The Boston College men’s tennis team was defeated 7-0 by Virginia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference match held Sunday morning in Blacksburg, Virginia. With this result, Boston College’s season record stands at 4-4 overall and 0-2 in ACC play, while Virginia Tech improves to 4-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
Virginia Tech gained an early advantage by winning the doubles point. The Hokies secured a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles before Boston College’s Aidan Pack and Matthew Overvelde claimed a close victory at No. 2 doubles with a tiebreak score of 7-6 (7-3). The deciding match for the doubles point took place on the top court, where Liam O’Leary and Matvey Greschner lost in a tiebreaker, giving Virginia Tech a 1-0 lead.
In singles competition, Virginia Tech won all six matches. Several contests were closely contested. At No. 1 singles, Mai Gao of Boston College pushed Ilyas Fahim to a first-set tiebreak but ultimately lost 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. Luke Levanat forced a third-set match tiebreak at No. 4 singles but fell short with scores of 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), and 10-5. Matthew Overvelde also had a competitive first set at No. 3 singles before losing his match.
The final score was Virginia Tech seven, Boston College zero.
Match results are as follows:
Singles:
1. Ilyas Fahim (VT) def. Mai Gao (BC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
2. Patrik Jurina (VT) def. Matvey Greschner (BC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Eyal Shumilov (VT) def. Matthew Overvelde (BC) 7-5, 6-5
4. Julian Lozano (VT) def. Luke Levanat (BC) 6-3, 6-7 (7–9),10–5
5. Drew Fishback (VT) def. Lukas Rais (BC) 6–2, 6–2
6. Blake Hilsen (VT) def.Aidan Pack (BC) 6–2, 6–1
Doubles:
1.Blake Hilsen/Eyal Shumilov (VT) def.Liam O’Leary/Matvey Greschner (BC) 7–6 (7–1)
2.Aidan Pack/Matthew Overvelde (BC) def.Ilyas Fahim/Patrik Jurina (VT) 7–6 (7–3)
3.Frank Thompson/Drew Fishback (VT) def.Luke Levanat/Lukas Rais (BC) 6–2
Order of finish for doubles: courts three, two, one; for singles: courts two, five, six, three, one, four.
Boston College will next face the University of North Carolina on March 5 at Chapel Hill.
