THE FLATS – Georgia Tech men’s tennis secured the victory against the Virginia Tech Hokies, 5-2, on Sunday.
In the first dual match to be played outdoors this year, the Yellow Jackets started fast with a win on No. 3 doubles from Chen Dong and Keshav Chopra, 6-4. After No. 2 doubles went to the Hokies, focus turned to No. 1 doubles that featured two top 13 doubles pairings.
The No. 13 doubles pairing of Andres Martin and Marcus McDaniel were facing No. 9 Chrysostom/Fishback on court one. Martin/McDaniel would go to a tiebreaker before winning the tie breaker 7-1 and the set 7-6(1), giving the Jackets a 1-0 lead.
The first singles match would go to Virginia Tech before the Yellow Jackets took the next four singles matches. Chopra secured the first singles point for Georgia Tech, 6-4, 6-1, taking a 2-1 lead.
The Jackets would hold that lead for the rest of the match. Two more singles matches went down in straight sets. First with Dong on court four winning his match, 6-4, 7-5, the No. 24 Martin beating No. 103 Fishback, 6-2, 7-6(5). This clinched the match for Georgia Tech 4-1.
There would be one more win for the Yellow Jackets coming from McDaniel at No. 2 singles, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
The White and Gold will continue ACC play on March 23 against Clemson at 4:00 p.m.
Singles competition
- #24 Andres Martin (GT) def. #103 Ryan Fishback (VT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
- Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Hugo Maia (VT) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
- Keshav Chopra (GT) def. Alvaro Ariza (VT) 6-4, 6-1
- Chen Dong (GT) def. Michael Shepheard (VT) 6-4, 7-5
- Carlo Donato (VT) def. Brandon McKinney (GT) 6-4, 6-1
- Alberto Orso (VT) def. Pablo Schlecher (GT) 3-6, 7-5, 10-4
Doubles competition
- #13 Andres Martin/Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. #9 Ryan Fishback/Jordan Chrysostom (VT) 7-6 (7-1)
- Scott Sculley/Alvaro Ariza (VT) def. Pablo Schlecher/Brandon McKinney (GT) 6-3
- Chen Dong/Keshav Chopra (GT) def. Carlo Donato/Matt Harper (VT) 6-4
Match Notes:
Virginia Tech Men’s Tennis 5-12, 1-5 ACC
Georgia Tech 6-7, 1-3 ACC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,4,1,2,6)
Match played outdoors
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