No. 38 Notre Dame outlasts Hokies 4-3

Tech tallies wins from Mesmer, Kros and Harper

March 24, 2017

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Duke	11
(3) Virginia Tech	15
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BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team battled 38th-ranked Notre Dame on Friday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. The teams were tied at 3-3 with the deciding match on four where the Irish held on for the 4-3 team win.

On court four, Tech’s Henrik Korsgaard took the opening set 6-3 before Matt Gamble came back to win the second 6-4. In the final set, Korsgaard fell behind 5-2, but powered back with a break to tie it up at 5-5. The Notre Dame player scored on serve to make it 6-5 and broke Korsgaard for the 7-5 win.

The Hokies trailed after the doubles point and trailed 2-0 before Jason Kros got Tech on the board with a 6-2, 6-3 win at six. Tech tied it up off Freddy Mesmer on five where he defeated Grayson Broadus 6-2, 6-4.

Tech’s final point came at three where Mitch Harper took Alex Lebedev to three sets. After giving up the first set, 6-3, Harper rallied to win the next two 6-4, 6-3.

Virginia Tech will return to the court on Sunday, March 26, hosting Boston College in a noon match at Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

Singles
1. #45 Josh Hagar (ND) def. #82 Jai Corbett (VT) 6-0, 6-2
2. Eddy Covalschi (ND) def. Alex Ribeiro(VT) 1-6, 6-7 (2)
3. Mitch Harper (VT) def. Alex Lebedev (ND) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Matt Gamble (ND) def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Freddy Mesmer (VT) def. Grayson Broadus (ND) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jason Kros (VT) def. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,6,5,2,3,4

Doubles
1. Corbett/Korsgaard (VT) vs. #11 Covalschi/Hagar 5-3 *DNF*
2. Gamble/Lebedev (ND) def. Harper/Ribeiro (VT) 6-3
3. Broadus/B.Kempin (ND) def. Kros/Mesmer (VT) 6-4
Order of finish: 3,2

Virginia Tech: 6-9, 1-4 ACC

Notre Dame: 10-6, 2-2 ACC

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