March 10, 2009

Virginia Sweeps Doubleheader
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team remained undefeated (17-0) by sweeping a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Cavaliers opened the day with a 6-1 win over Old Dominion at the Snyder Tennis Center, followed by a 7-0 win over Howard in the nightcap at the Boyd Tinsley Courts.

Virginia won the opening match of the day over Old Dominion 6-1. The Cavaliers won the doubles point as Dominic Inglot (London, England) and Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) won at No. 2 and Drew Courtney (Clifton, Va.) and Lee Singer (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) won at No. 3. In singles, the Cavaliers got straight set wins by Inglot at No. 2, Shabaz at No. 3, Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) at No. 4, Steven Eelkman Rooda (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) at No. 5 and Courtney at No. 6.

Against Howard, Virginia won all three doubles matches. Courtney and Singer won at No. 1, Eelkman Rooda teamed with Leif Sunderland (Malibu, Calif.) for the win at No. 2, and David Nguyen (Columbia, Md.) and Reese Milner (Los Angeles, Calif.) won at No. 3. Singles play was highlighted by Sunderland’s 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles in his dual match debut. Inglot, Singh, Singer, Nguyen and Milner also had straight set wins for the Cavaliers.