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WILMINGTON, N.C. – Virginia Tech not only battled opponents on the tennis court, but also had to overcome a weather delay during the opening day of the UNCW Collegiate Invitational in Wilmington, N.C.

Shannon Betts and Katie Blow paired up in the flight A doubles. The pair defeated Georgetown’s Lauren Greco and Sophie Panarese in a hard-fought 9-7 match. The duo will face Furman’s Katherine Oudin and Margaret Boyette in Saturday’s match.

In the flight B doubles Courtney Rauscher paired up with UNCW’s Hamilton Lovett for an 8-5 win over the Furman duo of Susan Bitetti and Jenny Porter.

In the flight A singles, Rauscher claimed a win over Angie Sekely in a back and forth match that went to three sets. Rauscher took the first set, 6-4 but fell 6-4 in the second. Tech wrapped up the win with a 6-2 score in the final set. Rauscher will face Furman’s Lauren Kline on Saturday.

Play will resume on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Doubles
Flight A
Betts/Blow (VT) def. Greco/Panarese (Georgetown) 9-7

Flight B
Rauscher (VT)/Hamilton Lovett (UNCW) def. Porter/Bitetti (Furman) 8-5

Singles
Flight A
Courtney Rauscher (VT) def. Angie Sekely (UNCW) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Kelly Cameron (UNCW) def. Shannon Betts (VT) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

Flight B
Casey Dashiell (UNCW) def. Katie Blow (VT) 7-5, 6-0

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