April 18, 2010
Hokies split final regular season matches
Tech drops match to Georgia Tech, defeats Liberty
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Sea Ray Relays
Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech women’s tennis team split two home matches on the final day of the regular season falling, 7-0, to No. 25 Georgia Tech, before defeating Liberty, 5-2. Tech concludes the regular season with a 10-12 overall record and 2-9 in the ACC. Georgia Tech improved to 14-9 and 5-5 in league contests, while Liberty dropped to 5-15.

Tech returns to action on Thursday at the ACC Championship in Cary, N.C. The Hokies opponent and match time will be announced on Monday. Complete information about the ACC Men’s and Women’s Championship is available at theacc.com.

No. 25 Georgia Tech 7, Virginia Tech 0

Singles
1. #1 Irina Falconi (GT) def. Yasmin Hamza (VT) 6-3, 6-4
2 Sasha Krupina (GT) def. Shannon Betts (VT) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8-8 ret. inj.)
3. Viet Ha Ngo (GT) def. Martha Blakeley (VT) 4-6, 6- 1, 1-0 (4)
4. Lynn Blau (GT) def. Emily Lauten (VT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) def. Courtney Rauscher (VT) 6-1, 6-4
6. Hillary Davis (GT) def. Holly Johnson (VT) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4)

Doubles
1. Falconi/Krupina (GT) def. Hamza/Johnson (VT) 8-3
2. Betts/Blakeley (VT) def. Blau/Davis (GT) 8-2
3. Kilborn/Ngo (GT) def. Lauten/Rauscher (VT) 8-0
*clinching point


Virginia Tech 5, Liberty 2

Singles
1. Yasmin Hamza (VT) def. Jordan Jenkins (LU) 6-4, 6-2
2 Nadia Solomon-Burgss (LU) Martha Blakely (VT) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (8)
3. Emily Lauten (VT) def. Carol Lobel (LU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Katie Blow (VT) def. Fabiana Gouveia (LU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Hannah Fick (LU) def. Megan Conley (VT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Holly Johnson (VT) won by default
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3*, 5, 1, 2

Doubles
1. Hamza/Lauten (VT) def. Fick/Jenkins (LU) 8-3
2. Blow/Rauscher (VT) def. Lobel/Solomon-Burgess (LU) 8-5
3. Blakely/Conley (VT) won by default
Order of finish: 3, 1*, 2
*clinching point

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