2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS May 18-29 • Athens, Ga. • University of Georgia Dan Magill Tennis Complex
MATCH #9 RESULTS Virginia Earns Semifinal Berth
Two-time defending champs take one step closer to defending their title. ATHENS, Ga. — Two-time defending champion Virginia took the next step to completing their second title defense, earning a semifinal berth with a 4-1 win over 10th-seeded Texas. The Cavaliers won the doubles point with wins on the second and third courts, clinched by a 6-4 win from the pair of Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and Alexander Ritschard on court two. Virginia held momentum at the start of singles play, taking courts four and three, respectively, to seize a 3-0 advantage. No. 40 Collin Altamirano made swift work of Texas’ George Goldhoff, 6-1, 6-0, followed by Carl Soderlund’s 6-2, 6-1 decision. The Longhorns countered with a win on the top court, Christian Sigsgaard’s 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ritschard, but J.C. Aragone clinched the match for UVA with a 6-2, 7-6 win. Texas will face the winner of TCU and Ohio State on Monday at noon. RESULTS #2 Virginia 4, #10 Texas 1 Doubles 1. #76 Goldhoff/Telles (UT) def. #17 Corinteli/Soderlund (UVA), 6-2 2. Kwiatkowski/Ritschard (UVA) def. Markes/Sigsgaard (UT), 6-4 3. Altamirano/Aragone (UVA) def. Ito/Scott (UT), 6-2 Singles 1. #25 Christian Sigsgaard (UT) def. #91 Alexander Ritschard (UVA), 7-5, 6-3 2. #14 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVA) vs. #36 Harrison Scott (UT), 5-7, 6-3, 3-0, unf. 3. Carl Soderlund (UVA) def. #55 Yuya Ito (UT), 6-2, 6-1 4. #40 Collin Altamirano (UVA) def. George Goldhoff (UT), 6-1, 6-0 5. #109 J.C. Aragone (UVA) def. Leonardo Telles (UT), 6-2, 7-6(3) 6. #102 Henrik Wiersholm (UVA) vs. Rodrigo Banzer (UT), 7-6(5), 2-3, unf. Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,1,5)
