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April 21, 2000
NORCROSS, Ga. – The fourth-seeded University of Virginia men’stennisteam defeated fifth-seeded Florida State 4-1 on Friday (April 21) toadvance to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Tournamentat the Racquet Club of the South.
Virginia won the doubles point with victories in the #1 and #2matches. UVa juniors Huntley Montgomery (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill)and Brian Vahaly (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) defeated theSeminoles’Xavier Luscan and Rodrigo Laub 9-7 in the #1 doubles match. In the #2doubles match, Virginia’s team of junior Tommy Croker (Alexandria,Va./St.Stephens) and senior John Winter (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher’s)defeatedNoah Schnell and Jay Travis of Florida State 8-5.
The Cavaliers ended the match with three singles victories.Vahalydefeated Luscan 6-1, 7-5 in the #1 singles match, Winter beat Schnell6-4,7-5 in the #3 singles match and junior Brian Hunter (Chapel Hill,N.C./Chapel Hill) defeated Travis 6-2, 6-4 in the #5 singles match.
Florida State’s Mike Ingham defeated Montgomery 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 inthe #2 singles match for the Seminoles’ lone point.
The victory improves Virginia’s record to 16-8 on the season,whileFlorida State drops to 13-10. The Cavaliers play top-seeded Duke onSaturday (April 22) at 2:00 p.m.
UVa is currently ranked 36th in the WingspanBank.Com CollegiateTennis Rankings.
Virginia 4, Florida State 1
Singles
1. Brian Vahaly (UVa) def. Xavier Luscan (FSU), 6-1, 7-5
2. Mike Ingham (FSU) def. Huntley Montgomery (UVa), 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. John Winter (UVa) def. Noah Schnell (FSU), 6-4, 7-5
4. Tommy Croker (UVa) vs. Chad Mooney (FSU), DNF
5. Brian Hunter (UVa) def. Jay Travis (FSU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Michael Duquette (UVa) vs. Rodrigo Laub (FSU), DNF
Doubles
1. Montgomery and Vahaly (UVa) def. Luscan and Laub (FSU), 9-7
2. Croker and Winter (UVa) def. Schnell and Travis (FSU), 8-5
3. Scarella and Ingham (FSU) def. Duquette and Hunter (UVa), 9-7