Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. – The Hokies hosted the VT Dynamic Duo Tournament from Nov. 1-3, with Matt Harper and Alberto Orso taking first place in the tournament.
Virginia Tech welcomed six schools to Blacksburg to compete. Players were paired up and moved through the tournament as duos, each round with one doubles match and one singles match per player. The duo that won best-of-three advanced to the next round, and the tournament was broken up into four rounds with each player playing in every round.
Matt Harper and Alberto Orso faced off against their teammates Ilyas Fahim and Julian Lozano in the final round, taking two of three matches.
Matt Harper was undefeated in his eight matches over the weekend.
Damian Sancilio and Patrik Jurina finished fourth in the tournament.
VT Results:
ROUND 1:
Jaxon Lamb/Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Damian Sancilio/Patrik Jurina 8-6
Patrik Jurina def. Kristof Kincesm 7-6 (2), 6-3
Damian Sancilio def. Jaxon Lamb 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Jurina/Sancilio advance
Ilyas Fahim/Julian Lozano def. German Samofalov/Alfred Almasi (VCU) 8-7 (4)
German Samofalov def. Ilyas Fahim 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Julian Lozano def. Alfred Almasi 6-4, 6-4
Fahim/Lozano advance
Diego Cueto de Romana/Ryan Morgan def. Daniel Labrador/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (Purdue) 8-7 (6)
Daniel Labrador def. Ryan Morgan 7-6 (4),7-5
Mujtaba Ali-Khan def. Diego Cueto de Romana 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Labrador/Ali-Khan advance
Matt Harper/Alberto Orso def. Kostiantyn Mantach/Evan Erb (VCU/WL)
Matt Harper def. Evan Erb 6-4, 7-5
Alberto Orso def. Kostiantyn Mantach 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
Harper/Orso advance
ROUND 2:
Damian Sancilio/Patrik Jurina def. Aleksa Krivokapic/Maj Premzl (Purdue) 8-6
Patrik Jurina def. Aleksa Krivokapic 7-5, 6-4
Maj Premzl def. Damian Sancilio 4-6, 6-0, 10-8
Sancilio/Jurina advance
Ilyas Fahim/Julian Lozano def. Aryan Saleh/Adam Majchrzak (ODU) 8-5
Aryan Saleh/ def. Ilyas Fahim 6-2, 6-2
Julian Lozano def. Adam Majchrzak 6-4, 6-4
Fahim/Lozano advance
Diego Cueto de Romana/Ryan Morgan def. Pedro Cressoni/Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 8-1
Pedro Cressoni def. Ryan Morgan 6-4, 6-3
Diego Cueto de Romana def. Peter Kalocsai (Default)
Cueto de Romana/Morgan advance
Matt Harper/Alberto Orso def. Juan Andres Listo/Carlos Gonzales 8-0
Matt Harper def. Juan Andres Listo 6-2, 5-7, 10-4
Carlos Gonzales def. Alberto Orso 1-6, 6-3, 10-8
Harper/Orso advance
ROUND 3:
Ilyas Fahim/Julian Lozano def. Damian Sancilio/Patrik Jurina 8-4
Julian Lozano def. Damian Sancilio 2-6, 6-1, 11-9
Patrik Jurina def. Ilyas Fahim 7-6 (3), 6-2
Fahim/Lozano advance
Matt Harper/Alberto Orso def. Jean-Karim de Sardan/Thomas Nelson (ODU) 8-3
Matt Harper def. Thomas Nelson 7-5, 3-6, 10-6
Jean-Karim de Sardan def. Alberto Orso 7-6 (3), 3-6, 10-3
Harper/Orso advance
Kostiantyn Mantach/Evan Erb (VCU/WL) def. Diego Cueto de Romana/Ryan Morgan 8-7 (5)
Kostiantyn Mantach def. Ryan Morgan 6-2, 6-4
Diego Cueto de Romana def. Evan Erb 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Mantach/Erb advance
ROUND 4:
Matt Harper/Alberto Orso def. Ilyas Fahim/Julian Lozano 8-3
Matt Harper def. Julian Lozano 6-4, 6-4
Ilyas Fahim def. Alberto Orso 7-6, 2-1, ret.
Harper/Orso advance
Jean-Karim de Sardan/Thomas Nelson (ODU) def. Damian Sancilio/Patrik Jurina 8-4
Thomas Nelson def. Damian Sancilio 6-3, 6-4
Jean-Karim de Sardan def. Patrik Jurina 5-4, ret.
De Sardan/Nelson advance
Martin Garcia (ETSU) def. Ryan Morgan 7-6 (1), 6-2
Diego Cueto de Romana def. Jaxon Lamb (UTC) 7-5, 6-3