Virginia tennis player Brian Vahaly took home the singles and doubles titles at the Farnsworth/Princeton Indoors tournament in Princeton, N.J., on Sunday. In the singles final, Vahaly, a senior, won a decisive victory over St. John's senior Erik Scharf, 6-1, 7-5.
Following the singles final, Vahaly teamed up with fellow senior Huntley Montgomery and captured the doubles final with an 8-3 victory over Princeton's Kyle Kliegerman and John Portlock. Vahaly and Montgomery are now No. 1 in doubles play. Vahaly, an All-American last year, is now ranked 13th in singles competition.
Both players will participate in Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships next weekend, which is the third leg of the college Grand Slam. Earlier this season, Vahaly advanced to the finals in the first tournament of the Grand Slam, the T. Rowe Price Clay Court Championship.
Swimming teams record wins over Duke
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams both walked away with victories over Duke on Saturday afternoon at the Aquatics & Fitness Center. The 11th-ranked men's squad defeated Duke 162-118 while the Cav women posted a 156.5-121.5 victory.
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Freshman Ian Prichard helped the Virginia men improve to 7-1 overall and remain 4-0 in the ACC. Prichard won the 1,000-meter freestyle with a time of 9 minutes, 2.9 seconds, which broke ACC, school and pool records previously set by former Virginia swimmer Austin Ramirez. Prichard was named ACC Men's Swimmer of the week for his performance Saturday.
Sophomore Guy Yimsomruay turned in an impressive performance. He won the 200 butterfly and the 200 backstroke, and swam a leg on the Cavaliers' winning 200 medley relay team. Freshman Luke Wagner, sophomore Brian Best and senior Troy Johnson swam the other legs of the 200 medley relay.
The 12th-ranked Virginia women mirrored the men's team's success and improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the ACC. Sophomore Mirjana Bosevska led the Cavs by bringing home three individual wins. Sophomore Alison Sharp won the one-meter diving competition and posted the highest score in the three-meter board.
Virginia rises two spots in poll
After splitting a two-game road trip, the Virginia men's basketball team rose two spots to No. 11 in the AP poll. The Cavaliers blew out Clemson 104-76 Saturday but dropped a close game at North Carolina on Wednesday.
Stanford and Duke retained their positions as No. 1 and No. 2 respectively while the Tar Heels moved up one spot to No. 4. The ACC had four teams in the top 20, with Maryland at No. 9 and Wake Forest dropping seven spots to No. 16.pionships
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