No. 1 Men's Tennis Blanks Miami 7-0

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CHARLOTTESVILLE – The top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team ran its win streak to 20 matches with a 7-0 victory over No. 49 Miami on Friday at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers (23-1, 4-0 ACC) also extended their wins streaks to 67 consecutive home wins and 51 consecutive wins against ACC competition.

Virginia opened the match by sweeping all three doubles matches from the Hurricanes (6-7, 0-4 ACC). Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) and Drew Courtney (Clifton, Va.) won at No. 1, the duo of Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India) and Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) won at No. 2, and Jarmere Jenkins (College Park, Ga.) and Lee Singer (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) won at No. 3.

In singles, the Cavaliers swept all six contests and are yet to drop a singles match in ACC play this season. Barrick topped Waylon Chin 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 to make the score 2-0. Singer added a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ignacio Taboada at No. 6. Courtney clinched the win with his 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 4 over David Simon. Singh posted a straight set win over Carl Sundberg at No. 2 before Jenkins and Shabaz recorded three-set wins at No. 3 and No. 1 respectively to complete the sweep.

The Cavaliers conclude their homestand on Sunday with a doubleheader as they host Florida State at noon and Delaware at 4 p.m.

No. 1 Virginia 7, No. 49 Miami 0

Doubles:
1. #17 ShabazCourtney (UVa) def. Blocker/Simon (UM) 8-6
2. #19 Barrick/Singh (UVa) def. #53 H.Nieto/Crowley (UM) 8-1
3. #41 Jenkins/Singer (UVa) def. Sundberg/Carrega (UM) 8-4

Singles:
1. #4 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. Christian Blocker (UM) 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 10-6
2. #3 Sanam Singh (UVa) def. Carl Sundberg (UM) 6-4, 6-3
3. #33 Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) def. Keith Crowley (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. #53 Drew Courtney (UVa) def. David Simon (UM) 7-6(7), 6-1
5. #87 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. Waylon Chin (UM) 6-1, 6-3
6. #68 Lee Singer (UVa) def. Ignacio Taboada (UM) 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish:
Doubles: 1,3,2
Singles: 5,6,4,2,3,1