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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 19th-ranked Virginia Tech men’s tennis team will host non-conference foe UMBC on Friday, Feb. 12 in a 2 p.m. match at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Virginia Tech (4-2) is looking to bounce back after falling to 8th-ranked Ohio State on the road the last time out. The last time the Hokies were at BBTC, they defeated Richmond, 5-2 and St. Bonaventure, 7-0 in a doubleheader.

New ITA rankings came out this week with the Hokies’ Joao Monteiro making the move up one spot to 13th in the singles standings. He and Andreas Bjerrehus also had a big jump in doubles, moving into 11th place. Edoardo Tessaro is also in the singles standings, coming in at 52nd.

Bjerrehus, Monteiro and Tessaro have all tallied 3-1 records in singles during the early part of dual play this season. Mitch Harper and Amerigo Contini have posted records of 2-1.

UMBC (1-7) is coming off a close 4-3 loss at Yale. The Retrievers dropped the doubles point, but picked up points in singles as Justin Carter, Eliot Loubatie and Biyik Akinshemoyin all claimed wins.

If you can't make it out to BBTC on Friday, follow the match live online at hokiesports.com.

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