Tennis News -
At 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (May 15-26)

[R1] (1) Somdev Devvarman (Virginia) bt Ryan Preston (Vanderbilt) 61 63
[R2] (1) Somdev Devvarman (Virginia) vs Clancy Shields (Boise State)

Doubles -
[R1] (1) Somdev Devvarman/ Treat Huey (Virginia) vs Daniel Buikema/ Mathieu Thibaudeau (Alabama)

Somi scored easy victory but his teammates Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot lost in first round.

Somdev Devarrman's Comments after the match -
About the match…
“I felt like he was a little uncomfortable at the start of the match and I was pretty confident with the way that I’ve been playing. I got off to a good start and I held serve early and broke right away and kept that momentum going into the first set. At the start of the second he definitely started playing a lot better, he was a lot more confident and started hitting the ball a lot better and was definitely serving a lot better and until three all in the second set it was definitely a battle. He had a few break points on me and I think I strung together a two good points at three all and I cruised from there.”

Do you think you have a target on your back being the defending champion?
“I’m not sure, you would have to ask the other guys if they see me as a target, but as far as I’m concerned I’m just playing one match at a time and I’m not really sure who I am playing next. As soon as my coach gets a scouting report, I am just going to take one (match) at a time. I hope to stay solid as the tournament goes on.”