Cavs 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 [...]
Read moreTeam takes ACC crown
In remarkable fashion, the top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team captured the ACC Tournament this weekend without surrendering a single point. The Cavaliers swept Maryland, Georgia Tech and Duke each by a score of 4-0 and now advance to the regional rounds of the NCAA Tournament, which are set to begin Friday in Charlottesville. No. 13 [...]
Read moreVirginia eyes ACC Tournament play
Since Brian Boland first became head coach of the Virginia men’s tennis team in 2002, his team has performed exceptionally well during regular-season play, finishing as the nation’s top-ranked team each of the past four years. But this year’s team, Boland has said, is the best he’s coached, compiling a perfect regular-season record while surrendering [...]
Read moreCavaliers crush Tigers, Ga. Tech
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team finished its regular season undefeated this weekend by drubbing No. 62 Clemson and No. 15 Georgia Tech, each by a score of 6-1. The Cavaliers, who also compiled perfect regular seasons in 2008 and 2009, now enter the postseason for the fourth consecutive year as the nation’s No. 1-ranked [...]
Read moreSeniors will play last home match
Michael Shabaz and Sanam Singh, the only seniors on the Virginia men’s tennis team, have rolled through their regular season matches this year as part of a star-studded lineup ranked No. 1 in the country — just as they’ve done for each of the past four seasons. When Shabaz and Singh first joined the team [...]
Read moreSquad stays perfect against N.C. State, Wake
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team earned a pair of weekend victories against ACC teams, topping No. 67 N.C. State, 6-1, Friday and No. 34 Wake Forest, 5-2, Sunday to remain undefeated on the year. Against N.C. State (9-12, 1-8 ACC), the Cavaliers took two of three doubles matches and lost only at the No. [...]
Read moreTeam seeks away wins in Carolina
After the Virginia men’s tennis team’s resounding 6-1 victory against Duke last week, coach Brian Boland praised his team’s play, but pointed to one area which concerned him. “I think we need to put more time into doubles,” he said. Boland has tinkered with his team’s doubles pairings since the season’s start, and now has [...]
Read moreSquad tops Duke, UNC
On a day when players struggled amid unpredictable wind gusts and chilly weather, freshman Alex Domijan scored one of his most impressive victories this season. With fans packing the stands behind him, the nation’s No. 2-ranked singles player dominated off the serve, firing aces past Duke’s senior Reid Carleton with frequency and panache and ending [...]
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