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No. 2 Virginia Overpowers U-M in ITA Kick-Off Championship
1/24/2026 11:59:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Charlottesville, Va. (Boar's Head Sports Club)
Event: ITA Kick-Off (Day 2 of 2)
Score: #2 Virginia 4, Michigan 0
Records: U-M (1-2), UVA (4-0)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 1 -- at Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.), Noon
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 2-ranked Virginia Cavaliers proved too much for the University of Michigan men's tennis team in a 4-0 decision on Saturday (Jan. 24) in the championship match at the ITA Kick-Off at Boar's Head Sports Club.
Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett took a 6-1 match off Arnav Bhandari and Mert Oral at No. 2 doubles before Mans Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim earned the upset over No. 7-ranked Max Dahlin and Bjorn Swenson 6-4.
Virginia (4-0) grabbed wins in all six first sets and took a 2-0 lead with Dahlberg topping Bhandari 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
The Cavaliers took a 3-0 lead as No. 7 Dahlin retired at No. 1 and clinched the match with Kim taking down No. 123 ranked Oral 6-0, 7-5 at No. 4 singles.
Up next, Michigan (1-2) takes on Harvard at noon on Sunday, Feb. 1, in Cambridge, Mass. The Wolverines' first home match is set for Saturday, Feb. 7, at noon against Columbia inside the Varsity Tennis Center.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 – No. 16 Dylan Dietrich (Virginia) d. No. 7 Max Dahlin (U-M) 6-3, 3-1 retired
No. 2 – No. 29 Keegan Rice (Virginia) vs. Bjorn Swenson (U-M) 7-5, 1-1 abandoned
No. 3 – Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) vs. Andres Santamarta Roig (Virginia) 3-6, 6-1, 0-0 abandoned
No. 4 – Jangjun Kim (Virginia) d. No. 123 Mert Oral (U-M) 6-0, 7-5
No. 5 – Mans Dahlberg (Virginia) d. Arnav Bhandari (U-M) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 – Stiles Brockett (Virginia) vs. Pierce Shaya (U-M) 6-3, 5-4 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 – Mans Dahlberg/Jangjun Kim (Virginia) d. No. 7 Max Dahlin/Bjorn Swenson (U-M) 6-4
No. 2 – Dylan Dietrich/Stiles Brockett (Virginia) d. Arnav Bhandari/Mert Oral (U-M) 6-1
No. 3 – Andres Santamarta Roig/Keegan Rice (Virginia) vs. Pierce Shaya/Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) 5-4 abandoned
Order of Completion:Â Doubles 2-1, Singles 5-1-4
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