Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG— The Virginia Tech men's tennis team ventures down south this weekend to take on Tobacco Road foes No. 29 Duke and No. 2 North Carolina.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
Opponent: Duke
Date/Time: Friday, February 28, 2020 // 3 p.m.
Venue: Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
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Opponent: North Carolina
Date/Time: Sunday, March 1, 2020 // 1 p.m.
Venue: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center
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IN THE RANKINGS
- Two of Tech's seniors find themselves ranked, No. 81 Mitch Harper and No. 89 Henrik Korsgaard.
- Duke has two ranked players in their singles lineup, No. 101 Andrew Zhang and No. 105 Nick Stachowiak, along with the No. 5 doubles tandem of Sean Sculley and Stachowiak.
- North Carolina boasts four ranked players: No. 11 William Blumberh, No. 42 Benjamin Sigouin, No. 47 Rinky Hijikata and No. 103 Joshua Peck. They complement the doubles duos of No. 4 Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard, and No. 11 Brian Cernoch and Blumberg.
HOKIES
- Virginia Tech (5-3) returns to action after having last weekend off; on February 15, the Hokies downed St. Bonaventure and Gardner-Webb.
- Tech is 1-1 in true road matches this season, featuring a win against Tulane and falling to Alabama.
- This weekend's matches will feature the first ranked opponents the Hokies have faced this season.
BLUE DEVILS
- Duke (9-1) will take the court for the first time since a doubleheader on February 9, in which they downed Kentucky and NC Central.
- In last year's contest, the Hokies bested No. 44 Duke, 5-2.
TAR HEELS
- North Carolina (10-1) suffered their first loss in their last outing on February 17 against Southern California at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
- The Hokies will be the first ACC opponent of the year for the Tar Heels.