ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 29 Virginia Tech men's tennis team faces No. 25 Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA DI Men's Tennis Championships at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
MATCH INFORMATION
Opponent: No. 25 Texas Tech
Date/Time: Saturday, May 8 | 10 a.m.
Location: Athens, Ga.
Live Video/Scoring: HERE
HOKIES
Virginia Tech (12-9, 6-6 ACC) enters its 12th NCAA Tournament in 14 years on Saturday following a solid showing in the ACC Championships. The Hokies defeated Clemson (9-14, 2-10) in the second round before bowing out to No. 6 North Carolina (19-3, 9-2) in the quarterfinals.
Three Virginia Tech players are in the latest ITA rankings: No. 73 Alex Ribeiro, No. 89 Mitch Harper, and No. 98 Matthis Ross. Ranked No. 25 in the country and recently securing a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships is the tandem of Jordan Chrysostom and Ryan Fishback.
RED RAIDERS
Texas Tech (12-7, 1-4 Big 12) dropped its first-round match against No. 19 Oklahoma State, 4-3. The Red Raiders are appearing in their third consecutive NCAA Tournament. One spot in Texas Tech's lineup is ranked – the No. 45 duo of Franco Ribero and Parker Wynn.
The winner of Saturday's match will face the winner of 11th seed Georgia (14-6, 8-4 SEC) vs. ETSU (13-7, 7-0 SoCon).
