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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 38th-ranked Virginia Tech men’s tennis team defeated 36th-ranked Alabama, 4-1 on Friday morning during the opening day of the 2015 ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Cone-Kanefield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Virginia Tech (3-0) fell behind early in the match after dropping the doubles point to the Tide (2-1). The Hokies prevented the sweep though with a win in the No. 3 as Jai Corbett and Joao Monteiro teamed up to defeated Andrew Goodwin and Danny Kerznerman, 6-4.

The Hokies quickly tied it up with Hunter Koontz taking court three over Nikko Madregallejo, 6-3, 6-0. Tech moved into the lead with a win in the No. 1 where the Hokies’ 35th-ranked Amerigo Contini downed Becker O’Shaughnessey, 6-3, 6-4.

Tech’s 61st-ranked Andreas Bjerrehus gave the Hokies a 3-1 lead in the match with a straight-set win at No. 2 over Stuart Kenyon, 6-3, 6-2. Corbett clinched the match for the Hokies as he downed Andrew Goodwin, 6-0, 7-6 with a close 8-6 tiebreak win in the second set.

The Hokies await the winner of the Friday afternoon match between No. 7 North Carolina and No. 44 Oregon. Tech will face the winner at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Singles
1. #35 Amerigo Contini (VT) def. Becker O’Shaughnessey (Ala) 6-3, 6-4
2. #61 Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) def. Stuart Kenyon (Ala) 6-3, 6-2
3. Hunter Koontz (VT) def. Nikko Madregallejo (Ala) 6-3, 6-0
4. Joao Monteiro (VT) vs. Korey Lovett (Ala) 3-6, 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
5. #94 Florian Nicoud (VT) vs. Danny Kerznerman (Ala) 7-6(2), 3-5, unfinished
6. Jai Corbett (VT) def. Andrew Goodwin (Ala) 6-0, 7-6(6)
Order of finish: 3,1,2,6

Doubles
1. Lovett/Becker (Ala) def. Bjerrehus/Koontz (VT) 6-2
2. Sean Donohue/Kenyon (Ala) def. Contini/Nicoud (VT) 6-3
3. Corbett/Monteiro (VT) def. Goodwin/Kerznerman (Ala) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2

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