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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Two members of the Virginia Tech men’s tennis team will travel to Charlottesville, Va. this weekend to participate in the UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational. The Friday-Sunday event will be played at the Snyder Tennis Center.

Luka Somen (Jr., Karlovac, Croatia), ranked No. 52 nationally in singles, and Patrick Daciek (Jr., Severna Park, Md.) will represent Tech in the tournament. The tournament will be the first of the individual season for Somen, the 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year and a member of the 2010 All-ACC team after posting an outstanding 25-10 singles record. Daciek will also see his first action following a 22-15 singles mark last year.

A total of 28 ranked players will be competing in the tournament, including 11 players who competed in the 2010 NCAA Singles Championship.

This year’s tournament consists of four “A” singles draws, each consisting of 16 players and weighted evenly. There will also be one “B” flight for extra players that are entered in the event. Four “A” doubles draws of eight teams each, all weighted evenly, will also be part of the tournament.

Action begins each day at 9 a.m. at the Snyder Tennis Center and admission is free.

Complete draws will be available this evening at www.virginiasports.com on Thursday evening.

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