On Wednesday, Boland’s employer acknowledged that fact when it rewarded the 36-year-old with a new five-year contract. In doing so, Boland was kept off the free-agent market, where he reportedly had a number of admirers.

Since turning professional after he graduated in May, former Virginia star Somdev Devvarman has played 18 matches. The native of Chennai, India has won them all and has dropped just two sets in the process.

UVa coach Brian Boland has a number of guys in the fold who might have the potential to be Somdev Devvarman’s heir apparent.

With a dominating 6-3, 6-2 win over Tennessee’s J.P. Smith on Monday night, Somdev Devvarman won his second straight NCAA singles title. He also may have staked claim to an auspicious title: greatest collegiate men’s player of all time.

Somdev Devvarman reached the NCAA Championship finals for the third year in a row by defeating Stanford freshman Alex Clayton.

UVa senior Somdev Devvarman became the first player to reach the NCAA singles semifinals in three straight years on Saturday, battling past Baylor sophomore Denes Lukacs, 6-0, 6-7 (2), 6-3.

Virginia senior Somdev Devvarman continued his relentless march toward another NCAA singles championship on Thursday, dispatching the 22nd-ranked collegiate player, Erling Tveit of Mississippi, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the tournament quarterfinals

Virginia’s remaining tennis hopes advanced in singles and doubles at the NCAA Individual Championships on Thursday. No. 1 Somdev Devvarman defeated Clancey Shields of Boise State 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the round of 16. Devvarman’s 14th career NCAA Championship victory set a new record.

Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman began his NCAA title defense in strong fashion on Wednesday, defeating Ryan Preston of Vanderbilt, 6-1, 6-3.

Former Virginia tennis standout Doug Stewart can vividly recall his first few college home matches that took place in 2003. Stewart was a freshman on a team that had finished seventh in the ACC the year before.

Jamie Hunt’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 triumph paved the way for a 4-3 Georgia win. The Bulldogs, who became the first team to defeat Virginia this season, will play Texas in the NCAA finals tonight at 7 p.m.

“I’m not really thinking about what we did last year or what they did,” said Virginia senior co-captain Somdev Devvarman. “I’m more focused on how we’re going to beat them.

In Tulsa, Okla., Virginia junior Dom Inglot is a completely different player than he was only a month ago.

On many Monday nights, at an eatery on the Corner, you can find Virginia senior Somdev Devvarman playing his guitar and singing the songs of his favorite band.

No. 1-seeded Virginia wasn’t about to let a rain delay — one that forced play indoors — get in its way. The Cavaliers, behind some brilliant doubles play and an impressive outing by freshman Michael Shabaz in singles, easily disposed of Penn State to move into the Round of 16 against Michigan on Friday in Tulsa, Okla.

If you’re a bandwagon jumper, if you enjoy watching frontrunners, or if you truly appreciate greatness, then reserve a spot at Snyder Tennis Center for 11 a.m. this morning.

Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh didn’t have a single bead of sweat on them just minutes after their match concluded on Saturday.

Fairleigh Dickinson coach Ira Miller has broken out the old Gene Hackman speech from the movie “Hoosiers” as his team prepares to face top-ranked and undefeated Virginia this morning in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Many college tennis observers believe this is the year the Virginia men’s team will capture its first-ever NCAA championship. Count Patrick McEnroe among them.

Nobody on the Virginia men’s tennis team is going to be satisfied with anything less than an NCAA championship this season.

In college tennis, winning the doubles is often the catalyst to beating an opponent.
On Saturday morning in Altamonte, Fla., Virginia lost the doubles point to Wake Forest.
However, UVa roared back in the singles and cruised to a 4-1 victory in the ACC Tournament semifinals.

No. 1 Virginia, behind a solid performance from sophomore Houston Barrick, defeated N.C. State, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

With an undefeated squad that has been ranked No. 1 since January, Virginia men’s tennis coach Brian Boland hasn’t had too many occasions to be angry this season.

Somdev Devvarman, Treat Huey and Ted Angelinos won in straight sets in leading No. 1-ranked Virginia to an impressive 7-0 win over Wake Forest in front of a record 859 fans at the Snyder Tennis Center.

The No. 1 Virginia men didn’t have their usual pep. UVa wound up beating No. 49 N.C. State, 5-2, to claim its fifth straight ACC regular-season championship, however, Cavalier coach Brian Boland didn’t seem very pleased about it.

This weekend, Virginia’s 2008 outfit will have a chance to leave an indelible mark in the record books when it closes out its regular season with home matches against N.C. State and Wake Forest. The Wahoos have a chance to finish with a perfect 25-0 record.

The stroke of good fortune propelled Houston Barrick and teammate Michael Shabaz to a 9-8 win in No. 2 doubles over Duke’s Reid Carleton and Kiril Dimitrov.

Ted Angelinos, a transfer from Tulane, continued his strong play with a 6-3, 6-1 victory that clinched a 6-1 victory for No. 1 Virginia over No. 10 FSU in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Boyd Tinsley Courts.

Virginia, behind No. 1 player in the country Somdev Devvarman, obliterated No. 26 Miami. The Cavaliers won all nine matches and didn’t drop a set en route to a 7-0 win in front of a rowdy crowd of 637 at the Snyder Tennis Center.

This afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center, top-ranked and undefeated UVa hosts the 26th-ranked Hurricanes (9-4, 2-2 ACC) in a match that begins at 3 p.m.