The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team completed yet another successful weekend, defeating No. 30 Florida State 7-0 Friday and No. 55 Miami 6-1 Sunday to finish with a perfect regular season record.
The Cavaliers (21-0, 10-0 ACC) won the doubles point Friday as No. 75 junior Justin Shane and senior Julen Uriguen cruised 8-1 at No. 3 and No. 21 junior Alex Domijan and sophomore Mitchell Frank won 8-4 at No. 2 to clinch the point. At No. 1, the Seminoles’ (17-8, 4-5 ACC) No. 42 duo of junior Blake Davis and sophomore Dominic Cotrone upset No. 1 senior Jarmere Jenkins and freshman Mac Styslinger 8-2.
In singles, No. 36 Frank won in straight sets at No. 3, No. 2 Domijan triumphed 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 slot and No. 1 Jenkins won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 to clinch the win for Virginia. Uriguen and Styslinger earned straight set victories at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, and Shane completed the sweep with a 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-5 win at No. 6.
An altered lineup once again took the doubles point Sunday against Miami (13-12, 2-8 ACC). Shane and Uriguen won 8-2 at No. 2, Jenkins and Styslinger earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 and No. 20 Domijan and freshman Harrison Richmond won 8-6 on the third court.
No. 76 Richmond began singles play with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6. On the first court, Domijan defeated junior Diego Soto 7-6, 6-1, and at No. 4, Styslinger clinched the win with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Uriguen added another point at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 win and Jenkins won two close sets 7-5, 7-6 at No. 2 to make the score 6-0. The Hurricanes’ lone point came at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Wilfredo Gonzalez defeated No. 58 freshman Ryan Shane 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Virginia will now look to ride its momentum into the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C. April 25-28.
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