This weekend, the No. 25 Virginia's women's tennis team played a total of 46 sets in singles and doubles matches, in two different states, 485 miles apart, during the span of 55 hours.\nThey won 45 of these sets and took all of their matches against Boston College, Maryland and Old Dominion by a score of 7-0.
Virginia (8-0, 2-0 ACC) began the weekend Friday at Boston College on a strong note, taking all three doubles matches to win the doubles point. The Cavaliers then went on to take all six singles matches in straight sets, which included impressive performances by sophomore Emily Fraser at the No. 2 spot, winning 6-1, 6-2, and freshman Mary Fuccillo at the No. 6 spot, winning 6-2, 6-0.\n"Boston College was real strong for our guys," Virginia coach Mark Guilbeau said. "It's not easy to make a trip up there and be there, play a match, and be back all in about 24 hours, and we did just that."
Returning to Charlottesville, the Cavaliers' match against conference rival Maryland brought some changes to the line-up. With freshman Erin Vierra - Virginia's No. 3 singles player - sidelined to rest a sore shoulder and knees, senior Jennifer Stevens, freshman Hana Tomljanovic and Fuccillo each ascended the singles line-up, allowing freshman Katie Gater to see some playing time at the No. 6 spot.
Stevens, Tomljanovic and Fuccillio all beat their opponents in straight sets, and Gater battled back from a one-set deficit to take the next two and the match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Additional strong performances from sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh and Fraser sealed another 7-0 victory for the Cavaliers.
The nightcap of the doubleheader brought the Cavaliers' toughest opponent of the weekend, No. 66 Old Dominion (9-5). The highlight of the match was on the No. 1 Court, as No. 38 Hardenbergh faced off against No. 15 Nadine Fahoum. Aided by an inside scouting report from her brother, a student at Old Dominion, Hardenbergh was determined to change the result of the match from the fall, when Fahoum won handily.
"I was really prepared for her today,"
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