Tech downs 44th-ranked Duke, 5-2

 
BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's tennis team downed 44th-ranked Duke in a close 5-2 match on Wednesday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
 
Tech (10-5, 1-3) fell behind after the Blue Devils (6-8, 0-3) claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Court two went unfinished once doubles was decided.
 
The Hokies quickly responded in singles as Alex Ribeiro claimed a 6-3, 6-2 win over Catalin Mateas on court three. Henrik Korsgaard pushed the Hokies ahead 2-1 as he downed #114 Spencer Furman 6-2, 6-2.
 
Tech's 66th-ranked Jason Kros gave Tech a 3-1 lead on court one where he knocked off 41st ranked Nick Stachowiak 6-2, 6-3.
 
The match was clinched by Carlo Donato on court four. Donato won the first set 6-4 aginst Duke's Sean Sculley. He dropped the second set 0-6, but rallied in the third for 6-1 victory.
 
On court six, Evan Fragistas won the first set and battled through being down in the tiebreaker 5-2 to eventually win the set 7-6(7) against Robert Levine.
 
The Hokies will be back on the court Friday, March 22 when they host Duke. Match time is set for 2:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech 5, Duke 2

Singles
1. #66 Jason Kros (VT) def. #41 Nick Stachowiak (Duke) 6-2 ,6-3
2. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) def. #114 Spencer Furman (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
3. Alex Ribeiro (VT) def. Catalin Maeteas (Duke) 6-3, 6-2
4. Carlo Donato (VT) def. Sean Sculley (Duke) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1
5. Robert Levine (Duke) def. Brandon Perez (VT) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (7)
6. Evan Fragistas (VT) Vincent Lin (Duke) 6-4, 7-6(7)
Order of finish: 3,2,1,4*,6,5
 
Doubles
1. Stachowiak/Lapidus (Duke) def. #46 Korsgaard/Ribeiro (VT) 6-1
2. J. Kros/Perez (VT) vs. Mateas/Scully (Duke) 4-3 dnf
3. Levine/Furman. (Duke) def. Donato/Mesmer (VT) 6-1
 
Order of finish: 1,3*,2