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March 9, 2001
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 48 University of Virginia men’s tennis team defeated American, 6-1, Friday night (Mar. 9) at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville. The win improves UVa’s overall record to 2-1. The Cavaliers are 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Virginia came out hot, sweeping the doubles matches and grabbing an early 1-0 lead. The Cavaliers remained dominant in singles, winning all but one match. In fact, UVa’s top four players won their matches in straight sets.
The Cavaliers return to action Sunday (Mar. 11) when they take on Hampton at Snyder Tennis Center in Charlottesville. That match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
UVa 6 American 1
Doubles1. Vahaly/ Montgomery (UVa) def. Hamori/Moon (AU), 6-1, 6-2.
2. Croker/ Duquette (UVa) def. Jaysingh/Taralle (AU), 8-1.3. Chou/ Hunter (UVa) def. Fliegelman/Garg (AU), 6-4 (match stopped after doubles point decided).
Singles1. Brian Vahaly (UVa) def. Bence Hamori (AU), 6-1, 6-2.
2. Huntley Montgomery (UVa) def. Jason Moon (AU), 6-1, 6-2.3. Tommy Croker (UVa) def. Juan Jaysingh (AU), 6-2, 6-0.
4. Michael Duquette (UVa) def. Tushar Garg (AU), 6-3, 6-4. 5. Brian Hunter (UVa) def. Josh Procacci (AU), 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (7-4)*
6. Jonah Fliegelman (AU) def. Gregory Alpert (UVa), 6-3, 6-3.
*Brian Hunter won 7-4 in a tiebreaker to decide the third set. The tiebreaker was played because the match had already been decided.