Wake Forest University
Virginia Tech
Hokies Defeat Deacs 4-2 in ACC Championship
4/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 24, 2014
By Alex Botoman, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMTennis)
CARY, N.C. - No. 40 Virginia Tech rallied in singles after losing the doubles point to defeat No. 31 Wake Forest 4-2 in the first round of the ACC Championship on Thursday at Cary Tennis Park.
Wake Forest earned early breaks at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to cruise through the doubles point. At the No. 2 position, Romain Bogaerts and Maksim Kan downed Joao Monteiro and Hunter Koontz 8-4. Adam Lee and Anthony Delcore clinched the point at No. 3, breaking in the final game to down Jai Corbett and Nick Wilson 8-4 to put Wake Forest in front 1-0.
Momentum quickly swung in the Hokies' favor in singles. At No. 3 Monteiro raced to a 6-0 first set against Jon Ho at No. 3 en route to a 6-0, 6-3 victory that evened the overall score at 1-1.
Koontz followed for Virginia Tech, beating No. 104 Kan 6-4, 6-2 to give the Hokies their first lead. No. 24 Amerigo Contini made the score 3-1, rallying to take down No. 28 Bogaerts 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.
The Deacons made a late comeback attempt as Aws Laaribi defeated Jai Corbett 7-5, 6-3 at No. 5 and Pedro Dumont raced to a lead in the third set at No. 6. But No. 121 Andreas Bjerrehus killed Wake Forest's hopes, finishing off Lee 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the 4-2 win.
At the time the match was finished, Dumont led 5-2, 30-0 in the final set at No. 6.
Wake Forest will await the selections for the NCAA Championship, which will be announced next Tuesday.
#40 Virginia Tech 4, #31 Wake Forest 2
Singles
1. #24 Amerigo Contini (VATECH) def. #28 Romain Bogaerts (WF) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
2. #121 Andreas Bjerrehus (VATECH) def. #77 Adam Lee (WF) 6-3, 6-3
3. Joao Monteiro (VATECH) def. Jon Ho (WF) 6-0, 6-3
4. Hunter Koontz (VATECH) def. #105 Maksim Kan (WF) 6-4, 6-2
5. Aws Laaribi (WF) def. Jai Corbett (VATECH) 7-5, 6-3
6. Pedro Dumont (WF) vs. Aaron Gomez (VATECH) 5-7, 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
Doubles
1. #44 Amerigo Contini/Andreas Bjerrehus (VATECH) def. #50 Pedro Dumont/Jon Ho (WF) 8-3
2. Romain Bogaerts/Maksim Kan (WF) def. Hunter Koontz/Joao Monteiro (VATECH) 8-4
3. Adam Lee/Anthony Delcore (WF) def. Jai Corbett/Nic Wilson (VATECH) 8-4
Match Notes:
Virginia Tech 14-10
Wake Forest 14-13
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,1,5,2)
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