Men's tennis falls to No. 8 Virginia
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:35 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
SMU falls to No. 8 Virginia
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell to No. 8 Virginia 4-1 at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday.
The Mustangs won the first point of the day in doubles. Trevor Svajda and Louis Cloud earned their third ranked doubles win of the season against No. 22 James Hopper and Keegan Rice.
UVA came back and won four consecutive singles matches to take the match 4-1.
How it went
The Mustangs took the early advantage by winning the doubles point.
Svajda and Cloud defeated the No. 22-ranked pair Hooper and Rice (6-3) before Vikas Deo and Xavier Calvelo clinched the doubles point with a win over Ty Switzer and Jangjun Kim (6-4).
In singles play, UVA's No. 18 Rafael Jodar defeated Svajda (6-3, 6-2) to win the visitors' first point. Mans Dahlberg took the lead for the Cavaliers with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court six over Maks Silagy.
The visitors extended their lead as Roy Horovitz defeated Louis Cloud 6-2, 7-5 on court five, and No. 22 Dylan Dietrich clinched the match for Virginia with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over Jerry Barton.
Doubles Scores
1. Dylan Dietrich / Rafael Jodar def. Georgi Georgiev / Ofek Shimanov (6-3)
2. Trevor Svajda / Louis Cloud def. No. 22 James Hooper / Keegan Rice (6-3)
3. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo def. Ty Switzer / Jangjun Kim (6-4)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Scores
1. No. 18 Rafael Jodar def. No. 95 Trevor Svajda (6-3, 6-2)
2. No. 22 Dylan Dietrich def. No. 115 Jerry Barton (6-4, 4-6, 6-2)
3. Georgi Georgiev vs. Keegan Rice (3-6, 6-2, 2-5 UF)
4. Ofek Shimanov vs. James Hopper (4-6, 6-2, 4-3 UF)
5. Roy Horovitz def. Louis Cloud (6-2, 7-5)
6. Mans Dahlberg def. Maks Silagy (6-4, 6-4)
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2
What's Next?
SMU will head to the Tar Heel State to resume conference play against No. 11 Duke and North Carolina on March 21 and 23.
SMU falls to No. 8 Virginia
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell to No. 8 Virginia 4-1 at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday.
The Mustangs won the first point of the day in doubles. Trevor Svajda and Louis Cloud earned their third ranked doubles win of the season against No. 22 James Hopper and Keegan Rice.
UVA came back and won four consecutive singles matches to take the match 4-1.
How it went
The Mustangs took the early advantage by winning the doubles point.
Svajda and Cloud defeated the No. 22-ranked pair Hooper and Rice (6-3) before Vikas Deo and Xavier Calvelo clinched the doubles point with a win over Ty Switzer and Jangjun Kim (6-4).
In singles play, UVA's No. 18 Rafael Jodar defeated Svajda (6-3, 6-2) to win the visitors' first point. Mans Dahlberg took the lead for the Cavaliers with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court six over Maks Silagy.
The visitors extended their lead as Roy Horovitz defeated Louis Cloud 6-2, 7-5 on court five, and No. 22 Dylan Dietrich clinched the match for Virginia with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over Jerry Barton.
Doubles Scores
1. Dylan Dietrich / Rafael Jodar def. Georgi Georgiev / Ofek Shimanov (6-3)
2. Trevor Svajda / Louis Cloud def. No. 22 James Hooper / Keegan Rice (6-3)
3. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo def. Ty Switzer / Jangjun Kim (6-4)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Scores
1. No. 18 Rafael Jodar def. No. 95 Trevor Svajda (6-3, 6-2)
2. No. 22 Dylan Dietrich def. No. 115 Jerry Barton (6-4, 4-6, 6-2)
3. Georgi Georgiev vs. Keegan Rice (3-6, 6-2, 2-5 UF)
4. Ofek Shimanov vs. James Hopper (4-6, 6-2, 4-3 UF)
5. Roy Horovitz def. Louis Cloud (6-2, 7-5)
6. Mans Dahlberg def. Maks Silagy (6-4, 6-4)
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2
What's Next?
SMU will head to the Tar Heel State to resume conference play against No. 11 Duke and North Carolina on March 21 and 23.