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AROUND THE GROUNDS NUMBERS 5 Men's tennis players were included in the ITA preseason rankings, led by No. 4 singles player THAI-SON KWIATKOWSKI, a fourth- year. Four others were included in the top 74 and a pair of doubles teams were ranked in the top 40, including Kwiatkowski and fellow senior Luca Corintelli at No. 11. 2 Former Virginia players who were nominated for Major League Baseball's Roberto Clem- ente Award, which annually goes to the player who best represents the game through extraordi- nary character, community involvement, philan- thropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field — Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sean Doolitte and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. 10.0 Tackles per game averaged by redshirt third-year linebacker Micah Kiser through four contests, which is tied for 19th nationally. 16 Votes totaled by UVA head man Tony Bennett in CBSSports.com's "Candid Coaches" poll the website ran this August ask- ing coaches around the country which of their counterparts they would want coaching their own son. Only Michigan State's Tom Izzo received more votes (18); Kansas' Bill Self was third with 10. "Tony Bennett seems like he has a great rapport with his players," one anonymous coach said. "He gets the bigger picture that it's more than just basketball, and his players develop at a high level and become pros." 16 Is where former Virginia midfielder Jordan Allen (2013) was ranked on Major League Soccer's 24 Under-24 list of the league's top young players. He currently plays for Real Salt Lake and earned a spot on the MLS Homegrown Game dur- ing All-Star Weekend this year. 25th Is the ranking of Virginia's Bird- wood Golf Course in Golfweek's ranking of the best on-campus courses in America. 251 Career home runs for former Virginia standout Mark Reynolds, a first base- man for the Colorado Rockies; no former Cavalier has more. The 10th-year professional, who was selected in the 16th round of the 2004 MLB Draft, hit 14 home runs this season. PHOTO COURTESY UVA