July 14, 2010
Tech tennis players stay busy on ITA Summer Circuit
The Notebook
Several members of the Tech men’s and women’s tennis teams have had success on the ITA Summer Circuit. On the women’s side, Holly Johnson (Sr., Tallahassee, Fla.) has won tournaments hosted by Virginia Tech and Mary Washington by defeating teammate Martha Blakely (Jr., Reading, Pa.) in both finals. Katie Blow (Sr., Richmond, Va.) advanced to the quarterfinals at each event.

In the Virginia Tech tournament, Blakely/Johnson teamed up to win the doubles competition. At Mary Washington, Blow/Johnson paired to win the doubles over Blakely/Whitney Wilson (Michigan State) in the final.

On the men’s side, Will Beck (Sr., Potomac, Md.) dominated the Virginia Tech tournament winning five matches without the loss of set on the way to the title. Beck paired with Nobuyoshi Tanaka (Longwood) to win four matches on the way to the doubles title. Trpimir Kujundzic (So., Zagreb, Croatia) advanced to the singles semifinals in the Virgina Tech tourney, while Zach Pine (Jr., Vienna, Va.) won two matches before being eliminated in the quarterfinals. The two paired in the doubles to advance to the semifinals.

Beck followed up his success in Blacksburg the next week at Mary Washington by winning three matches before falling, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (7), in the final against Tanaka. 

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