Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech will send three Hokies to the 2018 Men's Singles and Doubles Championship with Mitch Harper earning an at-large bid to the singles field while Alex Ribeiro and Henrik Korsgaard have been named to the doubles field. The competition will be held May 23-28 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Harper becomes the 17th Hokie in program history and the 13th under head coach Jim Thompson to earn a bid to the singles championship, in addition, the Hokies have sent a player to the singles competition 15 of the last 17 seasons.
The junior has been strong for the Hokies all season and is currently ranked 29th in the ITA singles standings. He has tallied a 14-6 record at the one this spring, including an impressive 9-2 record to close out dual play. Harper has posted 13 wins over opponents currently ranked in the ITA, including three ranked 30th or better.
Ribeiro and Korsgaard is the sixth tandem to represent the Hokies in the 32-team doubles field and the third in as many seasons. The duo is 8-4 this spring at the one and has posted four wins over ranked foes including a pair of victories versus top-25. The pair recently knocked off the nation's No. 20th team of Michael Kay and Carlos Divar of Georgia Tech. This marks Korsgaard's second trip to the doubles championships after going last season with then-teammate Jai Corbett.
The bracket will be released near the conclusion of the NCAA team championship, which will be played May 22 at Wake Forest.