Virginia Men's Tennis Tops Wake Forest 4-1 to Reach NCAA Quarterfinals
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May 17, 2007
ATHENS, Ga. – The Virginia men’s tennis team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year, downing Wake Forest 4-1 Thursday afternoon in a round of 16 match at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Cavaliers will meet Southern California in a quarterfinal match on Saturday, looking to reach the semifinals for the first time in school history.
“We have a lot of respect for Wake and they played really well today,” said Virginia head coach Brian Boland, “To beat a quality opponent like Wake three times in a season, let alone three times in six weeks, is a great accomplishment for any team.”
In doubles, the Cavaliers (29-3) took the 1-0 lead with wins at the top two positions. Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Dominic Inglot (London, England) gave Virginia an early edge with their 8-5 win over Cory Parr and Charles Sartor at No. 2 doubles. Virginia clinched the opening point at No. 1 doubles as a battle of top-ten teams was decided in a tiebreaker. No. 2 ranked Somdev Devvarman (Chennai, India) and Treat Huey (Alexandria) scored a 9-8 (5) win over No. 9 Todd Paul and Mariusz Adamski.
“The doubles point is so crucial at this time of the season,” Boland said. “By this point of the tournament, everyone is good and the matchups are so close. It is tough to win four singles matches against anyone here, so it makes winning the doubles so important.”
In singles, five of the six matches were close, going to three sets. In the only match to be completed in straight sets, Inglot scored a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andrew Hamar at the No. 3 position to give Virginia a 2-0 lead. The lead was extended to 3-0 as Huey rallied from dropping the first set to down Cory Parr, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. The Demon Deacons (23-7) cut the lead to 3-1 as Steven Forman defeated Barrick 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Ted Angelinos (Athens, Greece) clinched the win for the Cavaliers as he topped Andrew Brasseaux 7-6 (9), 3-6, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
With the win, the Cavaliers extend their school record for wins in a season to 29. The victory was also the team’s 15th consecutive win, one shy of the school record, and 17th consecutive win against an ACC opponent.
USC defeated Notre Dame 4-3 to reach the quarterfinals. Saturday’s match between the Cavaliers and the Trojans will start at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
#3 Virginia 4, #13 Wake Forest 1
Doubles
1. #2 Devvarman/Huey (UVa) def. #9 Paul/Adamski (WF) 9-8 (5)
2. Barrick/Inglot (UVa) def. Parr/Sartor (WF) 8-5
3. Angelinos/Singer (UVa) vs. Forman/Hamar (WF) 6-6 DNF
Singles
1. #10 Todd Paul (WF) led #2 Somdev Devvarman (UVa) 7-6 (10), 1-6, 6-5 DNF
2. #25 Treat Huey (UVa) def. #69 Cory Parr (WF) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. #115 Dominic Inglot (UVa) def. Andrew Hamar (WF) 6-2, 6-3
4. Mariusz Adamski (WF) led Marko Miklo (UVa) 4-6, 6-2, 5-4 DNF
5. Steven Forman (WF) def. Houston Barrick (UVa) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
6. Ted Angelinos (UVa) def. Andrew Brasseaux (WF) 7-6 (9), 3-6, 6-1