BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech returns home this weekend for two ACC contests, as No. 8 Wake Forest and No. 34 NC State pay a visit to the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. Friday's match against the Demon Deacons, slated to start at 3 p.m., will be an Orange Effect match for the Hokies.
WEEKEND DETAILS
Opponent: Wake Forest
Date/Time: Friday, March 25 | 3 p.m.
Location: Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center (Blacksburg, Va.)
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Opponent: NC State
Date/Time: Sunday, March 27 | Noon
Location: Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center (Blacksburg, Va.)
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HOKIES
Virginia Tech earned its first ACC win of the season last weekend in a 4-3 thriller against No. 63 Clemson. After falling behind by dropping his first set, Michael Shepheard rallied for a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 win on Court 4 to clinch the victory for the Hokies. Following last weekend's performance, Ryan Fishback cracked the top 100 of the latest ITA rankings, claiming the No. 97 spot. After splitting results last weekend, Fishback and Jordan Chrysostom slid to No. 16 in the doubles rankings.
DEMON DEACONS
Eighth-ranked Wake Forest enters the weekend on a seven-match win streak and coming off a two-week break. The Demon Deacons have dropped four contests this season, although three of the four losses have come to teams ranked No. 1 in the country at the time of the match. Wake Forest has three ranked singles players: No. 34 Eduardo Nava, No. 74 Filippo Moroni and No 113 Jurabek Karimov. The Demon Deacons' squad also has five potential ranked doubles pairs: No. 14 Siddant Banthia and Jakob Schnaitter, No. 49 Banthia and Karimov, No. 55 Banthia and Juan Lopez De Azcona, No. 70 Moroni and Nava, and No. 74 Nava and Matthew Thomson.
WOLFPACK
NC State comes into the weekend with a similar track as the Hokies, having faced ranked opponents in six-straight matches. In its most recent outing, State downed No. 6 South Carolina, 4-1. Two members of the Wolfpack are ranked in singles: No. 82 Rafael Iziquierdo Luque and No. 108 Robin Catry. The NC State lineup also has two top-40 doubles teams: No. 19 Catry and Luca Staeheli and No. 39 Martins Rocens and Fons Van Sambeek.