Eagles Open 2021 Season Against No. 4 Virginia and Virginia Tech

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's tennis begins the 2021 season with a pair of home matches this weekend at the Weymouth Club. The Eagles host No. 4 Virginia on Friday (Feb. 19) at 3 p.m. before facing Virginia Tech on Sunday (Feb. 21) at 10 a.m. Live results will be available for both matches at BCEagles.com.

SEASON PREVIEW
• Boston College went 2-5 in seven matches before the remainder of the 2019-20 season was cancelled due to COVID-19
• The Eagles registered wins against Charlotte on the road and Merrimack at home
• BC visited Virginia in late January and fell 6-1 as Sean Mullins picked up the lone point, beating RJ Fresen in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in fifth singles
• Mullins beat Matthew Fung of Louisville in No. 6 singles a week later and finished the spring season a perfect 6-0
• Four freshmen have joined the 2021 roster: Bennett Turner (Charlotte, N.C.), Will Kasten (Lake Forest, Ill.), Matt Campbell (Sudbury, Mass.) and Shreekar Eedara (Danville, Calif.)
• Max Mendelsohn and Mullins will captain the squad this season

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
• Virginia moved up from No. 7 to No. 4 in the most recent ITA national rankings
• The Cavaliers enter the weekend at 6-2 overall following their first two defeats of the season to top-10 opponents North Carolina and Illinois in the ITA Indoor Championships
• UVA defeated then-No. 14 Wake Forest by a 5-2 final on Feb. 6 in Charlottesville
• Graduate student Carl Söderlund is ranked 29th in the country in singles, while Söderlund and Matthew Lord rank 35th in doubles

SCOUTING THE HOKIES
• Virginia Tech is 3-2 overall entering the weekend and will not play a match on Friday prior to visiting Boston College
• The Hokies shut out Davidson 7-0 last Saturday in Blacksburg and suffered a narrow 4-3 road loss to UNC back on Jan. 31
• VT also has home wins over Old Dominion and Middle Tennessee State this season
• Grad student Mitch Harper is ranked 38th in the country in singles after finishing last season 9-0 and ranked 47th nationally

UP NEXT
• Boston College hits the road for the first time next weekend as it faces Louisville on Friday, Feb. 26 and Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 28

Eagles Open 2021 Season Against No. 4 Virginia and Virginia Tech

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Players Mentioned

Matt Campbell

Shreekar Eedara

Will Kasten

Max Mendelsohn

Sean Mullins

Bennett Turner