CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 5 Virginia men's tennis team opens the 2026 dual match season with a top-five road matchup against No. 3 TCU on Thursday (Jan. 15) at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center at 6:30 pm ET
FAN INFORMATION
- Cracked Racquets will be broadcasting the match with Alex Gruskin on the call. Fans can access the live stream by visiting the Cracked Racquets YouTube channel.
- Live scoring and live streaming video will also be available
VIRGINIA NOTES
- Virginia begins its season with a rematch of last year's NCAA Quarterfinal. The Horned Frogs edged the Cavaliers 4-3 in a thriller
- TCU took the doubles point before Virginia added singles wins on the top two courts to take a 2-1 lead. The Horned Frogs picked up wins on courts three and five to retake the lead before the Cavaliers tied the match with a victory on court four. TCU clinched the victory with a three-set win on court six
- TCU and Virginia have combined to win three of the last four NCAA titles
- Former junior world No. 1 Andrés Santamarta Roig joined the Cavaliers as a January addition. Santamarta Roig has won seven Junior titles, including the 2024 Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr. He looks to make his collegiate debut this week
- Junior Dylan Dietrich and senior Måns Dahlberg are the reigning NCAA Doubles Champions, claiming the No. 1 preseason doubles ranking after posting an 11-0 record in the fall. Dietrich also holds the No. 16 singles ranking heading into the dual match season.
- Sophomore Keegan Rice was crowned the 2026 ITA Atlantic Regional Singles Champion and is thus a NCAA Singles Championship qualifier. Rice earned All-America status in singles following a 14-3 fall and is currently ranked No. 29.
- Sophomore Jangjun Kim is another NCAA Singles Championship qualifier after falling to teammate Keegan Rice in the final of the ITA Atlantic Regional. Kim went 9-3 in the fall and finished 2024-25 with a 16-7 mark in singles.
- Sophomore Stiles Brockett went 11-3 in singles and 5-3 in doubles this fall, advancing to the quarterfinals in singles and the Round of 16 in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional. 2024-25 saw Brockett finish 12-7 in singles and 2-2 in doubles.
- Senior Douglas Yaffa went 8-4 in singles and 5-4 in doubles in the fall and advanced to the Round of 16 in both singles and doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional.
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers continue their stint in the Lone Star State with a matchup at No. 2 Texas on Sunday (Jan. 18) at 1:30 p.m. in Austin.