Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia wins 4-0 against Washington

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Posted on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, 8:18 am

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

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The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (6-5) closed out play at the 2022 ITA Division I Men’s National Team Indoor Championship with a 4-0 victory against Washington (8-3) on Sunday in a consolation match at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Washington.

The Cavaliers fell behind in doubles, dropping court two, but picked up wins on one and three to secure the point. Virginia took a 3-0 lead with dominant straight-set victories by sophomores Chris Rodesch and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg on courts two and three. Senior Ryan Goetz clinched the victory with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Nedim Suko on court five.

MATCH NOTES

  • Jeffrey von der Schulenburg went 3-0 at ITA Indoors in singles and has won his last five matches
  • The victory snaps a five-match losing streak by the Cavaliers. All five losses came against teams ranked in the top-five

ON THE HORIZON

  • Virginia has a week off before opening ACC play at Duke on Friday, March 4

#7 Virginia 4, Washington 0

Singles competition

  1. #2 Clement Chidekh (UW) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (VA) 6-0, 6-5, unfinished
  2. #17 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. Ewen Lumsden (UW) 6-0, 6-3
  3. #82 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. Jack Davis (UW) 6-4, 6-2
  4. Han-Chih Lin (UW) vs. #120 Bar Botzer (VA) 6-1, 5-6, unfinished
  5. #29 Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Nedim Suko (UW) 6-2, 6-3
  6. Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) vs. Gianni Ross (VA) 6-7, 2-1, unfinished

Doubles competition

  1. Chris Rodesch/Bar Botzer (VA) def. Jack Davis/Brandon Wong (UW) 6-4
  2. Clement Chidekh/Nedim Suko (UW) def. Inaki Montes/J vd Schulenburg (VA) 6-2
  3. William Woodall/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Ewen Lumsden (UW) 6-3

ITA Indoors Consolation

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