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doubles match is stopped), there was more parity in the sport than ever. The rules, which were designed to make matches shorter and, in theory, more television friendly, led to more upsets. In January, Virginia had its ACC-record 140-match conference-winning streak — the longest streak in any sport — snapped by North Carolina in the finals of the ITA Na- tional Team Indoor Championships when Shane lost at No. 1 singles to Brayden Schnur. Schnur had Shane's number all season. He went on to defeat him as part of a victory in Chapel Hill, N.C., then beat him 6-0, 6-4 in the ACC Tournament, though, in dramatic fashion, Virginia wound up coming back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Tar Heels. UVA lost the next day in the finals to Wake Forest when Luca Corinteli couldn't close out a win at No. 6 singles. The defeat snapped a string of nine consecutive ACC tournament titles. However, Boland, ever the optimist, didn't let it derail the team from its mission. "This was a great tournament for the guys and great preparation for the NCAA Tourna- ment, which is when we are hoping to peak," he said after the match. "This is all part of it. We will bounce back. "We look forward to playing in the NCAAs and we know the guys will learn a lot from this." Despite the loss, the Cavaliers entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and came out strong in their first-round match against Monmouth, winning 4-0 in easy fashion. However, in the next match against Penn The Cavaliers celebrated after becoming just the fourth school in the modern era to win consecutive national championships, joining Stanford, Georgia and USC. PHOTO BY MATT RILEY/COURTESY UVA