Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG — The Virginia Tech men's tennis team will be back in action this weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala., facing a pair of SEC opponents — LSU and Alabama beginning Friday afternoon.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
Date/Time: Jan. 24, 2020 // 2 p.m.
Opponents: LSU (4-0)
Site: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility)
Live Scoring: RollTide.com
Date/Time: Jan. 26, 2020 // 1 p.m.
Opponents: Alabama (4-0)
Site: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility)
Live Scoring/Video: RollTide.com
IN THE RANKINGS
Alabama received votes in the latest ITA rankings, released Jan. 21, 2020.
THE HOKIES (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
- The Hokies are rolling into the weekend following a 7-0 victory against George Mason to kickstart the season on Monday.
- Henrik Korsgaard, Mitch Harper, Alex Ribeiro, Brandon Perez, Carlo Donato and Matthis Ross saw singles action.
- Korsgaard/Ribeiro and Harper/Donato registered wins in doubles.
- Korsgaard/Perez finished the fall ranked 55th in doubles.
VERSUS THE COMPETITION
- LSU's Boris Kozlov finished the fall ranked No. 85, Alabama's Riccardo Roberto was No. 96 along with the doubles pairing of Alexey Nesterov and Riccardo Roberto ranked No. 40.
- Tech will square off against the Tigers for the first time, while the Hokies are 4-2 against the Crimson Tide