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Virginia Men’s Tennis | Virginia Opens ACC Play With 4-0 Victory Against Miami

Virginia Men's Tennis | Virginia Opens ACC Play With 4-0 Victory Against Miami

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 21 Virginia men’s tennis team (9-4, 1-0 ACC) opened conference play with a 4-0 victory against Miami (6-3, 0-1 ACC) on Friday (March 3) at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

The Cavaliers opened the match by picking up the doubles point and then swept the first sets of the singles matches. Chris Rodesch clinched the victory with a straight-set win on court one.

Alexander Kiefer and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg won 6-3 on court three followed by a 6-4 win by Iñaki Montes and Ryan Goetz on court two.

Goetz won 6-3, 6-1 on court four followed by a 6-2, 6-4 victory by Kiefer on court six to give UVA a 3-0 lead. Rodesch closed out a 6-4, 6-2 victory against No. 28 Dan Martin on the top court to end the match.

Virginia closes the homestand by hosting No. 15 Florida State (8-3, 1-0 ACC) on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the outdoor courts of the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort

MATCH NOTES

  • Miami is ranked No. 47 in the ITA computerized team rankings
  • Virginia has won 27 straight ACC contests, including back-to-back 12-0 conference seasons in 2021 and 2022

#21 Virginia 4, #43 Miami 0

Singles competition

  1. #36 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #28 Dan Martin (UM) 6-4, 6-2
  2. #43 Inaki Montes (VA) vs. #70 Martin Katz (UM) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
  3. #25 J vd Schulenburg (VA) vs. Antonio Prat (UM) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
  4. #108 Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Franco Aubone (UM) 6-3, 6-1
  5. Mans Dahlberg (VA) vs. Leo Bierbaum (UM) 7-6 (7-3), 2-5, unfinished
  6. Alexander Kiefer (VA) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

  1. Chris Rodesch/William Woodall (VA) vs. Juan Martin Jalif/Martin Vergara (UM) 5-4, unfinished
  2. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Franco Aubone/Dan Martin (UM) 6-4
  3. Alexander Kiefer/J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. Antonio Prat/Martin Katz (UM) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,6,1)
T-2:10 A-146

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