Miami Men's Tennis Falls at Top-Ranked Virginia
March 28, 2008
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Charlottesville, Va… The top-ranked University of Virginia men’s tennis team picked up its 20th win of the season with a 7-0 victory over No. 26 University of Miami on Friday afternoon at the SnyderTennisCenter.
“They were just too good today,” said Miami head coach Mario Rincon of Virginia’s play. “We need to regroup and simply play better to finish out the regular season strong.”
It was the most lopsided loss in over a year for the Hurricanes, who fall to 9-5 overall and 2-3 in the ACC, while the Cavaliers’ record remains untarnished at 20-0 on the season and 6-0 in conference play.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Virginia got a strong start in doubles play, sweeping all three matches to take the 1-0 lead. The Cavaliers extended their lead to 2-0 with a win by top-ranked Somdev Devvarman in the No. 1 singles position, and then Virginia went on to clinch the match with straight-sets wins at No. 5 and No. 2.
Miami returns to ACC competition on Sunday at No. 28 Virginia Tech at noon.
No. 1 Virginia 7, No. 26 Miami 0
Singles
1. No. 1 Somdev Devvarman (UVA) def. No. 4 Daniel Vallverdu (UM), 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 28 Treat Huey (UVA) def. David Rosenfeld (UM), 6-4, 6-1
3. No. 5 Dominic Inglot (UVA) def. Vivek Subramanian (UM), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4. No. 97 Sanam Singh (UVA) def. Carl Sundberg (UM), 6-3, 6-0
5. Michael Shabaz (UVA) def. Keith Crowley (UM), 6-2, 6-2
6. No. 125 Houston Barrick (UVA) def. Barnabas Carrega (UM), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2*, 4, 6, 3
Doubles
1. No. 1 Somdev Devvarman/Treat Huey (UVA) def. No. 54 Vivek Subramanian/David Rosenfeld (UM), 8-2
2. Dominic Inglot/Michael Shabaz (UVA) def. Daniel Vallverdu/Keith Crowley (UM), 8-1
3. Lee Singer/Ted Angelinos (UVA) def. Carl Sundberg/Hector Nieto (UM), 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2*, 3
