The Virginia women's tennis team held on against an undermanned Maryland squad for a marathon 5-4 win yesterday in College Park.
The Terps (6-8, 0-4 ACC) won at first, second and third singles. However, they began the afternoon already down 0-2, because they did not have players to fill the No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles slots and had to default those matches to the Cavaliers.
Leslie Cook at No. 4 and Jen Tuchband at No. 5 captured singles wins for Virginia (11-7, 1-3), and Cook teamed with Christie Schweer to win at No. 1 doubles. Leading 5-3 after nearly five hours of tennis, Virginia forfeited the No. 2 doubles match.
Cremins' successor named
Siena basketball coach Paul Hewitt has been selected to replace Bobby Cremins as Georgia Tech men's basketball coach, The Associated Press reported yesterday.
Georgia Tech athletic director Dave Braine met with Hewitt Tuesday and could make an official announcement today. The 36-year-old Hewitt, who led the Saints to a 71-27 record in three years, is the Yellow Jackets' first African-American basketball coach.
Cremins coached the Jackets for 19 seasons.
Koontz earns lacrosse weekly honor
Virginia defenseman Mark Koontz was named ACC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week Monday for his stifling defensive play in Friday night's 11-6 win at Maryland.
Koontz led the Cavalier defense with a career-high eight ground balls and held Terp leading scorer Mike Mollot without a shot or assist.
Second chance for Jones?
Former Virginia men's basketball coach Jeff Jones talked Tuesday with officials at American University about the school's vacant head coaching job, The Washington Post reported yesterday.
Jones, one of four reported candidates, spent this season as an assistant at Rhode Island after resigning as the Cav coach in 1998.
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