Virginia's reign as two-time defending NCAA Men's Tennis national champions has come to an end after falling to ACC rival Wake Forest in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Virginia's reign as two-time defending champions of NCAA Division I Men's Tennis has come to an end. With their best player out with an illness and their second-best player essentially playing on one leg, the Cavaliers couldn't overcome those obstacles as their run for a third-straight national title came up short.
In the rematch in the NCAA quarterfinals, UVA faced a severe disadvantage as three-time All-American and 2023 NCAA Tournament MVP Chris Rodesch was pulled from the lineup for the duration of the tournament due to an illness, moving Montes to the top court and Dietrich to court 2.The fourth-year has officially been pulled from the lineup for the weekend due to illness.
Wake Forest continued that momentum into singles play, where the Deacs won the first set on five of the six courts. Tacchi went on to beat Kiefer 6-2, 6-2 on court 4 and Koons defeated Hopper 6-3, 7-6 on court 6 to give Wake Forest a 3-0 lead in the match.
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