Men’s Tennis: Hoos advance to ACC quarterfinals with 4-2 win over SMU

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The No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis team rallied from an early deficit to defeat SMU 4-2 in the second round of the 2025 ACC Men’s Tennis Championship on Thursday at the Cary Tennis Park.

Graduate student James Hopper clinched the win for the Cavaliers (18-6), helping Virginia overcome losing the doubles point to take down the Mustangs (15-19).

With the victory, the 5-seed Cavaliers advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on 4-seed Cal (18-3) on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

SMU won the doubles point to open the match, taking doubles courts one and two to grab an early lead over Virginia.

The Cavaliers flipped the momentum in singles, winning five of the six first sets against the Mustangs.

Sophomore Dylan Dietrich got the Hoos on the board, winning 6-1, 6-2 over Jerry Barton on court two to tie the match.

Freshman Jangjun Kim gave the Cavaliers the lead, defeating Maks Silagy 6-3, 6-1 on court five.

Junior Mans Dahlberg extended the UVA lead to 3-1, picking up a 6-4, 6-2 win on court six over Noah McDonald.

The Mustangs followed with a straight set victory on court three, cutting the deficit to 3-2.

Hopper won a narrow opening set in a tiebreak against Louis Cloud on court four and cruised in the second set, taking his match 7-6 (6), 6-2 to clinch the win for the Hoos.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• The Cavaliers won their second meeting of the season against the Mustangs
• SMU is ranked No. 64 in the ITA Team Rankings
• The Cavaliers won for the eighth time this season after losing the doubles point
• Mans Dahlberg picked up his sixth straight singles win
• Jangjun Kim won his fifth straight completed singles match
• Virginia is looking for its 16th ACC title
• This will be the second meeting of the year between the Cavaliers and Cal. The Golden Bears defeated UVA in Charlottesville 4-3 on March 21

VIRGINIA 4, SMU 2

Singles
1. #6 Rafael Jódar (VA) vs. #44 Trevor Svajda (SMU) 6-3, 3-6, 3-0, unfinished
2. #26 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) def. Keegan Rice (VA) 7-5, 6-3
4. James Hopper (VA) def. Louis Cloud (SMU) def. 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
5. Jangjun Kim (VA) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. #75 Georgi Georgiev/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) def. #30 Dylan Dietrich/Mans Dahlberg (VA) 6-3
2. #43 Louis Cloud/Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. #23 James Hopper/Keegan Rice (VA) 6-2
3. Rafael Jódar/Roy Horovitz (VA) vs. Vikas Deo/Xavier Calvelo (SMU) def. 4-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,5,6,3,4)