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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Despite winning the doubles point to open the match, Virginia Tech’s upset bid fell just short in a 4-3 loss Friday afternoon to No. 17 North Carolina at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. Tech fell to 11-7 overall and 3-3 in the ACC with the loss, while the Tar Heels won their seventh straight match to improve to 10-4 on the year and 5-0 in the conference.

After taking the doubles point, the Hokies opened up a 2-0 advantage as Will Beck (Sr., Potomac, Md.) defeated Joey Burkhardt, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4. UNC got on the board as Patrick Daciek (Jr., Severna Park, Md.) lost his No. 2 match, 6-2, 6-2, against Brennan Boyajian, but Tech increased the lead to 3-1 with Lucas Oliveira (So., Sao Paulo, Brazil) picking up a 6-1, 7-5, win at No. 6 over Zach Hunter.

The Tar Heels began their come back as Corrado Degl’ Incerti Tocci (Jr., Reggio Emilia, Italy) lost, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 5 versus William Parker and UNC tied the match, 3-3, as Luka Somen (Jr., Karlovac, Croatia), ranked No. 50 nationally, fell, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 1 to 38th-ranked Jose Hernandez. With the dual match hanging the balance, Pedro Graber (r-Sr., Santiago, Chile) dropped his No. 3 contest, 6-3, 7-6 (5), to Stefan Hardy.

Tech opened the day by sweeping the doubles competition as Beck/Graber, ranked No. 66, upset 21st-ranked Boyajian/Hernandez, 8-5, at No. 1 and Somen/Tocci took the No. 2 contest by upsetting No. 59 Burkhardt/Hardy, 8-4. The Hokies completed the sweep as Daciek/Trpimir Kujundzic (So., Zagreb, Croatia) defeated Cameron Ahari/Hunter, 9-7.

The Hokies return to action on Sunday playing host to No. 10 Duke at 1 p.m.

#17 North Carolina 4, #36 Virginia Tech 3

Singles

1. #38 Jose Hernandez (UNC) def. #50 Luka Somen (VT) 6-3, 6-3

2. Brennan Boyajian (UNC) def. Patrick Daciek (VT) 6-2, 6-2

3. Stefan Hardy (UNC) def. Pedro Graber (VT) 6-3, 7-6 (5)

4. Will Beck (VT) def. Joey Burkhardt (UNC) 6-3, 6-4

5. William Parker (UNC) def. Corrado Degl’ Incerti Tocci (VT) 6-4, 6-4

6. Lucas Oliveira (VT) def. Zach Hunter (UNC) 6-1, 7-5

Order of Finish: 4, 2, 6, 5, 1, 3*

Doubles

1. #66 Will Beck/Pedro Graber (VT) def. #21 Brennan Boyajian/Jose Hernandez (UNC) 8-5

2. Luka Somen/Corrado Degl’ Incerti Tocci (VT) def. #59 Joey Burkhardt/Stefan Hardy (UNC) 8-4

3. Patrick Daciek/Trpimir Kujundzic def. Cameron Ahari/Zach Hunter (UNC) 9-7

Order of Finish: 2, 1*, 3

*clinching point

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