Valhaly defeats Chang on professional circuit
Brian Valhaly, a 2001 graduate and former Virginia men's tennis player, battled back from being down a match point in the breaker and beat Michael Chang on Tuesday by a score of 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6).
Chang and Valhaly met at a tournament in Los Angeles, Calif. Chang has been professional since 1988 and currently is ranked No. 123 in the world. Valhaly turned pro after his graduation last year and currently is ranked at No. 178.
Previously this year, Valhaly fell to Bjorn Rehnquist in the quarterfinals in Gosford, Australia. He took The Challenger tournament in Hamilton, New Zealand by beating Louis Vosloo in the championship round.
Valhaly has teamed up with Huntley Montgomery for doubles competition, reaching the finals of The Challenger in Dallas, Texas. Together, they are ranked 120th in the ATP Champions Race.
Valhaly plans to compete in Los Angeles and Rome before he heads for the French Open and Wimbeldon qualifying tournaments.
Virginia women's tennis rained out at VCU
In a match that was originally slated to be played on March 22 and was rescheduled for yesterday because of rain, the No. 56Cavaliers women's tennis team took home a victory at the number three seed in doubles before the match against No. 9 VCU was rained out.
Because this is the second rain out, the match will not be rescheduled. The three doubles matches that were completed will count toward the players' individual records, but the Virginia team record will remain at 10-5 overall.
At the number one seed in doubles, the Cavaliers' Amy O'Donnell and Christine Kim beat out VCU's Jana Carollo and Cristina Gago by a score of 8-3. Kim and O'Donnell are 5-5 this season.
The Cavaliers will return to action at home when they host North Carolina on Saturday at 10 a.m. and Duke on Sunday at noon. Both games will be at Snyder Tennis Center.
- Compiled by Jessica Garrison
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