Baylor

Men's Tennis Falls to No. 1, Undefeated Virginia

Men's Tennis 5/18/2008 12:00:00 AM

May 18, 2008

TULSA, Okla. - The ninth-seeded Baylor men's tennis team lost in the NCAA Tournament's quarterfinals on Sunday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. The Bears were defeated by the top-seeded and undefeated Virginia Cavaliers, 4-2.

Baylor finished its season with a 25-9 record while Virginia moves to 32-0.

After Virginia claimed the doubles point with wins at courts three and one, respectively, singles proved to be a much tighter competition.

The Cavaliers earned their second point when Michael Shabaz downed Attila Bucko 6-2, 6-4 on court five. Baylor countered when Dominik Mueller followed suit, defeating Sanam Singh on court four 6-3, 6-4. The Cavs gained their third point when top-ranked Somdev Devvarman triumphed over No. 8 Lars Poerschke 6-3, 6-2. Baylor inched closer when Denes Lukacs, ranked No. 9, beat 28th-ranked Treat Huey on court two 6-4, 7-5.

With Baylor players Jordan Rux and David Galic still on the court, the Bears needed to take both matches to secure the victory. After losing the first set 7-6 (2) on court six, Rux countered with a 6-3 second-set win while Galic, on court three, had won his first set 7-6 (3) and lost the second one 6-3. Virginia's Dominic Ingot, ranked No. 17, triumphed in the final set 7-5 over Galic to clinch the victory for Virginia.

"Congratulations to Virginia. They played great and deserved to win. I thought they knocked us out in a couple of spots in singles and put themselves in a real good position where they had to win just one of the two matches out there late. It came down to a couple of shots. I'm proud of our guys, we have nothing to be ashamed of. That team beat us 7-0 a couple of months ago. We finished on a good note, we fought hard down to the end and that's all you can do, you've got to give Virginia credit," said head coach Matt Knoll.

NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Michael D. Case Tennis Center
May 18, 2008 at Tulsa, Okla.

#1 Virginia 4, #9 Baylor 2

Singles
1. #1 Somdev Devvarman (UVA) def. #8 Lars Poerschke (BU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #9 Denes Lukacs (BU) def. #28 Treat Huey (UVA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. #17 Dominic Inglot (UVA) def. David Galic (BU) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-5
4. #79 Dominik Mueller (BU) def. Sanam Singh (UVA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Michael Shabaz (UVA) def. Attila Bucko (BU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ted Angelinos (UVA) vs. Jordan Rux (BU) DNF

Doubles
1. #1 Devvarman/Huey (UVA) def. Galic/Lukacs (BU) 8-1
2. Inglot/Shabaz (UVA) vs. Poerschke/Bucko (BU) DNF
3. Houston Barrick/Singh (UVA) def. Jordan Rux/Dominik Mueller (BU) 8-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,1,2,3)

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