Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech men's tennis (8-11, 2-6) is set for match play against No. 75 Michigan State on Saturday at noon.
| WEEKEND DETAILS | |||||
| Date | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | LINKS | |
| April 2 | No. 75 Michigan State | Noon | Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center | Stats | Watch | |
BACK TO WINNING WAYS
The Hokies snapped a six-match losing streak defeating Boston College, 5-2, this past weekend marking their second conference win this season. Tech bounced back from a tough doubles loss with a flurry of wins in singles. Jordan Chrysostom secured his first ACC singles win, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, putting the Hokies in position to clinch the match. The Court 1 savant for Tech, Ryan Fishback, clawed his way back after dropping the first set to claim victory, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Hokies enter this weekends matchup with a 5-3 record at home against non-conference oponents as they aim to avenge a close loss, 4-3, at the hands of the Spartans last season. Tech leads the all-time series 2-1.
SPARTANS
The Spartans head into this weekend's matches at 6-9 (0-2 Big Ten) having dropped their last two matches on the road to No. 45 Nebraska and No. 52 Wisconsin last weekend by identical 5-2 results. Freshman Ozan Baris continued his dominance for the Spartans going 4-0 overall between the two matches. The doubles tandem of Baris and senior Anthony Pero went undefeated through the weekend, while in singles, Baris picked up consecutive straight-set wins to extend his singles win streak to three matches.