Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 6 | June 2018

34 Inside Hokie Sports M E N ’ S T E N N I S HARPER JR • BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Mitch T hanks to a nice late-season run, the Virginia Tech men’s tennis program earned its 11th NCAA Championships berth in the past 12 seasons. Mitch Harper certainly played an integral role in the Hokies’ success. Harper went 21-13 this past season, including a 14-6 record in dual matches—with all 14 wins coming out the No. 1 spot in the lineup. He paced the Hokies with an impressive 8-4 mark against ACC competition, and he won a team-best eight matches against nationally ranked foes. Consistently ranked in the top 30 for much of the season, Harper played his best toward the end of the regular season when he won six matches against nationally ranked foes in a seven-match stretch. That included a win over then-No. 27 Carl Soderlund of Virginia by a score of 6-2, 6-4, helping the Hokies knock off rival UVA for the first time since 2003. Harper beat the No. 22, No. 47, No. 51, No. 53, No. 67 and No. 101 foes this season before receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Singles Championships, becoming the 17th player in program history to earn a bid to the NCAA Men’s Singles Championship. At that tournament, he knocked off No. 68 Majed Kilani of Tulsa in three sets before falling to No. 26 Cameron Klinger of Vanderbilt in the next round to end his season. Harper earned first-team All-ACC honors in a vote conducted among the league’s head coaches following the regular season—his first all-conference honor—and he was listed as an ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch. With him returning—along with the rest of the starting lineup— the Hokies should be primed for another NCAA appearance next spring. Hearp Financial, LLC Strategies By Tech Fans, For Tech Fans, and more Todd F. Hearp is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative of, and securities and investment a dvisory services offered solely by Equity Services Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC, 4401 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA 24018, (540) 989-4600. Hearp Financial, LLC. and Eddie Hearp are independent of Eq uity Services, Inc. TC91033(07/16)P 4401 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA 24018 www.nfservicesinc.com • Hearp_Todd@nlvmail.com Strategies For Seeking a Safe Retirement Todd F. Hearp Class of ‘89 Eddie F. Hearp Class of ‘65 Proud to Support Virginia Tech Athletics (540) 989-4600 Hearp Financial, LLC is based in Roanoke, VA and our representatives have been helping families and businesses address their financial concerns for many years. Our clients receive the benefit of working with an entire team. Each team member has a specific area of expertise, which allows our clients to access the talents and experience of each of our specialists. • Financial Planning • Investment Services • Insurance Services • Wealth Management • Estate Planning Strategies