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Florida Gators Tennis Match-Ups Set For NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gators men's tennis team begins the NCAA Tournament as a first and second round host, playing its first round game on Friday, May 13 at 1:00pm against the Bulldogs from South Carolina State (13-4). The Gators (18-8) make their 21st consecutive NCAA tournament appearance on the heels of...
Combating the UFC Monopoly: Tennis As a Model for Organizing Fighters
Now that the sport of mixed martial arts, at the highest level, is run by a single business entity controlling almost every top fighter in the industry, there has been renewed interest in a Fighter's Union. No one is exactly sure what such a Union would look like, or with fighters considered...
Virginia Men's, Women's Tennis Teams, Individuals Triumph in Rankings
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released their first rankings of 2010 yesterday, and both Virginia squads were well represented. The women earned a No. 26, but it was the men who stole the spotlight, earning a No. 2 spot, three top 20 singles players, and two top 20 doubles duos. On the...
Vote for STL's 2009 UVA Coach of the Year
As we get closer to the greatest college tradition of all time, in which the world counts down to the singing of the Good Ol' Song, we can't help but to take a look back at the year and think about some of the great successes that UVa has had. With that in mind, we invite you to take part in our...
Beyond the Academical Village: Q&A with Brian Vahaly
Brian Vahaly (COM ’01) is the highest-ranking professional tennis player ever to graduate from the University of Virginia. The business management and finance double major graduated in possession of several honors: ACC Player of the Year (twice), U.Va. All-American (three times), and the NCAA...
Hoos Advance in ITA Qualifying Round
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Our Virginia Men’s Tennis team is a pretty potent team. When the dust was settled after the first day of the qualifying round at the ITA All-America Championships, three Cavaliers stood tall: Houston Barrick (Brentwood, TN), Drew Courtney (Clifton, VA)...
Tennis Titles Galore
You know who's grossly underrated? Virginia Men's Tennis. This weekend, they flexed just a little of their muscle by collecting three titles at the UVA Plus One Invitational. Junior Sanam Singh topped Tennessee freshman Rhyne Williams, 6-4, 6-4, for the A-2 bracket title, while junior Michael...
John Isner, Wimbledon, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Long March of History
Federer sure whaled that last forehand, though. People are looking at each other and applauding. The thing with Federer is that he’s Mozart and Metallica at the same time, and the harmony’s somehow exquisite. By the way, it’s right around here, or the next game, watching, that three separate...
David Hale Removes Debilitating Hex From Georgia Bulldogs
It goes without saying that David Hale is a longtime friend to all of us here at Dawg Sports. He has earned our respect as a reputable and reliable beat reporter covering the Georgia Bulldogs, maintaining journalistic objectivity while still offering insights as a human being with a personality...
John Isner Resumes Play at Wimbledon
As Quinton McDawg points out, "epic" doesn't begin to cover what damn good 'Dawg John Isner is doing at Wimbledon. This is so huge, Georgia Tech fans are trying to get in on the action as Isner warms up to resume his battle with Nicolas Mahut. For his part, Isner feels like a million bucks . . . in...
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