CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team (17-3, 9-1 ACC) picked up a 4-1 victory against Miami (12-9, 4-6 ACC) on Sunday (March 24) at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla.
Sophomore Keegan Rice and senior Mans Dahlberg gave the Cavaliers early momentum with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles, but Miami took the top court 7-5. Freshman Andres Santamarta Roig and sophomore Jangjun Kim clinched the point with a 7-5 win at three.
Sophomore Stiles Brockett gave the Cavaliers a 2-0 lead with a quick straight-set victory at four singles. Dahlberg was edged in a tight match on five to give Miami its first point.
Kim dropped his first set 6-2 on court three, but battled in the second set to a tiebreaker, winning it 7-3. He won his third set 7-5 to give UVA a 3-1 lead.
Rice clinched the victory with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2 win on the top court.
MATCH NOTES
- The match was delayed three hours due to rain
- Miami is ranked No. 41 in the ITA team rankings
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers return home for their final regular-season home series, hosting No. 18 Notre Dame on Friday, April 3 at 3 p.m. and Louisville on Sunday, April 5 at 1 p.m.
- Sunday, April 5, will be the Cavaliers’ Senior Day match
#4 Virginia 4, #41 Miami 1
Singles competition
- #12 Keegan Rice (UVA) def. #113 Antonio Prat (UM) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-2
- Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) vs. #42 Andres Santamarta (UVA) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 5-3, unfinished
- #110 Jangjun Kim (UVA) def. Jakub Kroslak (UM) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
- Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Rafael Segado (UM) 6-1, 6-4
- Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) def. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) 7-5, 6-4
- Jules Garot (UM) vs. Douglas Yaffa (UVA) 4-6, 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
- Jakub Kroslak/Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) def. #11 Dylan Dietrich/Stiles Brockett (UVA) 7-5
- Mans Dahlberg/Keegan Rice (UVA) def. Antonio Prat/Rafael Segado (UM) 6-1
- Andres Santamarta/Jangjun Kim (UVA) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez/Jules Garot (UM) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,5,3,1)