W. Tennis Continues Homestand vs. Virginia Tech

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team will resume play Friday morning at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

No. 27 Miami (3-3, 1-1 ACC) is set to take on No. 35 Virginia Tech at 11 a.m. in its second of four home matches in a seven-day span. Live stats for the match will be available HERE.

The Hurricanes are 22-1 all-time, with 10 shutout wins, versus the Hokies in a series that dates back to 1999 and has featured at least one matchup every year since 2001. Miami is 11-0 at home against Virginia Tech with an overall score of 64-3. In the most recent meeting, the Hurricanes recorded a 4-1 victory on April 18, 2019, in Cary, N.C., in the second round of the ACC Championship.

Miami has three ranked singles players on its roster with senior Estela Perez-Somarriba pacing the group by holding the top spot in the national rankings. Sophomore Daevenia Achong sits at a career-best No. 72, while freshman Selma Cadar checks in at No. 96.

The Hurricanes also have one duo on the Oracle/ITA doubles list, with Achong and Cadar coming in at No. 59.

Virginia Tech enters Friday’s match at 7-1 (0-1 ACC) on the year. The Hokies do not have any ranked singles players or doubles pairs.

Following its contest against the Hokies, Miami hosts top-ranked North Carolina and Florida Atlantic in a Sunday doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively, to cap its homestand.

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