Hokie ClubCARY, N.C. – The 8th-seeded Virginia Tech men's tennis team fell to 9th-seed Notre Dame 4-0 on Thursday morning at the 2019 ACC Men's Tennis Championship in Cary, North Carolina.
The 23rd-ranked Irish got out to the early lead after securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.
Notre Dame pushed its lead with a win on court two where 94th-ranked Richard Ciamarra defeated Henrik Korsgaard 6-4, 6-2. Axel Nefve got the win on court two with a 6-1, 6-2 decision against Jason Kros to push the Irish ahead 3-0.
The deciding match was on court five where Tech's Brandon Perez fell behind in the opening set 4-1, but rallied to tie it up at 4-all. Notre Dame's William Howells held on for the final two points of the set before going on to take the second 6-1, clinching the win.
Tech's Alex Ribeiro and Carlo Donato both held leads in the second sets of their matches, but went unfinished once it was decided.
Singles
1. Axel Nefve (ND) def. #67 Jason Kros (VT) 6-1, 6-2
2. #94 Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) 6-4, 6-2
3. Alex Ribeiro (VT) vs. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) 4-6, 3-1 dnf
4. Carlo Donato (VT) vs. Matt Gamble (ND) 6-7(5), 2-1 dnf
5. William Howells (ND) def. Brandon Perez (VT) 6-4, 6-1
6. Evan Fragistas (VT) vs. Grayson Broadus (ND) 2-6, 4-5 dnf
Order of finish: 2,1,5
Doubles
1. Ciamarra/Nevfe (ND) def. Korsgaard/Ryan Kros 6-3
2. J. Kros/Perez (VT) vs. Broadus/Gamble (ND) 5-4 dnf
3. Cabrera/Howells (ND) def. Ribeiro/Donato (VT) 6-2.
Order of finish: 1,3