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BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech doubles team of Jai Corbett and Alex Ribeiro was edged by on Tuesday in the final round of the 2016 ITA Atlantic Regional Championship at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.

In the opening set the two teams traded points and were tied at 4-4 before the Richmond duo of Jacob Dunbar and Alexandre Felisa held on serve and broke the Tech pair to win in it 6-4. The second set played out much the same way with the two teams keeping it close as UR held the late 6-5 lead before the Hokies held on serve to tie it up at 6-6.

In the tiebreak, Corbett and Ribeiro led at 5-2, but the Spiders responded with three unanswered to knot it at 5-5. The teams traded points on the next several rallies and were tied at 8-8 before Richmond scored two straight to secure the set 7-6(10-8).

Dunbar was also on court in the singles final, but UVA’s JC Aragone claimed the Atlantic Region title 6-1, 6-4.

The Hokies are back on the court Nov. 4-6 at the UNCW Invitational in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Doubles
Jacob Dunbar/Alexandre Felisa (UR) def. Jai Corbett/Alex Ribeiro (VT) 6-4, 7-6(8)

Singles
JC Aragone (UVA) def. Jacob Dunbar (UR) 6-1, 6-4

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