Men's Tennis Finishes Unbeaten ACC Run ... Again

This just in ... the UVa men's tennis team is really, really good. The No. 1 Cavaliers completed ACC play this weekend with a pair of home wins against Georgia Tech and Clemson, giving the Hoos an 11-0 mark in ACC play for the fifth straight season.

The official UVa Athletics Media Relations release follows:

The top-ranked Virginia men's tennis team completed its fifth consecutive undefeated ACC regular season on Saturday with a 6-1 win over No. 15 Georgia Tech at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers (26-0, 11-0 ACC) extended their ACC-record win streak to 74 consecutive victories over conference competition and their school-record home winning streak to 87 matches. The Yellow Jackets fell to 17-4 overall and 8-3 in the ACC.

The Cavaliers opened the match by winning a close doubles point. Georgia Tech took the early edge as Guillermo Gomez and Dean O'Brien downed Alex Domijan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) and Steven Rooda (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) 8-0 at No. 2. Virginia drew even with a win at No. 1 where Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) and Justin Shane (Falls Church, Va.) topped Eliot Potvin and Ryan Smith 8-5. The opening point came down to the match at No. 3, which went to a tiebreaker. Jarmere Jenkins (College Park, Ga.) and Julen Uriguen (Guatemala City, Guatemala), teaming for the first time in their careers, won the breaker 7-5 over Kevin King and Miguel Muguruza to clinch the doubles point. In singles, the Yellow Jackets drew even in the match, 1-1, as O'Brien topped Shane 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5. Virginia retook the lead when Domijan closed out a 6-2, 7-6(5) win over King at the No. 2 spot. Uriguen topped Muguruza 7-5, 6-3 at No. 6 before Shabaz clinched the victory with his 6-3, 6-4 win over Gomez at No. 1, handing Gomez his only ACC loss of the season. Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India) added a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 over Potvin and Jenkins closed out the match with a third-set match-tiebreaker win at No. 4 over Magin Ortiga.

"This was a good win over a very good Georgia Tech team," said head coach Brian Boland. "Georgia Tech is No. 15 for a reason and they came out with a lot of energy and gave us a battle. We might not be at 100 percent, but that doesn't take away from the performance of Georgia Tech, who pushed us today. Our guys are competitive and they find a way to get the job done. These matches will only serve to help us in the long run."

The Cavaliers will be the No. 1 seed at this week's ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C., where they will look for their fifth consecutive tournament title. After a first round bye, Virginia will open play on Friday in the quarterfinals.

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

The University of Virginia has a good history with L.C. Bird High School (Chesterfield, VA). Former Skyhawks Merrill Robertson and Jason Snelling suited up for the orange and blue, and Anthony Harris signed with the Cavaliers in the 2011 football recruiting class. Virginia is now in pursuit of junior linebacker Deon Clarke, a 6-3, 215-pound prospect with scholarship offers from Louisville, Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Skyhawks head coach David Bedwell dishes the latest on Clarke, who recently picked up good news on the academic front. When might the rising senior linebacker make a commitment? Does he have a favorite? Find out in this week's EDGE update.

Clarke will be called upon to take a bigger leadership role for Bird next season. Harris, who started at quarterback and cornerback, leaves a void in that respect. He moves on to UVa, where he will start out at safety.

"I think Anthony could go anywhere and play," Bedwell said. "I think cornerback is where his mind was set, but I know they have a mind on him playing early. Starting at safety might get him on the field a lot earlier. He's not the type of kid to gripe and complain. He just wants to play and help the team. You know, if he keeps getting bigger, he might end up at outside linebacker. He keeps growing."

Other articles coming this week include ...

The fourth edition of "Catching Up With The 2011 Class." Last week's piece featured defensive end Vincent Croce, place-kicker Ian Frye, safety Darius Lee and linebacker DJ Hill. The 6-4, 270-pound Croce was one of the 2011 class leaders in a player panel for 2012 recruits visiting for Virginia's Spring Game. He recalled one question in particular.

"One guy asked if we thought we would be able to compete in the ACC, much less at a national level," Croce said. "I took the mic and kind of went off. I stood up, took a second and composed myself, and I asked if that was a real question. I kind of went from there. Of course, we're going to be ready to compete. We have some of the best players in the Maryland/Virginia area. To me, it's not even a real question."

On the basketball front, I'll check back with Episcopal (Fairfax, VA) guard Kethan Savage, who had planned to visit the University of Virginia. The 6-3, 190-pound junior is one of a handful of point guard prospects the Cavaliers coaches are eyeing.

Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting.

Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...

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Blog Banter: UVa To Face UWGB

With a tip of the cap to poster VailSkis, here's a link to the Green Bay Press-Gazette where Rob Demovsky reports that Virginia and Wisconsin-Green Bay will meet up in men's basketball for the next three seasons. UVa will play once on the road, while UWGB will travel twice to the John Paul Jones Arena. Talk about the series in this message board thread.

Charity Poker

The UVaClub of Charlottesville invites you to attend the inaugural "Cavaliers Against Cancer" Texas Hold'em Tournament with proceeds benefitting the Rebecca Clary Harris, M.D. Memorial Fellowship at the University of Virginia Cancer Center. The tournament is being held beginning at noon on May 7 at the John Paul Jones Arena. Card players of all abilities are encouraged to register for the event which supports the Rebecca Clary Harris, M.D. Memorial Fellowship at the University of Virginia Cancer Center. This event is strictly a non-cash charity game with a chance to win non-cash prizes. Here is a printable marketing flyer. The deadline for registration is April 30 and there are a limited number of spots available. A Player Sponsorship ($75 donation) entitles the donor to entry into the JPJ, a seat in the Texas Hold'em Tournament, a behind-scenes-tour of the John Paul Jones Arena, a buffet, free non-alcoholic beverages (alcohol beverages will be available), and a chance to win great tournament and door prizes. Members of the UVaClub of Charlottesville in good standing receive a 20% discount ($60 donation).

All net proceeds of the event will be donated to the Rebecca Clary Harris, M.D. Memorial Fellowship at the University of Virginia Cancer Center. This fellowship celebrates the life of Rebecca Clary Harris M.D., a talented physician and researcher who excelled in the study and treatment of melanoma. The fund provides clinical and translational research fellowships to graduate students or fellows in the Human Immune Therapy Center at the University of Virginia Cancer Center.

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• No. 1 Virginia Baseball Sweeps Duke: The No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team swept a doubleheader with Duke Sunday at Davenport Field, winning a 3-2, 11-inning nailbiter in the opener before rolling to an 18-4 victory in the nightcap. In earning its sixth straight ACC series win and fourth conference weekend sweep, Virginia improved to 36-3 overall and 16-2 in the ACC.
• Women's Tennis Concludes Regular Season With 2 Road Wins: The No. 17 Virginia women's tennis team concluded the regular season with a 6-1 win at No. 13 Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. The victory followed the biggest road win in program history on Saturday, a 4-3 win at No. 12 Clemson. The Cavaliers (18-6, 7-4) tied the school record for wins in a season and set a new school record with their seventh conference victory.
• Virginia is the No. 4 Seed in the ACC Tournament: The pairings for the 2011 ACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament were announced Saturday following the completion of regular season conference play. Virginia is the No. 4 seed for next week's tournament, which will be held at Koskinen Stadium on the campus of the Duke University. UVa lost at Duke on Saturday, 13-11.
• Virginia Takes No. 6 Seed to ACC Tournament; Faces Third-Seeded UNC Thursday: Pairings for the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship have been determined, as announced by the league office on Saturday, April 16, and were amended on Sunday, April 17. Virginia will now take the No. 6 seed into the tournament and will open play against third-seeded North Carolina on Thursday at 7 p.m.
• Cavaliers Rally to Beat VT 6-5: Sophomore Taylor Williams tallied the game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Virginia to a 6-5 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday at The Park. The Cavaliers rallied to score three runs in the final inning of play to come back from a 5-3 deficit and earn the series victory over the Hokies. The two teams split a doubleheader Friday.
• Rowing Team Wins Home Races: Competing Saturday night at Lake Monticello, the second-ranked Virginia rowing team won its Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four races vs. No. 17 UCLA. Additionally, UVa picked up victories vs. No. 18 Texas in the Third Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Four. Second-ranked Virginia picked up a victory over No. 3 USC in the Second Varsity Eight on Sunday at Lake Monticello as well.
• Virginia Women Finish Third at ACC Golf Championships: The sixth-ranked Virginia women's golf team finished third at the 23rd annual ACC Championships in Greensboro at Sedgefield Country Club. The Cavaliers finished the 54-hole tournament at 51-over 903. North Carolina led wire-to-wire to claim its first title since 1992 with an 875. Virginia saw two sophomores post top-10 finishes at the championship. Brittany Altomare, who entered the event ranked 14th nationally in the Golfweek standings, tied for seventh place at 9-over 222. Fellow sophomore Nicole Agnello was 10th overall at 11-over 224. Freshman Portland Rosen ended her ACC debut in 15th place at 229.
• Henrich Named VaSID Wrestler of the Year: Three-time All-American Chris Henrich was selected as the top wrestler in Virginia for the second year in a row, as picked by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

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The Virginia Baseball Perfect Game T-Shirt commemorates an historic event in college baseball, the throwing of a perfect game! This was the first ever for the UVA baseball program. The shirt features The Perfect Game above the silhouette of a UVA Baseball pitcher and the V-Sabre logo. The game scoreboard is printed above March 29th, 2011 - Davenport Field - University of Virginia.

Issue No. 382 - February 23, 2009

Parks Commits

One week after attending a junior day at the University of Virginia, West Rowan (Mount Ulla, N.C.) running back Kevin Parks has decided to commit to the Cavaliers. The 5-7, 190-pound prospect left Charlottesville impressed while leaning toward a commitment. After visiting Clemson, East Carolina, and N.C. State this past weekend, he contacted the Virginia coaches today with a verbal commitment.

West Rowan head coach Scott Young confirmed Parks' decision.

Parks has started for his high school team since his freshman year and has improved every season. As a freshman in 2006, he rushed for 1,721 yards and 23 touchdowns and followed that up with a 2,536-yard, 33-touchdown sophomore season. As a junior last season, he rushed for 2,864 yards and 43 touchdowns, helping West Rowan to a Class 3-A State Championship while earning first-team all-state honors.

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Coming Soon

The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site soon:

• On The Diamond: TheSabre.com is cranking out some baseball coverage in the coming days and weeks.
• 10 Spring Things: JHoo takes a look back at the spring practice period in the usual "10 Things I Learned" format!

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Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

Total Package Pushing Hoos To Success
There are no secrets when it comes to how the top-ranked University of Virginia baseball team has been built over Brian O'Connor's seven-plus years at the helm. The recipe has included outstanding pitching, solid defense, timely hitting, system based talent and superb coaching. 2011 is no different. The question is not why is Virginia playing excellent baseball and winning - the question is why are they doing so at a level far above expectations.

Reinstated Walcott Switching Spots
Junior Ausar Walcott has been reinstated to the Cavalier football team after missing the spring practice period. Walcott had been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team since Feb. 8 along with junior center Mike Price and junior cornerback Devin Wallace. Price and Wallace remain suspended. London said Wednesday that Walcott would not be in the mix at linebacker where he started 11 games last season, but that he is switching positions.

The Sabre Interview: Anthony Poindexter
Anthony Poindexter has been a Virginia fan favorite ever since he stepped onto the field as a freshmen in 1995. He's been a part of the Virginia program as both a player and now as a coach. Coach Dex has been an assistant under former coach Al Groh, working with running backs, and now with current coach Mike London, back home working with safeties. We caught up with Dex for an extensive interview covering many different topics to include his playing days, the "hit" he put on freshman Thomas Jones, the stress surrounding the coaching change, his involvement with recruiting, and the future of Virginia football.

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