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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 30^th-ranked Virginia Tech women’s tennis team will begin play at the 2016 ITA Kickoff Weekend this Saturday, January 23^rd at the McLeod Tennis Center on the campus of Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. The Hokies will take on No. 58 Illinois on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET before Sunday’s match with either No. 17 Texas Tech or No. 60 Oregon.

No. 30 Virginia Tech (2-0) is coming off a doubleheader with Radford and Western Carolina in Blacksburg last weekend that ended in two convincing Tech victories to start off the Spring. The Hokies outscored their opponents 13-1 on the weekend. No. 104 Ilinca Stoica, Francesca Fusinato, Elena Cerezo-Codina, No. 108 Caroline Daxhelet, Sansitha Nandakumar, Katherine Butler, Raluca Mita and Kelly Williford all recorded one or more singles victories over the course of the two matches.

No. 58 Illinois (2-0) kicked off their season with a pair of 7-0 victories over IUPUI and Eastern Illinois last weekend. The Illini are led by 114^th-ranked Jericka Boone, who went 2-0 last weekend to start off the year.

No. 17 Texas Tech, led by 77^th-ranked Gabriella Talaba, is hosting the ITA Kickoff for their first non-exhibition matches of the season. The Red Raiders lost to No. 1 USC in the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament last season, the same team that knocked the Hokies out of the tournament just a game before,

Oregon comes into the weekend ranked 60^th after a successful opening weekend at the Long Beach Invitational. Nia Rose, who picked up her first win of the season on Sunday, occupies the 1 spot for the Ducks.

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