BLACKSBURG – The No. 39 Virginia Tech men's tennis defeated No. 39 Miami, 5-2, at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
The senior pair of Ryan Kros and Carlo Donato defeated Adria Soriano and Stephen Madonia, 6-4, on Court 2. Freshman Hugo Maia and sophomore Michael Shepheard secured the Hokies (6-4, 2-2) the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Bojan Jankulovski and Stefan Milicevic on Court 3. Before the match was called due to the point being clinched, sophomore Jordan Chrysostom and freshman Ryan Fishback lead the No. 22 duo of Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestead, 6-5.
The Hokies quickly extended its lead when Maia earned a 6-0, 6-3 win on Court 3, then freshman Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza won convincingly on Court 5, 6-3, 6-2.
The Hurricanes (3-5, 2-2) fought back with consecutive wins on Court 6 and Court 2 to make the score 3-2.
Fishback came up clutch for Tech, fighting back from a deficit in the second set tiebreaker to clinch the match for the Hokies against No. 64 Milicevic, 6-1, 7-6(6).
Sophomore Matthis Ross showed plenty of grit on Court 1 against No. 34 Adria Soriano. Ross went punch-for-punch in the third set before finally earning a break and wrapping up a successful day for the Hokies with 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win.
The Hokies will return to the court to face the Florida State Seminoles (5-5, 0-2) at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
SINGLES
#1 Matthis Ross (VT) def. #34 Adria Soriano (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#2 Bojan Jankulovski (UM) def. Carlo Donato (VT) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Hugo Maia (VT) def. Benjamin Hannestead (UM) 6-0, 6-3
#4 Ryan Fishback (VT) def. #64 Stefan Milicevic (UM) 6-1, 7-6(6)
#5 Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza (VT) def. Franco Aubone (UM) 6-3, 6-2
#6 Oren Vasser (UM) def. Michael Shepheard (VT) 6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES
#1 Jordan Chrysostom/Ryan Fishback (VT) vs. #22 Franco Aubone/Benjamin Hannestead (UM) 6-5, unfinished
#2 Carlo Donato/Ryan Kros (VT) def. Adria Soriano/Stephen Madonia (UM) 6-4
#3 Michael Shepheard/Hugo Maia (VT) def. Bojan Jankulovski/Stefan Milicevic (UM) 6-3Gallery: (3-7-2021) 2021 MEN'S TENNIS vs. MIAMI