite at Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. Competition will begin at 10 a.m. each day.
Singles
1. #26 Mitch Harper (VT) def. Benedikt Cawson (CofC) 6-2, 6-1
2. #30 Jason Kros (VT) def. Easton Thomas (CofC) 6-0, 6-4
3. #118 Henrik Korsgaard (VT) def. Johnny Wang (CofC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Carlo Donato (VT) def. Ksawery Pociej (CofC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Evan Fragistas (VT) def. Andre Limon (CofC) 7-6(5), 6-1
6. Robby Krick (CofC) def. Chase Bernstine (VT) 6-7(7), 6-3, 1-0(8)
Order of finish: 4,1,3,2,5,6
Doubles
1. #42 Donato/Harper (VT) def. Thomas/Pociej (CofC) 6-1
2. Henning/Wang (CofC) def. #43 Korsgaard/Alex Ribeiro (CofC) 7-6(5)
3. J. Kros/Brandon Perez (VT) def. Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino/Krick (CofC) 6-0
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Hokies open 2019 spring slate with sweep over Boston U
BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's tennis team opened the 2019 spring slate with a sweep over Boston University, defeating the Terriers 7-0 on Thursday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
(1/17/2019) 2019 MEN'S TENNIS OPENER
Tech (1-0) opened with a sweep of the doubles matches to get out to the 1-0 lead in the match. The Hokies' two-ranked doubles duos clinched the point as No. 43 Henrik Korsgaard and Alex Ribeiro won it 6-1 on court one. No. 42 Carlo Donato and Mitch Harper rolled to the 6-2 decision at the two.
Donato pushed the Hokies' lead to 2-0, defeating Max Hartenstein 6-2, 6-0 on four. Chase Bernstine added another point for Tech with the 6-1, 6-1 win over Marc Sable at the six.
The match was clinched on court five where freshman Evan Fragistas downed JP Avila 6-4, 6-1.
Tech continued its winning at the one as No. 30 Kros knocked off Owen Lu 6-4, 6-4. Korsgaard, ranked No. 118, defeated Max Stehling 6-1, 7-6(5) on three and Ribeiro had the 7-692), 6-2 decision against David Bogatin at two.
The Hokies will be back on the court this afternoon, hosting College of Charleston at 5 p.m.
Singles
1. #30 Jason Kros (VT) def. Owen Lu (BU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Alex Ribeiro (VT) def. David Bogatin (BU) 7-6(2), 6-2
3. #118 Henrik Korsgaard (VT) def. Max Stehling (BU) 6-1, 7-6(5)
4. Carlo Donato (VT) def. Max Hartenstein (BU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Evan Fragistas (VT) def. JP Avila (BU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Chase Bernstine (VT) def. Marc Sable (BU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 4,6,5,1,3,2
Doubles
1. #43 Korsgaard/Ribeiro (VT) def. Hartenstein/Lu (BU) 6-1
2. #42 Donato/Mitch Harper (VT) def. Bogatin/Stehling (BU) 6-2
3. J. Kros/Brandon Perez (VT) def. Avila/Sable (BU) 6-2
Order of finish: 1,2,3