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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team had a strong opening day at the 2015 Wake Forest Fall Invite at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

In singles, Tech advanced in several flights. Freddy Mesmer moved on in the C1 singles, defeating UNCG’s James Flynn 6-3, 6-2. In the next round Mesmer dropped Duke’s Jason Lapidus 6-0, 6-1.

George Cartledge picked up a pair of wins in the C2 singles. In the first round, Cartledge defeated Penn’s Thomas Spratt 6-1, 6-0. Tech’s Cartledge followed that up with a win over Navy’s Alex Gaines after battling to three sets. Cartledge dropped the first one 1-6, but rallied to take the next two 6-0, 6-1.

In the D2 Singles, Rafael Ribas won a pair of matches. In the first match, Ribas battled past Navy’s Josh Martin. After losing the first set 3-6, Ribas came back to take the next two 6-2, 6-2. Ribas also had a three-set battle in the next round, dropping the first one 3-6 to Wofford’s Andrew Graham, Ribas rallied to win 6-2, 6-3.

The Hokies will be back on the court on Saturday for singles in Winston-Salem.

B1 Singles
Egon Samaii (Liberty) def. Jason Kros (VT) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Kros (VT) def. Jordan Hart (Davidson) 7-5, 7-5

C1 Singles
Freddy Mesmer (VT) def. James Flynn (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
Mesmer (VT) def. Jason Lapidus (Duke) 6-0, 6-1

C2 Singles
George Cartledge (VT) def. Thomas Spratt (Penn) 6-1, 6-0
Cartledge (VT) def. Alex Gaines (Navy) 1-6, 6-0, 6-1

D2 Singles
Rafael Ribas (VT) def. Josh Martin (Navy) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Ribas (VT) def. Andrew Graham (Wofford) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
B3
Kros/Mesmer (VT) def. Flynn/Gray (UNCG) 8-3

C2
Watkins/Howard (Davidson) def. Cartledge/Ribas (VT) 8-6

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