After a tough loss against James Madison, the women’s tennis team failed to pull an upset against the Virginia Tech Hokies Sunday.

The Hokies, ranked 61st in the nation, dominated almost every facet of the match and won 7-0.

But the shutout is hardly indicative of the Mountaineers’ play, as Appalachian held on alongside several Hokies.

In doubles, the tandem of senior Blakeley Bean and freshman Gabby Gabriel lost the closest of App’s doubles matches, at a score of 8-5.

“I think we sorted out the doubles,” head coach Colin Crothers said. “We played well at two and three, so that answered a lot of questions I had.”

In singles, Tech controlled most of the matches - except for App junior Kim-Lea Dinh’s match, at no. 6.

Dinh won the first set in a tiebreaker, but fell in the second set.

“I’ve been practicing my forehand and it really helped today during the match,” Dinh said. “I felt like I had good energy on the court.”

In the super-tiebreaker third set, Dinh fought hard but couldn’t pull it out. She lost 10-8.

Junior Ellie Linsell, who lost in straight sets, felt that ASU played well despite the score.

“It was positive to see that our shots were very similar, standard-wise, to VT,” Linsell said. “None of us were blasted off of the court.”

The team will return home this weekend to host Presbyterian College, Friday at 3 p.m. at the Yonahlossee Racquet Club.

Story: JORDAN DEVERE, Intern Sports Reporter