Hokies win Friday night comeback-thriller in dramatic fashion

BLACKSBURG – In a tied match down to its final court, Patrik Jurina sealed the deal on the Hokies’ victory, as Tech resurged from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Princeton 4-3.

Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center quickly erupted in excitement after Jurina took home a victory in the tiebreaker of a three-set, electrifying match. After securing the match by a score of 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5), Jurina’s teammates rushed over to celebrate the long-awaited win. 

 

 

Midway through the match, the Hokies sat at a score of 3-1, but with the efforts of Alberto Orso, Victor Kimpel, and Jurina, Tech climbed back to a win. 

Orso claimed a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory to make the score 3-2. Not long after, Kimpel battled to a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 triumph to tie the match. Then, all eyes on Jurina, he delivered.

Ilyas Fahim contributed to the Hokie’s success as well, with a straight-set 6-0, 6-3 win. 

The Hokies are back in action in the morning for a match up against Georgetown at 9:30 a.m.

Singles: (2,1,4,6,5,3)

1. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) def. Maxime St. Hilaire (VT) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ilyas Fahim (VT) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-0, 6-3
3. Patrik Jurina (VT) def. Ellis Short (PRIN) 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-5)
4. Evan Wen (PRIN) def. Eyal Shumilov (VT) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Victor Kimpel (VT) def. Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Alberto Orso (VT) def. Milan Markovits (PRIN) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

Doubles: (3,2,1)

1. Filippos Astreinidis/Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) def. Matt Harper/Alberto Orso (VT) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Ellis Short (PRIN) def. Ilyas Fahim/Patrik Jurina (VT) 6-4
3. Landon Ardila/Meecah Bigun (PRIN) def. Victor Kimpel/Scott Sculley (VT) 6-2