Top-ranked Virginia overcame a 3-1 deficit for the second time in the dual season to defeat No. 8 seed UCLA in Saturday's quarterfinals at the ITA Men's Team Indoor in Seattle. Ultimately it came down to No. 1 singles, with Somdev Devvarman and Harel Srugo tied at 4-4 in the third set, before Devvarman won the last two games to clinch it for the Cavaliers. Last year it was Lee Singer who put Virginia in the semifinals with a third set tiebreak win at No. 6 over Jakob Klaeson of Ole Miss; this year Virginia faces the No. 5 seeded Rebels in the semifinals. Ole Miss easily handled Oklahoma State this morning in Seattle. No. 3 Ohio State earned a 4-1 victory over USC to advance against the winner of the late match between No. 7 Texas and No. 2 Georgia. For full results, see the University of Washington website.
Fifteenth-ranked Duke and No. 6 Florida, two of the best women's teams who did not play in Madison last weekend, met Friday in Durham with the Blue Devils edging the Gators 4-3. Diana Srebrovic of Florida did not play due to injury, but the Gators won the doubles point and got wins from freshmen Julia Cohen at No. 1 and Marrit Boonstra at No. 6. Duke's two outstanding freshmen, Ellah Nze and Reka Zsilinszka, won at the No. 2 and 4 positions, junior Melissa Mang earned at point at No. 5 and sophomore Liz Plotkin clinched the win at No. 3. For details, click here.
Another very good women's team not in Madison was Vanderbilt. A feature story about their head coach Geoff Mcdonald, reprinted from Commodore Nation magazine, can be found here.
And a final college-related note: Kevin Anderson, 2006 NCAA doubles champion who left the University of Illinois after his junior year, has been named to the South African Davis Cup team for their April tie with Finland. Details here.
Fifteenth-ranked Duke and No. 6 Florida, two of the best women's teams who did not play in Madison last weekend, met Friday in Durham with the Blue Devils edging the Gators 4-3. Diana Srebrovic of Florida did not play due to injury, but the Gators won the doubles point and got wins from freshmen Julia Cohen at No. 1 and Marrit Boonstra at No. 6. Duke's two outstanding freshmen, Ellah Nze and Reka Zsilinszka, won at the No. 2 and 4 positions, junior Melissa Mang earned at point at No. 5 and sophomore Liz Plotkin clinched the win at No. 3. For details, click here.
Another very good women's team not in Madison was Vanderbilt. A feature story about their head coach Geoff Mcdonald, reprinted from Commodore Nation magazine, can be found here.
And a final college-related note: Kevin Anderson, 2006 NCAA doubles champion who left the University of Illinois after his junior year, has been named to the South African Davis Cup team for their April tie with Finland. Details here.
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