UVa junior Sanam Singh gave Kevin Kim, the No. 87 player in the world, all he wanted before coming up just short in a third-set tiebreaker. Kim defeated Singh, 7-5, 6-7, 7-6, to move into a semifinal showdown today with Donald Young, who beat Virginia alum Dom Inglot in straight sets.

It was a good news and bad news situation for the Virginia tennis program at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championships on Tuesday.

Participating in a first-round qualifying match at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Challenger, the UVa freshman defeated Jamie Baker of Great Britain, 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-3. Baker, the 346th-ranked player in the world, was the No. 1 seed in the qualifying bracket.

On Friday afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center, Singh and Barrick, as they have all year, dominated their opponents. The duo’s 8-3 victory over Jason Hill and Nick Birger at No. 2 doubles paved the way for an easy 4-0 triumph over Navy in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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.

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.

Virginia’s trip to Illinois last January was one of its most electric of the season. Playing in front of a packed house, UVa staved off defeat at several junctures and wound up defeating the Illini.

It was a tough day for both the Virginia men’s and women’s tennis programs at Friday’s ITA Indoor National Championships at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Often times, the hardest kind of tennis opponent is the one whose sole focus is keeping the ball in play via high-arcing topspin shots. The points tend to be long, leading to both mental and physical fatigue.

UVa coach Brian Boland has a number of guys in the fold who might have the potential to be Somdev Devvarman’s heir apparent.

Jamie Hunt’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 triumph paved the way for a 4-3 Georgia win. The Bulldogs, who became the first team to defeat Virginia this season, will play Texas in the NCAA finals tonight at 7 p.m.

In Tulsa, Okla., Virginia junior Dom Inglot is a completely different player than he was only a month ago.

No. 1 Virginia, behind a solid performance from sophomore Houston Barrick, defeated N.C. State, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

With an undefeated squad that has been ranked No. 1 since January, Virginia men’s tennis coach Brian Boland hasn’t had too many occasions to be angry this season.