Fairleigh Dickinson coach Ira Miller has broken out the old Gene Hackman speech from the movie “Hoosiers” as his team prepares to face top-ranked and undefeated Virginia this morning in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Many college tennis observers believe this is the year the Virginia men’s team will capture its first-ever NCAA championship. Count Patrick McEnroe among them.

Nobody on the Virginia men’s tennis team is going to be satisfied with anything less than an NCAA championship this season.

In college tennis, winning the doubles is often the catalyst to beating an opponent.
On Saturday morning in Altamonte, Fla., Virginia lost the doubles point to Wake Forest.
However, UVa roared back in the singles and cruised to a 4-1 victory in the ACC Tournament semifinals.

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.

Somdev Devvarman, Treat Huey and Ted Angelinos won in straight sets in leading No. 1-ranked Virginia to an impressive 7-0 win over Wake Forest in front of a record 859 fans at the Snyder Tennis Center.

The stroke of good fortune propelled Houston Barrick and teammate Michael Shabaz to a 9-8 win in No. 2 doubles over Duke’s Reid Carleton and Kiril Dimitrov.

Ted Angelinos, a transfer from Tulane, continued his strong play with a 6-3, 6-1 victory that clinched a 6-1 victory for No. 1 Virginia over No. 10 FSU in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Boyd Tinsley Courts.

This afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center, top-ranked and undefeated UVa hosts the 26th-ranked Hurricanes (9-4, 2-2 ACC) in a match that begins at 3 p.m.