Devvarman, ranked No. 121 in the world, defeated Ryan Sweeting 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to this afternoon’s finals against Kevin Kim, who was a winner over Donald Young in the other semifinal.

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.

Earlier this week at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championship, a person connected with the tournament — evidently a tennis purist — snarled at the sight of Brian and Dann Battistone. He referred to the brothers as a gimmick.

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.

Tonight, the best player in the history of Virginia tennis returns home.

Virginia’s Sanam Singh was among the winners Sunday at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Challenger at The Boar’s Head Sports Club.

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.

For a Charlottesville tennis fan, it probably doesn’t get much better than the $50,000 Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Championships that kick off today with qualifying rounds at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

The date is fast approaching and the field is set for the Virginia National Bank Men’s Professional Championship, set for Oct. 31-Nov. 8 at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

A former UVa star. The possibility of some big-name tour players. A fan-friendly tournament.

Former Virginia star Somdev Devvarman, a two-time NCAA singles champion, fell 6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 to Philipp Kohlschreiber.

The Daily Progress has learned that the Boar’s Head Sports Club will be hosting a USTA pro circuit tournament in the fall that will feature Devvarman, the former UVa star.

The Chennai, India native battled as best he could, but in the end Karlovic’s bombs were just too much to handle. The 33rd-ranked Karlovic, thanks to 14 aces, defeated Devvarman 7-5, 6-1 to move into tonight’s quarterfinals against Andy Roddick.

He stands 6 feet, 10 inches. He weighs 230 pounds. His serves have been clocked at over 150 miles per hour.

Devvarman frustrated the powerful Croat with his consistent play from the back, defeating him 7-5, 6-4 to notch the biggest victory of his young career.

Huey, the defending champion of the tournament, could never find his groove against the former Radford standout.

Sayer didn’t dominate the No. 1-seeded Huey, but he was easily the more consistent player. That proved key in the 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) victory.

Now, the two meet again — in the finals of the $10,000 Virginia State Open Clay Court Championships at 10 a.m. today.

Having grown up about five minutes apart, Treat Huey and Othmane Garma have known each other for several years.

The 24-year-old Russian dominated from wire to wire, bolting to this morning’s finals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Osterloh at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

When the dust settled, Lee-Waters overcame four match points in a final set tiebreaker to squeak out a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (12-10) upset victory over third-seeded Gullickson.

That was once again the case on Friday afternoon when the Atlanta resident upset No. 1 seed Alexa Glatch, 6-3, 6-2, and moved into today’s semifinals of the Boyd Tinsley USTA $50,000 Women’s Pro Tennis Championships.

Bunny Williams’ life comes full circle every spring when she returns to Charlottesville for the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

On Tuesday at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, Lucic, now 27, took another baby step in her comeback.

A trio of American teenagers are hoping this week’s eighth annual Boyd Tinsley $50,000 USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships will help them crack into the Top 100 rankings.

Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan is the top seed in the 7th Annual Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships set to begin Sunday at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Ever since Alexis Gordon turned pro in January, she and her coach/boyfriend Michael King have had one goal in mind.

When told that she would be playing Alexis Gordon today in the final of the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships, Olga Puchkova sounded confused.

Her suitcase was packed with two types of clothes: those to play tennis in and those to hit the town in. That was the original plan when Bethanie Mattek went to the Australian Open in 2004.

Attention University of Virginia athletes (male ones): Olga Puchkova would love an autographed jersey. Puchkova, the No. 2 seed at this week’s Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships, is an avid collector.

At one point or another, every player in the field at the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships made a life-changing decision. Essentially, Kimberly Couts made her career choice at the ripe age of 7.