Hokies Pull Past Eagles

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The 39th-ranked Virginia Tech men's tennis team defeated Boston College, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Flynn Complex.

The Hokies (9-3, 2-1 ACC) took the early 1-0 lead after capturing the doubles point with victories on the Nos. 1 and 3 courts before winning all six singles matches in straight sets.

Boston College (3-8, 0-3 ACC) return to the courts next weekend when they host No. 74 Miami on Friday, March 18 at Dedham Health and Athletic Complex (Dedham, Mass.) and No. 51 Florida State on Sunday, March 20, at the Flynn Recreation Complex on campus.

Singles
1. Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) def. Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Amerigo Contini (VT) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-1, 6-1
3. #59 Edoardo Tessaro (VT) def. Jeffrey Melvin (BC) 6-4, 7-5
4. Mitch Harper (VT) def. Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jai Corbett (VT) def. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-4, 7-5
6. Aaron Gomez (VT) def. Will Turner (BC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. #21 Bjerrehus/Joao Monteiro (VT) def. Thirouin/Workman (BC) 6-1
2. Contini/Tessaro (VT) vs. Childree/Melvin (BC) 4-3 dnf
3. Corbett/Harper (VT) def. McNulty/Kent Mukai (BC) 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Childree

Aidan McNulty

Jeffrey Melvin

Kent Mukai

Alexandre Thirouin

Will Turner

Hank Workman