No. 5 UK men’s tennis took home the win against Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats won the match 7-0 in Blacksburg, Virginia at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
The match started with doubles. First up, the pairing of freshman Jaden Weekes and senior Alexandre LeBlanc faced off against Hokies Alvaro Saez-Royuela Ariza and his teammate Scott Sculley. The Cats duo won 6-2 and took themselves one step closer to securing the first point of the day.
In the second match, junior Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer in blue and white snuck past the Virginia Tech combination of Alberto Orso and Matt Harper by a score of 6-4.