Somdev Devvarman Virginia

Ivan Salec Radford

Brian Boland Virginia

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June 25, 2008


Devvarman Named Men's Tennis Player of the Year for Third Straight Season

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The University of Virginia Cavaliers headlined the Men’s Tennis – University Division – All-State awards selected by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). For the third straight season, senior Somdev Devvarman and head coach Brian Boland were named the State Player and Coach of the Year, the organization announced on June 25. Radford freshman Ivan Salec garnered the VaSID Rookie of the Year honor.

2008 VaSID University Division All-State Men's Tennis Team

Devvarman was the 2007 and 2008 ITA National Player of the Year and won the NCAA Singles Championship each of the last two seasons. The All-American in both singles and doubles was ranked No. 1 throughout the 2007-08 season and amassed a remarkable 44-1 singles ledger, including a 25-0 mark at the No. 1 spot in dual matches. He ended the year on a Virginia school-record 36-match winning streak. His list of accomplishments include the 2008 ITA/Farnsworth National Senior Player of the Year, 2008 ACC Player of the Year, 2008 NCAA All-Tournament Team (No. 1 singles),  2008 ITA National Team Indoor MVP, ITA National Team Indoors All-Tournament Team (No. 1 singles) and the 2008 ITA National Indoor Singles Champion.

Boland won the state coach of the year accolade for the third straight season after being named the ITA National Coach of the Year. He guided the Cavaliers to an impressive 32-1 mark and a semifinal appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Virginia was ranked No. 1 throughout the regular season and finished the year at the No. 2 spot in the ITA rankings. Boland also guided UVA to the 2008 ITA National Team Indoor Championship as well as the 2008 ACC regular season and tournament championships.

Devvarman headlined the VaSID First Team choices, joining a pair of teammates in doubles partner and senior Treat Huey as well as junior Dominic Inglot. W&M senior Alex Cojanu joined Devvarman and Huey as repeat first-team all-state selections from the 2007 campaign. Senior Albert Larregola of Virginia Tech and junior Martin Sayer of Radford rounded out the first team honorees in singles. On the doubles side, Virginia had a pair of teams honored on the first team as Devvarman and Huey along with the freshman team of Sanam Singh and Michael Shabaz garnered the honor. Cojanu and sophomore Keziel Juneau of William and Mary rounded out the first team doubles selections.

Salec headlined the VaSID Second Team in singles along with garnering the state rookie of the year distinction. He was the Big South Freshman of the Year and received all-conference laurels in both singles and doubles. Salec turned in an impressive singles mark of 30-4, playing primarily at the No. 2 position.

Joining Salec on the second team was Virginia senior Ted Angelinos, Virginia Tech junior Nicolas Delgado de Robles, VCU senior Damien Lacombe, Old Dominion senior Alex Seleznev and Norfolk State junior Miroslav Vlek. The doubles second team consisted of Inglot and Houston Barrick of Virginia, Sayer and Zack Watson of Radford, Emil Lindgren and Sebastien Ripoll of VCU and the William and Mary team of Cojanu and Dominic Pagon.

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.