Jarmere Jenkins come up short of "Triple Crown," but helps nab doubles title; Virginia baseball to take on Army on Friday
UVA TENNIS
Virginia tennis player Jarmere Jenkins went for a clean sweep of titles on Memorial Day at the University of Illinois, but came up short, falling to Ohio State's Blaz Rola, 7-6 (8), 6-4. He did team with Mac Styslinger, however, to take the doubles title from the Texas duo of Chris Camillone and David Holiner, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
With the Cavaliers' team victory over UCLA last week, Virginia won two out of three men's national championships and came up just short of a third.
It was an incredible season for the tennis team, which finally broke through and won a national title after two years of losing to USC in a row in the finals. The Wahoos bring back a lot of talent next year. Jenkins is gone, along with fellow singles player Julen Uriguen, but UVa brings in the best recruiting class in the country so it will be interesting to see if Virginia can reload, continue their dominance, and perhaps make another run to a national championship.
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UVA BASEBALL
Virginia finished 2-1 in the ACC tournament over the weekend, getting beaten by Virginia Tech, 10-1, then taking down Georgia Tech, 8-2, and following that up with a 12-inning victory over Florida State 7-4. Kenny Towns hit a three-run homer that won it for the Wahoos. Virginia Tech and North Carolina went 3-0 in their pools and UNC won the championship Sunday, downing the Hokies 4-1.
On Monday, Virginia was selected as the No. 6 national seed in the NCAA tournament, which starts Friday. Charlottesville was chosen as a regional site for the fourth straight season. The Cavs' region consists of No. 2 seed UNC Wilmington, No. 3 seed Elon, and No. 4 seed Army. The Wahoos face Army at 1 p.m. Friday at Davenport Field. Elon and UNC Wilmington face off at 6 p.m. From
there, the tournament is double elimination format.
UNC Wilmington went 37-21 overall and 18-8 in the CAA. Michael Bass is batting .387 and Albemarle
High School product Tyler Molinaro has hit 11 home runs. The Seahawks won the CAA regular-season title
but went 0-2 in the conference's tournament.
Elon went 32-28 overall and 18-11 in the Southern Conference, winning the conference tournament with five straight victories. Sebastian Gomez leads the Phoenix, hitting .332.
Virginia's first opponent, Army, is on a hot streak entering the NCAA tournament. The Black Knights have won eight straight contests and stand at 29-21 overall. They dominated the Patriot League, going 18-2. They won two straight games at Holy Cross to win the conference tournament. Patrick Mescher leads the team with a .345 batting average while 2012 All-American Chris Rowley heads the pitching staff, owning a 9-3 record with a 2.68 ERA. The Cavs downed the Black Knights in last year's Charlottesville Regional, 9-1.
Virginia tennis player Jarmere Jenkins went for a clean sweep of titles on Memorial Day at the University of Illinois, but came up short, falling to Ohio State's Blaz Rola, 7-6 (8), 6-4. He did team with Mac Styslinger, however, to take the doubles title from the Texas duo of Chris Camillone and David Holiner, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
With the Cavaliers' team victory over UCLA last week, Virginia won two out of three men's national championships and came up just short of a third.
It was an incredible season for the tennis team, which finally broke through and won a national title after two years of losing to USC in a row in the finals. The Wahoos bring back a lot of talent next year. Jenkins is gone, along with fellow singles player Julen Uriguen, but UVa brings in the best recruiting class in the country so it will be interesting to see if Virginia can reload, continue their dominance, and perhaps make another run to a national championship.
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UVA BASEBALL
Virginia finished 2-1 in the ACC tournament over the weekend, getting beaten by Virginia Tech, 10-1, then taking down Georgia Tech, 8-2, and following that up with a 12-inning victory over Florida State 7-4. Kenny Towns hit a three-run homer that won it for the Wahoos. Virginia Tech and North Carolina went 3-0 in their pools and UNC won the championship Sunday, downing the Hokies 4-1.
On Monday, Virginia was selected as the No. 6 national seed in the NCAA tournament, which starts Friday. Charlottesville was chosen as a regional site for the fourth straight season. The Cavs' region consists of No. 2 seed UNC Wilmington, No. 3 seed Elon, and No. 4 seed Army. The Wahoos face Army at 1 p.m. Friday at Davenport Field. Elon and UNC Wilmington face off at 6 p.m. Fromthere, the tournament is double elimination format.
UNC Wilmington went 37-21 overall and 18-8 in the CAA. Michael Bass is batting .387 and Albemarle
High School product Tyler Molinaro has hit 11 home runs. The Seahawks won the CAA regular-season title
but went 0-2 in the conference's tournament.Elon went 32-28 overall and 18-11 in the Southern Conference, winning the conference tournament with five straight victories. Sebastian Gomez leads the Phoenix, hitting .332.
Virginia's first opponent, Army, is on a hot streak entering the NCAA tournament. The Black Knights have won eight straight contests and stand at 29-21 overall. They dominated the Patriot League, going 18-2. They won two straight games at Holy Cross to win the conference tournament. Patrick Mescher leads the team with a .345 batting average while 2012 All-American Chris Rowley heads the pitching staff, owning a 9-3 record with a 2.68 ERA. The Cavs downed the Black Knights in last year's Charlottesville Regional, 9-1.
None of these teams worry me a ton (maybe Army a little). I think we're good to advance out of this region. Super Regionals will be interesting.
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