Virginia tosses Terrapins 6-1
No. 2 Virginia remain unbeaten this season after notching its first conference win of the year by clobbering No. 41 host Maryland 6-1 yesterday. The Cavaliers (5-0, 1-0 ACC) again thrived on both the singles and doubles courts. In doubles, junior Jarmere Jenkins and senior Drew Courtney clinched the doubles point in their closest match [...]
Read moreVirginia looks to defeat Terps
Fresh off a slew of impressive victories last weekend, the No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team looks to avoid a defeat in today’s road competition against No. 41 Maryland before next weekend’s ITA Team Indoor Championship. For senior captain Drew Courtney, the key to success is simple — more of the same. “We just have [...]
Read moreVirginia holds serve at home
After helping the second-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team breeze past No. 15 Texas and No. 5 Florida earlier in the weekend, team captains junior Jarmere Jenkins and senior Drew Courtney faced a 10-point super tiebreaker to salvage the doubles point in Sunday’s hotly contested doubles match against No. 11 Texas A&M. “Drew and I were [...]
Read moreTeam to tackle tough trifecta
The No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team plays a series of three dual matches in Charlottesville this weekend after months of fall tournament play. This three-day home stretch could prove one of the toughest in Virginia tennis history, as each team the Cavaliers faces is ranked in the top 20 nationally. “It’s our first time [...]
Read moreNo. 2 Cavaliers cruise in opener
The No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team overpowered No. 46 South Florida, 8-1, this weekend at the Royal Palm Tennis Club in Miami to open its season in style. The Cavaliers (1-0) swept all four doubles matches, which featured an alternative scoring format in which the first team to win eight games claimed the victory. [...]
Read moreShane claims dual clay court victories
Sophomore Justin Shane captured the singles title and contributed to the doubles title win for the Virginia men’s tennis team at the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Championship in Bradenton, Fla. this past weekend. During the Cavaliers’ first tournament of the season, which took place on brown clay, Shane claimed a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 singles victory [...]
Read moreCavs stumble in ITA finals
Although a number of players on the Virginia men’s and women’s tennis teams reached the final rounds of the ITA Atlantic Regional earlier this week, they failed to capture a single title. Junior Jarmere Jenkins and the duo of senior Drew Courtney and junior Julien Uriguen reached the final round for the Cavalier men in [...]
Read moreCavs host ITA Regional
After claiming two singles titles during last weekend’s U.Va. Fall Classic, the Virginia men’s tennis team returns to the Snyder Tennis Center tomorrow to host the ITA Atlantic Regional. The four-day tournament features qualifying players from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Winners from a single-elimination doubles and singles flight earn automatic bids to the [...]
Read moreJenkins, Uriguen shine
During its fall debut, the Virginia men’s tennis team saw several of its members collect personal victories at the U.Va. Ranked+1 Invitational in Charlottesville this past weekend. The three-day event featured 48 athletes from 11 different programs, including 14 nationally ranked players. No. 18 junior Jarmere Jenkins, who edged the field during last month’s Purnell-Thomas [...]
Read moreJunior nabs annual title with upset
Virginia men’s tennis player Jarmere Jenkins defeated three world-ranked competitors en route to earning the singles title at the Purnell-Thomas Memorial Tennis Tournament Sunday afternoon in Salisbury, Md. Jenkins became the first amateur to win the charity event — which showcases 64 of the world’s top professional and amateur athletes — since 1986. Jenkins, who [...]
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