Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. - The NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Subcommittee has selected Virginia Tech’s Yoann Re as one of the 64 singles players that will compete in the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships hosted by Texas A&M University. All-ACC honoree Re received an at-large selection to the tournament, joining Albert Larrogola (2008) and Arvid Puranen (2006) as recent Hokies to participate in the event. The Tech duo of Nicolas Delgado de Robles and Pedro Graber participated in the 2007 NCAA Doubles Championships.
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 20-25 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas, following the conclusion of the team championship (May 14-19). Pairings for the individual tournament will be released on May 19.
“Yoann has done a great job of stepping up this spring and I am pleased he has been selected to participate in the national championships,” said Virginia Tech head men’s tennis coach Jim Thompson. “This is a great honor! Now that Yoann is 100 percent healthy, I feel he has the type of game that can do well there and I am very excited for him and our program.”
Re (Jr., Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is ranked No. 55 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. He posted a 19-10 dual match singles record this season, including a 4-1 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing at the No. 1 position. Along the way, he picked up victories over current No. 14 Dominic Inglot (Virginia), No. 25 Justin Kronauge (Ohio State), No. 28 Austen Childs (Louisville), No. 83 Slah Mbarek (TCU), and No. 117 Carlos Alvarez (Clemson).
In order for Re to become an All-American, he must win two matches to finish as one of the final 16 competitors at the championships.
Prior to participating in the singles event, Re will look to help the No. 26 Hokies (14-7) advance in the NCAA Tournament. Tech will travel to Athens, Ga. to play No. 58 UNC Wilmington (19-5) on Fri., May 8, in the first round at 1 p.m. The event is being held at the Dan Magill Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Georgia.