NORFOLK, Va. – Katie Andreini and Annie Clark pulled off an incredible result in doubles, defeating the No. 3-ranked duo of Yulia Starodubtseva and Tatsiana Sasnouskaya, 6-4. Virginia Tech ultimately fell, 4-1, in Norfolk to No. 17 Old Dominion before pulling off a 7-0 sweep against Norfolk State on Friday evening.
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The Hokies clinched the double points with wins on Court 1 and Court 3. Andreini and Clark's upset on Court 1, the biggest win in doubles of the young season for Tech, set the Hokies up for a clinch. Erika Cheng and Rita Pinto came through in a tiebreak on Court 3, winning 7-6(4).
Tech carried its momentum into singles and earned first-set wins on Court 4-6 through Cheng, Andreini and Charlotte Cartledge. Cheng and Andreini were on the verge of going into a third set when the Monarch pulled through with wins on Court 1-3, followed by a three-set win against Cartledge on Court 5.
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The Hokies went into the evening match with plenty of energy, sweeping doubles. Clark and Andreini built on their huge win from earlier, while Cheng and Rita Pinto earned a 6-2 win on Court 2. Sabina Richtrova and Chhinda Som also made their debut together and picked up a 6-2 victory of their own.
In singles, it was more dominance by the Hokies on all six courts.
Tamara Barad Itzhaki cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win on Court 1, while Sabina Richtrova picked up a 6-2, 6-0 victory on Court 5 in her singles debut this season.
Charlotte Cartledge, Semra Aksu and Annie Clark all sweeped their matches in straight sets with 6-0, 6-0 wins.
Dariya Radulova was the lone player to go more than two sets, but came through with a win in the super tiebreak – 6-2, 1-6, 1-0(3).
