RALEIGH, N.C. – The Virginia Tech men's tennis team fell to NC State 4-1 on the road in the ACC opener for the Hokies.
The Hokies (8-3) got out to a strong start, winning the doubles point over the Wolfpack (8-3). Tech's 25th-ranked Henrik Korsgaard and Alex Ribeiro paired up for a ranked win on court one as the duo knocked off No. 60 Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden, 6-4.
Tech clinched the point with the win at two where Jason Kros paired up with Brandon Perez to defeat Igor and Ivan Saveljic 7-5.
NC State took the 2-1 lead in singles with straight set wins on courts one and three. Korsgaard was edged on two as Igor Saveljic held on in close sets to win it 7-5, 7-6(5).
The Hokies' Carlo Donato batted at four, going to three sets against Yannai Barkai. Donato took the first set 7-5, but Barkai answered to claim sets two and three 6-4, 6-3 to win the match for the Wolfpack.
Courts five and six went unfinished once the match was decided.
Virginia Tech will be back on the court Thursday, Feb. 28 at No. 2 Wake Forest. Match time is set for 3:30 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Singles
1. #43 Alexis Galarneau (NCSt) def. #58 Jason Kros (VT) 6-2, 6-3
2. Igor Saveljic (NCSt) def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) 7-5, 7-6(5)
3. Tadas Babelis (NCSt) def. Alex Ribeiro (VT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Yannai Barkai (NCSt) def. Carlo Donato (VT) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
5. Georgiy Malyshev (NCSt) vs. Brandon Perez (VT) 6-2, 4-3 dnf
6, Ivan Saveljic (NCSt) vs. Evan Fragistas (VT) 6-4 dnf
Order of finish: 1,3,2,4
Doubles
1. #25 Korsgaard/Ribeiro (VT) def. #60 Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NCSt) 6-4
2. J. Kros/Perez (VT) def. Saveljic/Saveljic (NCSt) 7-5
3. Babelis/Barkai (NCSt) vs. Freddy Mesmer/Donato (VT) 6-5 dnf
Order of finish: 1,2