The No. 27 Virginia women’s tennis team will travel to Huntington, W.Va. Saturday before heading to Richmond next week for matches against No. 28 Marshall and No. 29 Virginia Commonwealth.

Having won five matches during the past six days — three of which were against ranked opponents and all were dominating wins — the Cavaliers are fairly optimistic.

“We definitely have confidence going into it, just from this past week — we had a good week,” freshman Maria Fuccillo said. “A lot of girls are playing really well, so we just hope for the best, and the belief has to be there.”

But other than shoring the team’s confidence, Virginia’s success last week also will guide its practice routine this week. Coaches will focus on players’ individual needs, while refining strokes and honing technique.

“It’s really just making sure each individual player is doing the thing they need to do to make their game successful, so whether it’s extra serving and returning, whether it’s working on volleying, whether it’s working on our doubles, just whatever each player needs so that when they walk out on the court they feel comfortable,” assistant coach Troy Porco said.

Virginia’s two opponents this week — No. 28 Marshall and No. 29 VCU ­— will look to test the similarly-ranked Cavaliers. Marshall still is undefeated this season, with 10 victories so far. VCU (10-2), after falling to then-No. 1 Duke at the National Indoor Championships in January, has won seven consecutive matches, six of which came at home.

After Monday’s contest, the team will have a rare full week off before facing conference rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg March 21. The promise of this respite from competition is serving as incentive for the team to push through its next two matches.

“I think that motivation — getting through this weekend then you’ll have some time off,” Fucillo said, “not a lot of teams get to do that. We get to go home.”