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CHARLOTTESVILLE The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team improved to 19-0 on the season and 4-0 in the ACC with a 6-1 victory over Clemson Friday afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center.
The Cavaliers opened the match by sweeping the three doubles contests. Dominic Inglot (London, England) and Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) topped Carlos Alvarez and Rok Bizjak 8-4 at No. 1 doubles. The opening point was secured for the Cavaliers by Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India) and Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn,), who downed Gera Boryachinskiy and Wesley Moran 8-6 at No. 2 doubles. Drew Courtney (Clifton, Va.) and Lee Singer (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) completed the sweep with a tiebreaker victory over Ike Belk and Kevin Fleck at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, Virginia’s won three matches quickly in straight sets to clinch the match. Singh topped Boryachinskiy 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles to make the score 2-0. Inglot’s 6-1, 6-4 win over Alvarez at the No. 1 position gave the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead before Courtney’s 6-3, 7-5 win over Belk at No. 6 clinched the dual match win. Shabaz and Steven Eelkman Rooda (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) later added wins in third set match tiebreakers for Virginia.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Sunday when they host Georgia Tech. Match time is noon and admission is free.
No. 1 Virginia 6, Clemson 1
Doubles
1. #13 Inglot/Shabaz (UVa) def. Alvarez/Bizjak (CU) 8-4
2. #4 Barrick/Singh (UVa) def. Boryachinskiy/Moran (CU) 8-6
3. Courtney/Singer (UVa) def. Belk/Fleck (CU) 8-7(7)
Singles
1. #15 Dominic Inglot (UVa) def. Carlos Alvarez (CU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #23 Sanam Singh (UVa) def. Gera Boryachinskiy (CU) 6-2, 6-2
3. #18 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. Rok Bizjak (CU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 10-7
4. Kevin Fleck (CU) def. #69 Houston Barrick (UVa) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
5. Steven Eelkman Rooda (UVa) def. Kevin Galloway (CU) 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 10-7
6. Drew Courtney (UVa) def. Ike Belk (CU) 6-3, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1,2,3
Singles: 2,1,6,4,3,5