CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 5 Virginia men's tennis team (1-0) continues its stint in the Lone Star State with a matchup at No. 2 Texas on Sunday (Jan. 18) at 1:30 p.m. at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin.
FAN INFORMATION
- Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the match.
VIRGINIA NOTES
- The Cavaliers began the spring season ranked No. 5 in the ITA Team Rankings.
- In its opening match of the season on Thursday (Jan. 15), Virginia notched a 6-1 win over No. 3 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
- After the Horned Frogs claimed the doubles point, the Cavaliers swept the singles slate to secure the match victory.
- On court one, No. 16 Dylan Dietrich defeated No. 6 Duncan Chan in straight sets.
- In his collegiate debut, freshman Andres Santamarta Roig, playing on court four, won a thriller of a tiebreaker to take the first set and promptly cruised to a second set victory to cement his first dual match win as a Cavalier.
- No. 29 Keegan Rice won in straight sets over #45 Cosme Rolland De Ravel on court two as he clinched the Virginia victory.
- Sophomore Jangjun Kim won 6-4, 6-4 on court three, senior Måns Dahlberg won 2-6, 6-2, 10-5 on court five and sophomore Stiles Brockett won 7-6 (5), 6-2 on court six.
NOTES ON TEXAS
- Virginia holds a 13-3 advantage in the all-time series against Texas.
- In their last meeting, the No. 3 Longhorns claimed a 4-1 win in the ITA Indoors Quarterfinals on Feb. 15, 2025.
- Prior to that match, the Cavaliers had held a 10-match win streak dating back to 2008.
UP NEXT
- The Cavaliers compete in ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted in Charlottesville, Va. Their first matchup will be against Indiana on Friday (Jan. 23) at 5 p.m. on the indoor courts of the Boar's Head Sports Club.