Reaching the NCAA national title game is no small feat, and UVA men’s tennis played yesterday for all the marbles for the first time since Brian Boland took over as head coach 10 years ago. But the Cavaliers fell just short, losing 4-3 to the University of Southern California.
The title game loss was UVA’s first of the season, leaving the team with a 29-1 record. Virginia hasn’t lost in ACC play since 2006, and three times has made it to the NCAA semifinals.
Former Cavalier tennis legend Somdev Devvarman had an unfortunate day as well, losing in straight sets in the French Open to Ivan Ljubicic.