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CLEMSON, S.C. The Virginia men’s tennis team concluded a four-match conference road trip with a 6-1 win over No. 61 Clemson Sunday afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. The victory was the Cavaliers’ 19th consecutive win, extending their school record streak. Virginia improves to 19-0 overall this season and 5-0 in the ACC.
Virginia took a 1-0 lead in the match by taking the doubles point. Top-ranked Somdev Devvarman (Chennai, India) and Treat Huey (Alexandria, Va.) dismantled Ike Belk and Derek DiFazio 8-0 at the No. 1 position. The Cavaliers clinched the opening point as Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) and Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India) topped Kevin Gallaway and Gera Boryachinskiy 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, the Cavaliers won five of the six matches, with four of the wins coming in straight sets. Devvarman recorded his 21st consecutive singles win, setting a new UVa single season win streak record, with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Carlos Alvarez. Huey topped Kevin Fleck 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and Singh defeated Belk 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. The victory was Singh’s 18th consecutive singles win, as he remains undefeated in dual match play. Lee Singer (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) topped Gallaway 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles and Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) rallied for a three set win, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 over DiFazio at No. 5 singles.
The Cavaliers will return home on Friday to host Miami. Match time at the Snyder Tennis Center is 3 p.m.
No. 1 Virginia 6, No. 61 Clemson 1
Doubles:
1. #1 Devvarman/Huey (UVa) def. Belk/DiFazio (CU) 8-0
2. Fleck/Alvarez (CU) def. #26 Barrick/Inglot (UVa) 9-8 (3)
3. #38 Singh/Shabaz (UVa) def. Boryachinskiy/Gallaway (CU) 8-3
Singles:
1. #1 Somdev Devvarman (UVa) def. Carlos Alvarez (CU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Gera Boryachinskiy (CU) def. #5 Dominic Inglot (UVa) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. #28 Treat Huey (UVa) def. Kevin Fleck (CU) 6-3, 6-3
4. #97 Sanam Singh (UVa) def. Ike Belk (CU) 6-2, 6-1
5. #125 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. Derek DiFazio (CU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Lee Singer (UVa) def. Kevin Gallaway (CU) 6-2, 6-1