November 7, 2015
Hokies advance in singles on day two at WFU Fall Invite
Cartledge, Ribas and Mesmer in flight finals

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team continued its strong play at the Wake Forest Fall Invite with three players advancing into their respective flight finals on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Freddy Mesmer moved into the C1 Singles finals with a straight set 6-2, 6-1 win over Radford’s Sam Taylor in the semifinal round.

In the D2 Singles, Rafael Ribas claimed a win, defeating Giorgi Datashvilli of Campbell, 6-2, 6-1.

Tech’s George Cartledge also advanced on a walkover.

The Hokies will wrap up the tournament on Sunday at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.

C1 Singles
Freddy Mesmer (VT) def. Sam Taylor (Radford) 6-2, 6-1

C2 Singles
George Cartledge (VT) def. Andri Andrukhov (Ga. State) w/o

D2 Singles
Rafael Ribas (VT) def. Giorgi Datashvilli (Campbell) 6-2, 6-1

B1 Singles
Benedikt Henning (NSU) def. Jason Kros (VT) 4-6, 6-4, 12-10

B2 Doubles
Hussey/Koeke (Ga. State) def. Kros/Mesmer (VT) 8-7(5)

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