BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech men’s tennis players Yoann Re, Patrick Daciek and Luka Somen each are included in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national singles preseason rankings.

Re (Sr., Verdun, Quebec, Canada), a 2009 All-ACC selection, is ranked No. 35 nationally after battling back from a broken collarbone in late March to advance to the NCAA Singles Championships. He ended the 2008-09 season ranked No. 60 in the nation and No. 13 in Mideast Region. Re posted a 20-12 singles record last season including  a 4-1 mark in the ACC and 13-3 in dual matches playing mostly at the No. 1 position.

Daciek (So., Severna Park, Md.), received a No. 81 national ranking following an outstanding freshman season which saw him end the year ranked No. 27 in Mideast Region. He posted a 21-10 singles record including 6-2 in the ACC and 11-4 in dual matches. Daciek also recorded 18 doubles victories.

Somen (So., Karlovac, Croatia), the 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year and VaSID Rookie of the Year, is ranked No. 125 and led team with 24 singles victories playing in the middle of the lineup. Last year, he earned a No. 20 ITA doubles preseason national ranking with Nicolas Delgado de Robles.

The Hokies, ranked No. 27 in the final 2008-09 ITA national poll, finished with a 15-8 record last season and advanced to the NCAA Second Round. Members of the men’s team will head in separate directions this weekend to open the fall individual season with some players taking part in the Landfall Invitational in Wilmington, N.C. while others will participate in the UVa Invitational in Charlottesville, Va.

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