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8 Different times a UVA tennis player has won an ITA Regional singles title after fourth-year J.C. Aragone joined the club Oct. 18 by captur- ing the Atlantic Regional Championship. Other previous winners include: Huntley Montgomery (2000), Dominic Inglot (2007-08), Jarmere Jenkins (2009-10), Harrison Richmond (2012) and Ryan Shane (2014). 45 Of the past 48 men's basketball games at home have resulted in wins, heading into the 2016-17 season. Tony Bennett's club went 15-0 at John Paul Jones Arena last year for the first undefeated home mark since 1981-82. 196.5-156.5 W a s t h e final score of then-No. 6 Virginia women's swimming and diving's win over then-No. 1 Michigan Nov. 5. The Cavaliers also topped Penn State at the tri-meet in Charlottesville. 976 Consecutive minutes the women's soccer team went without allowing a goal during a stretch from last year through a Sept. 11 loss, which was a school record. The No. 14 Cavaliers pitched 10 shutouts during the 2016 regular season. ◆ Dec. 7, 1939 — The Cavaliers open the sea- son by setting the modern (since 1938) school record for fewest points allowed in a 35-14 win over Bridgewater. The record in the shot clock era of men's basketball (since 1986) is 26 in a 2014 win over Rutgers. ◆ Dec. 22, 1979 — Program legend RALPH SAMPSON posts the first triple-double of his career (and the second in school history) with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks in an 84- 60 win over Army. Exactly a week later, he posts UVA's most recent triple-double with 15 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 79-58 win over Old Dominion. ◆ Dec. 31, 1984 — Virginia appears in its first bowl game and records a 27-24 win over Purdue in the Peach Bowl. The Cavs trailed by 10 at halftime but did not allow a point in the second half, while the ground game got going on the other side of the ball, — UVA ran for nearly 200 yards after the break. Offensive MVP Howard Perry finished with 114 rushing yards and a touchdown, while defensive MVP Ray Daly picked off Purdue quarterback Jim Everett twice, including on a critical fourth-quarter drive when Purdue was marching for a possible go-ahead score. UVA finished 8-2-2 and ranked 17th by the Associated Press. UVA HISTORY PHOTO COURTESY UVA