| Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Virginia |
| Head coach | Andres Pedroso (7th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Charlottesville,VA |
| Home Court | Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar's Head Resort |
| Nickname | Cavaliers (official) Wahoos (unofficial) |
| Colors | Orange and blue[1] |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 | |
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
| 2011, 2012 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2004, 2005, 2007–2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2004–2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
TheVirginia Cavaliers men's tennis team represents theUniversity of Virginia inNCAADivision I men'stennis as part of theAtlantic Coast Conference. The team is coached byAndres Pedroso. Since 2021, the Cavaliers have played at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar's Head Resort inCharlottesville, Virginia. During the indoor portion of their season, they play on the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the nearby Boar's Head Sports Club.[2]
Virginia has won six recent NCAA Championships, their first in 2013 followed by three consecutive national titles in 2015–2017 and then back to back titles in 2022–2023.
The program first experienced a major renaissance when the program built new facilities and hired former coachBrian Boland as head coach in 2002. In his third season, he led the team to their firstACC regular season and tournament titles.[3] The Cavaliers reached their first finals of theNCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship in 2011, falling to theUSC Trojans by a score of 4–3. The program's first NCAA title came two years later, with the Cavaliers defeatingUCLA in the finals.[4]
The team has won theNCAA championship six times, in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023. Their 2013 title was the first men's tennis title won by anACC team.[4] Additionally, the team has also won theITA National Team Indoor Championship six times.[5] The Cavaliers have won the ACC regular season title 13 times, all consecutively from 2004 to 2016. They were also the ACC Tournament champions in 11 of those years. From April 2006 to February 2016, the Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis team beat 140 consecutive ACC opponents.[6] This winning streak is a record across all ACC sports.
On May 24, 2017, Andres Pedroso was named director of tennis and head coach of the team, replacing Boland who had accepted the Head of Men's Tennis position atUSTA Player Development.[7]
On May 22, 2022, the Cavaliers sweptKentucky to win their 5th National Championship. This 4–0 victory concluded an impressive tournament run from the Cavaliers, beating the SEC's best to offer inSouth Carolina,Florida,Tennessee and the aforementioned Kentucky Wildcats. One year later, UVA repeated as national champions after beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 4–0 in the NCAA Finals, winning the doubles point and sweeping the top three courts.
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Information about honors and former players cited from the2017 team fact bookArchived June 15, 2017, at theWayback Machine