The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team begins the defense of its 2013 ITA Indoors and NCAA Championships this weekend as it hosts the first four matches of the season, all at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The scene seemed to be lifted directly from the hit comedy “Dodgeball,” when Ben Stiller’s character White Goodman appears to knock out Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) to win the Las Vegas dodgeball tournament.
Now with 103 straight conference victories, the team heads to the ACC Tournament in Cary, NC. The Cavaliers (21-0, 8-0 ACC) have won the tournament eight times since head coach Brian Boland’s arrival. After completing yet another phenomenal season, this weekend could very well mark the ninth title of the Boland era.
After extending their ACC win streak to triple digits last weekend, the Virginia tennis team is aiming for another milestone: an undefeated regular season.
On April 23, 2006, the Virginia men’s tennis team lost in the ACC Championship match 4-3 to Duke. The team took the doubles point and two singles matches for a 3-0 lead, but the Blue Devils fought back for the conference title. Three weeks passed and the Cavaliers downed Wake Forest in the NCAA Round of 32 and today – nearly seven years later – they have yet to lose to a conference opponent.
Within the ACC, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team encounters few real threats. With the exception of their conference opener, a thrilling 4-3 win over No.
Sophomore Mitchell Frank arrived in Charlottesville in 2011 as the No. 2 tennis recruit in the nation, and immediately began making noise.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis cruised through the first game of a three-match road stretch with a 7-0 victory at Boston College Saturday.
The Virginia men’s tennis team won its 96th consecutive conference match Thursday with a 7-0 demolition of No. 54 Virginia Tech. Though the Hokies could hardly be considered a serious threat to the top-ranked Cavaliers, a victory over their in-state rival was satisfying for the team nonetheless.
A thorough clobbering of No. 70 UNC followed Friday’s tight defeat of No. 8 Duke preserved the team’s undefeated record last weekend. The Cavaliers now look to continue the streak as they host No. 54 Virginia Tech Thursday.
The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team remained unbeaten over the weekend as it downed No. 8 Duke 4-3 and No. 70 North Carolina 6-1.
Virginia looks to extend its dominance to conference play as it hosts No. 8 Duke and No. 70 North Carolina this weekend.
The Virginia men’s tennis team concluded a productive spring break by blanking No. 15 Illinois 7-0 Sunday on the road, the eighth top-20 team to fall to the top-ranked Cavaliers. Virginia (11-0) took the doubles point with consecutive wins on the third and second courts against Illinois (7-5 ). At No.
Senior Jarmere Jenkins earned ACC Player of the Week honors Tuesday for his stellar performance in the No.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team began a busy month with a 6-1 win against No. 5 Oklahoma Sunday at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club to remain undefeated this season.
After winning the ITA National Team Indoors in February, Virginia (6-0) will host No. 5 Oklahoma (8-2) Sunday in their first action since the ITA finals, a match that could serve as an indicator for the future of a team that hopes to build upon the successes — and failures — of the past.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team defeated second-ranked Southern California 4-2 in the finals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Seattle Monday afternoon.
Virginia men’s tennis standouts junior Alex Domijan, senior Jarmere Jenkins and freshman Mac Styslinger competed this past weekend in the qualifying rounds of the Challenger of Dallas, a USTA Pro Circuit event with a $100,000 purse.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team kicked off its spring season with back-to-back wins against No.
With this year’s Virginia men’s tennis team, it is tempting to talk about numbers: the team’s No.
