ORLANDO, Fla. – Virginia Tech had a perfect second day at the Knight Invitational winning all eight singles matches and sweeping three doubles contests. The Hokies dropped only one of 20 sets on the day. The three-day event is being played at the University of Central Florida Tennis Complex and includes players from Florida Atlantic, North Florida, Stetson, Virginia Tech and the host Knights.
The tournament concludes on Sunday with both singles and doubles action.
Virginia Tech Day 2 Results:
Singles
Martha Blakely (Virginia Tech) def. Carolina de los Santos (Stetson) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1
Yasmin Hamza (Virginia Tech) def. Unnati Purushotham (Stetson) 6-3, 6-2
Holly Johnson (Virginia Tech) def. Shannon Gunning (Stetson) 6-2, 6-2
Tea Ivanovic (Virginia Tech) def. Lindsey Cable (Stetson) 6-1, 6-1
Shannon Betts (Virginia Tech) def. Jen Miller (Stetson) 6-1, 6-2
Emily Lauten (Virginia Tech) def. Sierra Sullivan (Stetson) 6-2, 6-1
Isel Martinez-Marcos (Virginia Tech) def. MayaBlue Stauffer-MacDowell (Stetson) 6-1, 6-0
Katie Blow (Virginia Tech) def. Susana Aguirre (Stetson) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Yasmin Hamza/Holly Johnson (Virginia Tech) def. Aline Berkenbrock/Melanie Aguirre (North Florida) 8-4
Emily Lauten/Shannon Betts (Virginia Tech) def. Danielle Day/Simona Weymar (North Florida) 8-4
Martha Blakely/Katie Blow (Virginia Tech) def. Marlene Ryan/Natasha Phillips (Florida Atlantic) 8-4
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