Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech opens its home slate up this weekend with a loaded two days of action at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. On Friday, the Hokies welcome in Chattanooga and Hampton, while Richmond and Davidson will visit on Saturday.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Chattanooga – 1 p.m.
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Hampton – 4:30 p.m.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Davidson – 10 a.m.
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Richmond – 3 p.m.
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HOKIES
Virginia Tech has struggled to close out matches early this season, falling to 0-4 despite winning the doubles point in three matches.
Ryan Fishback and Jordan Chrysostom have picked up two ranked wins in doubles this season, defeating the No. 43 and No. 59 duos. In singles, No. 78 Fishback is 3-1, as he suffered his first loss of the season last time out against VCU. Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza is also 3-1 this season, having won his last two matches on Court 3.
MOCS
Chattanooga dropped its lone match of the season, a 4-3 decision against Jacksonville State. The Mocs' lone ranked team in its lineup, No. 46 Peyton Gatti and Tomas Rodriguez, earned a 6-2 win.
PIRATES
Hampton will open its season on Friday morning against Chattanooga before facing Tech in the afternoon. The Pirates didn't compete in the 2020-21 season.
WILDCATS
Davidson is 1-1, with a loss to No. 10 Wake Forest and a win against Gardner-Webb on the books. In their last outing, the Wildcats earned a pair of three-set matches to clinch its first win of the season. Saturday's trip to Blacksburg will be Davidson's first match outside the state of North Carolina this season.
SPIDERS
Richmond dropped its first match of the season, 7-0, to Virginia on Jan. 22. Tech and Richmond have met four times, all in Blacksburg. The Hokies have been victorious in each match, most recently defeating the Spiders, 6-1, on Febryary 10, 2018.