Boise State Athletics
Boise State
Virginia Tech
Boise State Falls at Virginia Tech
1/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 30, 2016) - Boise State's men's tennis team traveled across the country Saturday where they fell 7-0 at No. 18 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Leading the Broncos were a pair of freshmen Kyle Butters who fell at No. 3 singles in a close contest 7-5, 6-4, while Pedro Platzeck fell in three sets on court six 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. The loss is the second straight for 58th-ranked Boise State who moved to 4-2 overall on the year.
Virginia Tech won the first two doubles matches completed by 6-3 scores on courts two and three to win the team point, while the third match at No. 1 doubles featuring Butters and Toby Mitchell took on the 21st-ranked duo from Virginia Tech Andreas Bjerrehus and Joao Monteiro was stopped at 5-3.
The six singles matches were played out with all of them going to the Hokies. In addition to Butters and Platzeck's close singles losses, Boise State's Mitchell played 14th-ranked Joao Monteiro falling 6-4, 6-1. Abe Hewko also faced a nationally ranked opponent in No. 46 Edoardo Tessaro on court four suffering a 6-4, 6-1 defeat.
Match Summary
No. 58 Boise State (4-2) at No. 18 Virginia Tech (2-1)
Blacksburg, Va.
Jan. 30, 2016
Doubles
1. #21 Bjerrehus/Monteiro (VTU) vs. Butters/Mitchell (BSU) 5-3 DNF
2. Contini/Tessaro (VTU) def. Foley/Roskilly (BSU) 6-3
3. Corbett/Harper (VTU) def. Hewko/PLatzeck (BSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. #14 Joao Monteiro (VTU) def. Toby Mitchell (BSU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Amerigo Contini (VTU) def. Brian Foley (BSU) 6-2, 7-6
3. Andreas Bjerrehus (VTU) def. Kyle Butters (BSU) 7-5, 6-4
4. #46 Edoardo Tessaro (VTU) def. Abe Hewko (BSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Jai Corbett (VTU) def. Lewis Roskilly (BSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Mitch Harper (VTU) def. Pedro Platzeck (BSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,5,1,2,6,3
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