The No. 40 Virginia women's tennis team fell off a three-match winning streak into a two-match losing streak this weekend, suffering two 0-7 defeats on the road at the hands of No. 2 Georgia Tech Saturday and No. 23 Clemson Sunday. The two losses conclude the road portion of the Cavaliers' regular-season schedule.
Virginia (9-10, 5-4 ACC) was completely swept by the Yellow Jackets (16-4, 8-1 ACC) Saturday in both singles and doubles. After taking all three doubles matches, Georgia Tech volleyed its success into singles, winning all six matches in straight sets. The Cavaliers were overwhelmed by the Yellow Jackets' deep lineup featuring a ranked player at every singles slot, including the No. 4 and No. 6 players in the country, sophomore Amanda McDowell and senior Kristi Miller, respectively. Virginia sophomore Jennifer Stevens fell to McDowell at the No. 2 court, and Miller handed defeat to junior Amanda Rales at the No. 1 court.
The Cavaliers showed more of the team that won three straight contests in the matchup against Clemson, although it concluded with a result similar to that of the Georgia Tech match. The only victory of the weekend for Virginia came at No. 2 doubles, where senior Lindsey Pereira and junior Maggie Yahner defeated Clemson sophomore Estefania Balda and junior Federica van Adrichem. In singles, although the Cavaliers were swept again, many of the matches were close. Virginia forced a third set in three of the six matches, but was not able to prevail in any of them.
The Cavaliers conclude the regular season this weekend at the Snyder Tennis Center, hosting North Carolina Saturday and Duke Sunday.
--compiled by Antonio Luis Perez
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