The No. 1-seed Cavaliers (32-1) were upset, 4-0, by eighth-seeded Southern California (22-5) in the quarterfinals on Sunday, in a match that started at noon on Saturday.

Some early preparation made for a strong finish in Virginia’s 4-2 victory over Florida State on the first day of the NCAA men’s tennis championships.

Having arrived in College Station on Sunday afternoon to become acclimated to the blistering heat that accompanies the NCAA Tennis Championships at Texas A&M, the only member of the Cavalier party that was worse for wear yesterday was the coach.

Virginia’s undefeated and No. 1-ranked men’s tennis team keeps running into familiar faces on its quest to bring the program its first NCAA championship.

When Sanam Singh’s leg muscle locked up in last year’s NCAA semifinals and the freshman couldn’t answer the bell, Virginia’s men’s tennis team was again denied the national outdoors title.

The No. 1-ranked men earned the top seed in their draw and will host Navy next Friday. The women, ranked 27th, earned an at-large bid and will play VCU in Durham, N.C., either next Friday or Saturday.

On Monday, Boland landed a downright scary recruiting class for next season. Quite possibly, it’s the best of his tenure.

No Somdev Devvarman. No Treat Huey. No Teddy Angelinos. No problem.

On the surface, Lee Singer’s win over North Carolina’s Zach Hunter last Sunday would seem hard to forget.

Nothing Dom Inglot tried from the baseline was working very well on Sunday afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center — or was looking very pretty.

No. 1 Virginia (22-0, 7-0 ACC) knocked off the Hurricanes and Seminoles by identical 4-3 scores to stay undefeated.

At the college level, Courtney has picked right up where he left off.

Virginia won its second straight National Team Indoor Championship, defeating Georgia 4-1 in the final.

First came the tingling sensation in his legs. Next was the intense pain in his quadriceps, which quickly spread to his calves.