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BLACKSBURG – The 47^th-ranked Virginia Tech women’s tennis team edged out 16^th-ranked Miami in a classic ACC battle at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Sunday. The Hokies (12-5, 4-4 ACC) handed the Hurricanes their first conference loss of the season with the win.

Miami (10-4, 7-1 ACC) came out of the gates firing, winning a pair of doubles matches and taking the point. The 29^th-ranked duo of Monique Albuquerque and Clementina Riobueno for the Hurricanes were too much for Raluca Mita and Kelly Williford on court 1, while court 2 saw Sinead Lohan and Stephanie Wagner get past Caroline Daxhelet and Francesca Fusinato.

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead when No. 125 Lina Lileikite beat Daxhelet on court 4, but Elena Cerezo-Codina cut the deficit back down to one quickly with a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 63 Riobueno out of the 3 spot. No. 96 Wendy Zhang put Miami up 3-1 with a three-set victory over Mita on court 6, which proved to be the last win of the day for the Canes.

Williford took care of Silvia Fuentes 7-5, 6-4 on court 5 to get the Hokies back within one. From there, 106^th-ranked Ilinca Stoica pulled off an impressive three-set win over No. 36 Lohan (4-6, 6-0, 6-3) to tie the match, 3-3.

It all came down to 86^th-ranked Fusinato’s match on court 2 with the 6^th-ranked player in the country, Miami’s Wagner. Fusinato took the first set 6-3, and nearly claimed the second one before falling, 7-5. The entire focus of the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center shifted to the match as it moved into the third set, where Fusinato finished off an impressive performance, winning 6-3 and clinching a big ACC victory for the Hokies.

Miami, who was fresh off of a 5-2 win at No. 8 Virginia on Friday, had 5 of their 6 starters ranked in the ITA Top 125 entering the match, as well as a Top 30 doubles team.

The Hokies will look to keep their momentum going when they head south on Friday for a match with Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Singles:

1. #106 Ilinca Stoica (VT) def. #36 Sinead Lohan (UM) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

2. #86 Francesca Fusinato (VT) def. #6 Stephanie Wagner (UM) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

3. Elena Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. #63 Clementina Riobueno (UM) 6-4, 6-3

4. #125 Lina Lileikite (UM) def. Caroline Daxhelet (VT) 6-1, 6-2

5. Kelly Williford (VT) def. Silvia Fuentes (UM) 7-5, 6-4

6. #96 Wendy Zhang (UM) def. Raluca Mita (VT) 6-0, 1-6, 6-1

Order of finish: 4,3,6,5,1,2*

Doubles

1. #29 Monique Albuquerque/Clementina Riobueno (UM) def. Raluca Mita/Kelly Williford (VT) 8-2

2. Sinead Lohan/Stephanie Wagner (UM) def. Caroline Daxhelet/Francesca Fusinato (VT) 8-3

3. Lina Lileikite/Wendy Zhang (UM) def. Elena Cerezo-Codina/Sansitha Nandakumar (VT) 7-4

Order of finish: 2, 1*

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