The Roanoke Valley Invitational Tennis Tournament had to be moved indoors from Hollins University to the Sun Tennis Complex, but that didn’t stop players from the University of Virginia from sweeping the two main events.

In the men’s open singles, UVa standout Somdev Devvarman cruised past fellow Cavalier Marko Miklo 6-1, 6-0, to earn the tournament singles title.

“I love being the top seed,” Devvarman said with a smile. “Everyone wants to play me, including my teammates.”

Miklo, who has played in many international tournaments for his home country of Slovakia, had his work cut out for him with Devvarman in the finals.

“My expectations for the tournament weren’t big,” said Miklo, the No. 5 player for the Cavaliers this past season. “I took some time off after the NCAA tournament, so I was surprised that I even made it to the finals.”

In the semifinal matches, Devvarman made short work of former Patrick Henry star Brock Newton 6-0, 6-0, while Miklo defeated Virginia Tech’s No. 2 player Alexei Sergeev 6-3, 6-4.

In the men’s open doubles finale, Devvarman paired with UVa teammate Andrew Downing and they picked up a tough 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Sergeev and Virginia Tech assistant tennis coach Jimmy Borendame.

Devvarman and Downing found themselves down early, but rallied to hold of Sergeev and Borendame. Neither team had competed together in a tournament before so it took a short while for the teams to work out some chemistry.

“Andrew’s my teammate, but we don’t really play together that much,” Devvarman said. “We just thought we’d give it a shot and see how we would do.”

“I knew the tournament would be fun because I wouldn’t have to do a lot playing with Somdev,” Downing said. “The Tech match was really good.”

Borendame was on last year’s RVITT doubles championship team with Virginia Tech’s Saber Kadiri, but it was tough to repeat with a new partner and the stiffer competition.

“Sergeev is great, but to be honest, I expected to win,” Borendame said. “The competition was definitely deeper this year with the UVa guys coming down, so it really strengthenedthe field.”

Sergeev, who entered the tournament to stay in shape during the offseason, said the UVa-Virginia Tech rivalry added a bit to the finals.

“It was kind of awkward to play the UVa guys, but I thought everyone expected it,” Sergeev said. “I was relaxed, so it was just a good time here.”

With the threat of rain, all matches were moved to the indoor facility in Roanoke County as a precaution.