Collegiate Times

Weekend Sports Recap

Men's soccer

While the Virginia Tech football team was busy taking care of business against William & Mary at Lane Stadium Saturday, the No. 15 men's soccer team traveled to Williamsburg for a tough road game against the Tribe. Tech's squad got off to a sluggish start and surrendered a goal just three minutes into the contest. The Tribe lead held throughout the first half, but the goal appeared to rouse the Hokies, as they controlled the game from that point on and eventually responded five minutes into the second half off a corner kick. Sophomore midfielder James Gilson took the corner for Tech and delivered the ball to senior midfielder Georg Zehender, who drove a header home for his second goal of the season. Neither team found the net following Zehender's goal, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

The draw extends Tech's unbeaten streak to six games - they are 5-0-1 in that span - representing the second-longest unbeaten streak under head coach Oliver Weiss.

However, Weiss is careful not to allow the team to relax following their early season success.

"It's a double-edged sword," Weiss said. "For the record and for confidence, it can be very beneficial to win games early ... But it definitely also gives you more of a bulls-eye on your chest."

The Hokies will look to extend their unbeaten streak Tuesday at 7 p.m. when they take on the Richmond Spiders at the Tech Soccer Stadium.

Men's Tennis

A couple members of the men's tennis team turned in strong individual performances in the Southern Intercollegiates at the University of Georgia over the weekend.

In Athens, Ga., Tech freshman Sebastian Jacques had a stellar weekend of play and captured the Division III singles title in his first collegiate event.

Jacques, a native of Quebec, defeated Vanderbilt's Alex Zatov 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Sunday to take home the championship in an event featuring some of the nation's top collegiate tennis players.

Tech's Brandon Corace also enjoyed a successful weekend and won his Division II consolation match in straight sets.

The men's tennis team has the week off, but will return to the court next weekend in Charlottesville for the Virginia State Open.