Men's Tennis Falls to Virginia in ACC Championship Final
April 20, 2008
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<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The 25th-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team’s run at the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship ended Sunday with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded and top-ranked Virginia in its first appearance in the championship final.
After UM (16-7) lost its first doubles point in four matches at the championship, Virginia (28-0) won four of six first sets in singles play.
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No. 29 Treat Huey took care of Vivek Subramanian in the second position, 6-2, 6-1, to put the UVA up, 2-0. The Cavaliers would wrap up the match a short time later when Michael Shabaz beat Keith Crowley, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 and Ted Angelinos took out Barnabas Carrega, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6 to clinch the win.
David Rosenfeld was the lone Hurricane to win the first set, beating No. 11 Dominic Inglot, 6-4, before the two were tied 3-3 in the second set when the match ended. In a match up of two of the nation’s top three players, No. 1 Somdev Devvarman came from behind to win the first set over No. 3 Daniel Vallverdu, 7-5, and at No. 4, Sanam Singh was ahead of Carl Sundberg, 6-2, 5-5 when play was stopped.
Virginia opened the match winning the doubles point with wins at Nos. two and three. Inglot and Shabaz beat the 49th-ranked duo of Rosenfeld and Subramanian, 8-5, at No. 2 to give the Cavaliers the early advantage before the No. 53 team of Angelinos and Lee Singer downed Crowley and Hector Nieto, 8-3, at No. 3.
“It’s great to see how our program is evolving as one of the nation’s best again,” said fourth year head Miami coach Mario Rincon. “Beating two-top 12 teams back-to-back and reaching the ACC finals for the first time is a huge step for our program. Our guys played with a lot of poise and tenacity throughout the tournament, and represented us in the best possible way. Virginia is the team to beat this yer, and they played like the best in the country today.”
The Hurricanes will now begin preparation for the NCAA Championships. Team seedings will be announced on April 29 with the individual pairings announced the following day.
Action from Sunday’s final will be made available On-Demand tonight at 8 p.m. on www.ACCSelect.com.
No. 1 Virginia 4, No. 7 Miami 0
Singles
1. No. 3 Daniel Vallverdu (UM) vs. No. 1 Somdev Devvarman (UVa), DNF
2. No. 29 Treat Huey def. Vivek Subramanian (UM), 6-2, 6-1
3. David Rosenfeld (UM) vs. No. 11 Dominic Inglot (UVa), DNF
4. Carl Sundberg (UM) vs. Sanam Singh (UVa), DNF
5. Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. Keith Crowley (UM), 6-3, 6-1
6. Ted Angelinos (UVa) def. Barnabas Carrega (UM), 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6*
Doubles
1. No. 7 Daniel Vallverdu/Carl Sundberg (UM) vs. No. 1 Somdev Devvarman/Treat Huey (UVa), DNF
2. Dominic Inglot/Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. No. 49 David Rosenfeld/Vivek Subramanian (UM), 8-5
3. No. 53 Ted Angelinos/Lee Singer (UVa) def. Keith Crowley/Hector Nieto (UM), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3*
