BLACKSBURG, Va. – No. 8 Stanford men’s tennis picked up a road victory in ACC play, downing No. 63 Virginia Tech, 4-0, at Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. Earning its fifth consecutive victory, the Cardinal improves to 13-4 this season and 5-2 in the ACC.
Stanford rallied to win doubles, showing its resiliency to take a 1-0 lead. Harsh Hemang Parikh and Alex Razeghi opened with a 6-2 win on court three, while the duo of Kyle Kang and Henry von der Schulenburg rallied from a 5-1 deficit, saving four match points in the process, to win on court two, 7-6 (2).
The Cardinal asserted its will in singles play, winning all six first sets. Kyle Kang doubled the program’s lead to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court two, while Max Basing made it 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the top position. Clinching his third match of the season, Alex Razeghi scored the winning point on court four, 6-4, 6-4.
Stanford continues its road trip on Sunday, March 23 at No. 6 Virginia. The first serves are set for noon PT.
No. 8 Stanford 4, No. 63 Virginia Tech 0
DOUBLES
1. No. 65 Harper/Orso (VT) d. Basing/Godsick (STAN), 6-1
2. Kang/von der Schulenburg (STAN) d. Sculley/St. Hilaire (VT), 7-6 (2)
3. Harsh Hemang Parikh/Razeghi (STAN) d. Kimpel/Shumilov (VT), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1. No. 76 Max Basing (STAN) d. Maxime St. Hilaire (VT), 6-1, 6-4
2. Kyle Kang (STAN) d. Ilyas Fahim (VT), 6-4, 6-3
3. No. 78 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) led Patrik Jurina (VT), 7-6 (3), 4-2 uf
4. Alex Razeghi (STAN) d. Scott Sulley (VT), 6-4, 6-4
5. Hudson Rivera (STAN) vs. Alberto Orso (VT), 7-5, 2-6 uf
6. Nico Godsick (STAN) led Victor Kimpel (VT), 6-4, 3-2 uf
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4