Despite having to play two matches in one day, the Cavaliers coasted to two wins last night, running their record on the season to 12-1. Virginia defeated Old Dominion and Maryland both by a score of 5-2.
In the first match against No. 36 Old Dominion (7-3), the Cavaliers (12-1) rolled in the doubles point, winning all three matches on their way to securing the point. But the Monarchs would not be defeated easily. Of the six singles matches, five went to three sets, the exception being freshman Houston Barrick's 6-1, 6-2 loss to junior Eidy Igarashi.
Juniors Somdev Devvarman and Treat Huey both won their matches against ranked opponents. No. 4 Devvarman beat No. 8 sophomore Harel Srugo 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 and No. 22 Huey won a tough fought match against No. 33 senior Henrique Cancado 7-5, 6(7)-7, 6-4. Redshirt freshman No. 67 Dominic Inglot was upset on the No. 3 court, but senior Marko Miklo and junior Ted Angelinos picked up the slack to give Virginia its 11th win on the season.
"I give ODU credit, they pushed us." Virginia coach Brian Boland said.
The nightcap against No. 53 Maryland proved to be a tough match. No. 4 Devvarman and Huey rolled in their doubles match 8-1 over freshman David Kwon and sophomore Boris Fetbroyt, but the team of freshman Lee Singer and Angelinos lost its match 8-1 to senior Scott Fink and freshman Louis-Xavier Lavallee. The team of Barrick and Inglot pulled through for the Cavaliers, winning its match 8-6 against sophomore Andrew Orban and freshman Trey Taylor to secure the doubles point for Virginia.
The Cavaliers looked sluggish beginning singles, but fought through their exhaustion to play several solid matches. On the No. 1 court, Devvarman dominated Orban, picking up three breaks in each set to cruise to a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
"It felt good to be the first one to finish and be done for the day," Devvarman said. "I've just been playing well so I came on today completely focused."
Huey defeated sophomore Nickolai Nielsen on the No. 2 court 6-4, 6-3, executing several brilliant drop shots to keep Nielsen off-balance. Inglot lost his match to Kwon 6-4, 6-3 to give Maryland some hope, but Miklo shut the door, beating Lavallee 6-0, 6-4. Barrick fought through a tough match, at one point throwing up in the second set, to give Virginia its fifth point, winning 7-5, 2-6, 10-6. Barrick has had trouble at times finishing off opponents, but he continues to eke out wins.
"I've put myself in the opportunities; I just haven't found a way to win." Barrick said. Angelinos fought hard but could not pull out the win against Fetboyt, losing 7-5, 5-7, 8-10.
"I thought we came out a little sluggish but I thought we made the most out of a difficult situation with two matches in one day." Boland said. "Both of these teams are extremely competitive. I thought we competed really hard under the circumstances. Some guys weren't feeling particularly well, but we'll see what happens [this weekend]."
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