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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Four members of the Virginia Tech men’s tennis team remained unbeaten in singles play on the second day of the Virginia Tech Challenge. Sebastien Jacques, Jon Pine, Luka Somen and Corrado Degli Incerti Tocci all won matches Saturday to remain undefeated in their respective flights. The Hokies are joined in the event, being played at the Burrow-Burleson Tennis Center on the Virginia Tech campus, by players from Arkansas, Clemson and Mississippi State. Admission is free.

The format of the event includes eight singles flights and four doubles flights with round-robin competition in all flights. There is no team scoring in the event and winners in each flight will be determined by the following method: 1) won-loss record, 2) head to head, 3) total sets won and 4) total games won. The final day of play on Sunday gets underway at 9 a.m. with Tech in action at 1 p.m.

Virginia Tech Saturday Results:

Flight A
#109 George Coupland (MSU, 2-0) def. #35 Yoann Re (VT, 1-1) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Flight B
#125 Luka Somen (VT, 2-0) def. #83 Artem Ilyushin (MSU, 1-1) 7-5, 7-5
Flight C
Corrado Degli Incerti Tocci (VT, 2-0) def. Louis Cant (MSU, 1-1) 6-2, 6-4
Flight D
Antonio Lastre (MSU, 1-1) def. #81 Patrick Daciek (VT, 1-1) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Flight E
Sebastien Jacques (VT, 2-0) def. Max Gregor Smith (MSU, 1-1) 7-5, 6-3
Flight F
Christopher Doerr (MSU, 2-0) def. Will Beck (VT, 1-1) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Flight G
Zach Pine (VT, 1-1) def. Tanner Stump (MSU, 0-2) 6-7 (8), 6-0, 1-0 (11)
Flight H
Jon Pine (VT, 2-0) def. Hrehan Hakeem (MSU, 0-2) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (11)

Flight A Doubles
George Coupland/Artem Ilyushin (MSU, 2-0) def. Will Beck/Patrick Daciek (VT, 0-2) 8-4
Flight B Doubles
Louis Cant/Christopher Doerr (MSU, 1-1) def. Sebastien Jacques/Yoann Re (VT, 1-1) 8-5
Flight C Doubles
Luka Somen/Corrado Degli Incerti Tocci (VT, 1-1) vs. Antonio Lastre/Max Gregor Smith (MSU, 1-1) 8-1
Flight D Doubles
Trpimir Kujundzic/Zack Pine (VT, 1-1) vs. Artem Hakeem/Tanner Stump (MSU, 1-1) 8-6

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