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BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team is set to open the 2015 ITA Atlantic Regional on Friday in main draw singles and doubles at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Virginia Tech is hosting players from 24 teams from around the region including Bucknell, Delaware, Duquesne, Georgetown, George Washington, George Mason, Hampton, James Madison, Liberty, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary’s, Navy, Norfolk State, Old Dominion, Penn State, Radford, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Temple, UMBC, VCU, Villanova, Virginia and William & Mary.

Taking the court for the Hokies in singles is overall No. 1 seeded Andreas Bjerrehus and No. 2 seeded Amerigo Contini. Joao Monteiro is seeded fourth while Edoardo Tessaro is sixth. Aaron Gomez rounds out the top-16 for the Hokies as the 16th seed. In addition to the seeded players, George Cartledge, Jason Kros, Freddy Mesmer and Rafael Ribas will also be in action.

In doubles, the Hokies’ duo of Bjerrehus and Monteiro enter as the No. 2 seeded team. Contini and Tessaro will pair up as the fifth-seed. Gomez and Mesmer along with Cartledge and Kros will also take to the court for doubles competition.

The tournament kicked off on Thursday with the qualifying singles round with eight players advancing into the main draw.

The Hokies and all the ITA Regional action can be found by visiting the tournament central page here. Results will be updated on the site throughout the event and live video is available for Tech’s six outdoor varsity courts as well as the indoor courts (when in use).

Full Schedule

Friday (8 a.m. start)
Doubles
Round of 128
Round of 64
Singles
Round of 128

Saturday (9 a.m. start)
Doubles
Round of 32
Round of 16
Singles
Round of 64

Sunday (9:30 a.m. start)
Doubles
Round of 8
Singles
Round of 32
Round of 16

Monday (9:30 a.m. start)
Doubles
Semifinal
Singles
Quarterfinals
Semifinal

Tuesday (9:30 a.m. start)
Doubles & Singles Finals

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