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CORAL GABLES, Fla. The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team remained undefeated on the season with a 4-3 victory over No. 36 Miami Friday in Coral Gables. The Cavaliers improve to 21-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC with the victory, while the Hurricanes fall to 8-7 (4-2 ACC).
Virginia opened the match by winning the doubles point, which proved to be crucial. Dominic Inglot (London, England) and Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) scored an 8-4 win over Daniel Vallverdu and David Rosenfeld at No. 1 and Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India) and Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) topped Keith Crowley and Carl Sundberg 8-3 at No. 2.
In singles, the Cavaliers extended their lead to 3-0 as Barrick cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over David Simon at No. 4 and Shabaz downed Christian Blocker 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3. The Hurricanes rallied to tie the match at 3-3 as they picked up wins at No. 1, No. 5, and No. 6. With the dual match on the line, Singh clinched the win with his 6-2, 6-4 win over Rosenfeld at No. 2 singles.
The win was also Virginia’s 37th consecutive win over an ACC opponent (regular season and tournament), extending a school record.
The Cavaliers return to action on Sunday as they visit No. 15 Florida State. Match time in Tallahassee is noon.
No. 1 Virginia 4, No. 36 Miami 3
Doubles
1. #13 Inglot/Shabaz (UVa) def. Vallverdu/Rosenfeld (UM) 8-4
2. #4 Barrick/Singh (UVa) def. Crowley/Sundberg (UM) 8-3
3. Simon/Blocker (UM) def. Singer/Courtney (UVa) 8-3
Singles
1. #29 Daniel Vallverdu (UM) def. #15 Dominic Inglot (UVa) 6-4, 6-3
2. #23 Sanam Singh (UVa) def. David Rosenfeld (UM) 6-2, 6-4
3. #18 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. #117 Christian Blocker (UM) 6-2, 6-0
4. #69 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. David Simon (UM) 6-2, 6-1
5. #90 Carl Sundberg (UM) def. Drew Courtney (UVa) 6-3, 6-1
6. Keith Crowley (UM) def. #83 Lee Singer (UVa) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 4,3,1,6,5,2