Tech falls to No. 38 SMU

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech dropped its first ACC match of the season Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to No. 38 SMU.

The Hokies battled through a tightly contested doubles point to open the match. Ilyas Fahim and Patrik Jurina fell 6-2, but Eyal Shumilov and Blake Hilsen responded with a 6-4 win to even the doubles competition. The point came down to Court 3, where Frank Thompson and Drew Fishback rallied from an early deficit to force a tiebreak. Despite the comeback effort, the pair came up short, falling 7-6 (7-3) as SMU secured the doubles point.

In singles play, Tech continued to compete closely across the courts. Fahim pushed No. 1 Trevor Svajda in a competitive match before falling 7-5, 6-4 on Court 1.

Three singles matches were left unfinished, all entering decisive third sets. Jurina held a 6-2, 4-6, 3-0 lead over No. 96 Alex Finkelstein. Julian Lozano led 2-6, 6-3, 3-2, while Fishback was locked in a tight battle at 6-1, 3-6, 4-4 when play was halted.

UP NEXT: The Hokies return home to Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center to host Boston College on March 1 at 12 p.m.

 

Results:

Doubles: 

Eyal Shumilov/Blake Hilsen (VT) def. Krish Aurora/Alex Finkelstein (SMU) 6-4

Ilyas Fahim/Patrik Jurina vs. Trevor Svajda /Jerry Barton (SMU) 2-6

Drew Fishback/Frank Thompson (VT) vs. Georgi Georgiev/Vikas Deo (SMU) 6-7(3-7)

 

Singles:

Ilyas Fahim (VT) vs. No. 1 Trevor Svajda (SMU) 7-5, 6-4

Patrik Jurina (VT) vs. No. 96 Alex Finkelstein (SMU) 6-2, 4-6, 3-0 (unfinished)

Eyal Shumilov (VT) vs. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 2-6, 4-6

Julian Lozano (VT) vs. Krish Aurora (SMU) 2-6, 6-3, 3-2

Drew Fishback (VT) vs. Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-1, 3-6, 4-4

Blake Hilsen (VT) vs. Noah McDonald (SMU) 4-6, 3-6