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While the Virginia women were busy dismantling their side of the ACC, the Cavalier men endured a more humbling week at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. — one that nonetheless offered tantalizing glimpses of what Coach Todd DeSorbo’s men could become.
Consider Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball team.
Virginia squash enjoyed successes, both tangible and intangible over the weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships in Charlottesville at its own McArthur Squash Center. The No. 5 men’s team (13-3, 4-1 MASC) competed in the Holley Cup, winning their fifth title in seven years, while the No. 5 women’s team (11-4, 4-1 MASC) fell in the final of the Gaynor Cup.
Just nine days after suffering its first loss of the season in Columbus, Ohio, No. 1 Virginia faced a familiar challenge Monday afternoon. And once again, No. 2 Ohio State worked past the Cavaliers (8-2, 0-0 ACC).
Virginia track and field brought the excitement and electricity from Charlottesville to Lynchburg and Clemson, competing in a series of events highlighted by the team’s sprinters and jumpers on Friday and Saturday. The team as a whole was spread throughout the country, but the short-distance bunches at Liberty and Clemson held it down strongly for the Cavalier collective.
No. 2 seed Virginia opened its 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championship run in dominant fashion Friday evening, blanking No. 16 Clemson 4-0 at the Styslinger/Altex Tennis Complex to punch a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Tuesday, the No. 25 Virginia men’s swimming team will kick off the postseason with the ACC Championship meet in Atlanta. The Cavaliers, who stand at 2-6 in dual action, have arguably not lived up to their preseason No. 14 ranking. However, it can all be forgotten if they make a splash in championship meets.
As Virginia women’s swimming enters their final preparations for the 2026 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, they do so not just as a team, but as a juggernaut with a track record of pure, unadulterated dominance.
Last year, an ace capped off a seventh-place finish. This year, the Cavaliers recorded no aces, but they dominated in all other aspects, with players setting new course lows and No. 1 Virginia posting its lowest team score to finish the Puerto Rico Classic in first.
The first half of ACC play has been anything but dull for No. 15 Virginia. The Cavaliers (21-3, 10-2 ACC) opened conference play on New Year’s Eve in Blacksburg, falling in triple overtime in the first leg of this season’s Commonwealth Clash.
The Washington Post is a media giant, respected and admired across the country. But early this month, The Post has been more than a producer of news — it has become a subject of news.
Just three days after being named the No. 1 men’s tennis team in the nation, Virginia men’s tennis suffered its first loss of the spring season, falling 5-2 to No. 2 Ohio State Saturday afternoon at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Spring cannot come soon enough for Virginia men’s lacrosse, which is hoping to bury the demon that was the 2024-25 season. The Cavaliers dropped from a preseason No. 4 ranking to failing to even make the ACC tournament, rounding out the season with their lowest win total in 21 years.
In a competitive match lasting just under three hours, No. 15 Virginia was eliminated from the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, losing 4-1 to No. 1 Georgia in the first round at the Combe Tennis Center. The Bulldogs (2-1, 0-0 SEC) took the doubles point, giving them a strong advantage in singles and forcing the Cavaliers (6-3, 0-0 ACC) into a handful of three-set singles matches.
In seasons past, Virginia baseball fans could expect the season’s opening lineup to feature significant continuity from years prior. Former Coach Brian O’Connor frequently deployed Cavaliers who spent three-plus years with the program.
Monumental upsets are often attributed to biblical grandeur — the story of David and Goliath is used to describe teams that face impossible odds against insuperable opponents. In this case, the metaphorical David dons his singlet, rather than taking up his sling.
Editor’s Note: HoosDay is a biweekly sports column that explores the Virginia sports fan experience. Casey Reims is the HoosDay Columnist for the 2026 spring semester.
It was a weekend of clinical accuracy for Virginia squash as both the men's and women's teams showcased why they remain fixed in the nation's top tier. The No. 5 Cavalier men (10-3, 0-0, ACC) traveled to Annapolis, Md. for a neutral faceoff against the No. 19 Western Ontario (2-6, 0-0, OUA), where they executed a flawless 9-0 sweep. The next day, the No. 6 Virginia women (9-3, 0-0, ACC) came out on top over No. 15 Georgetown (4-6, 0-0, Big East) with a 7-2 victory in Washington, D.C.
Back at Boar’s Head Sports Club after a win over No. 12 Columbia Friday, No. 2 Virginia welcomed Vanderbilt for its second to last matchup before the ITA Team Indoor Championships Sunday afternoon. The match doubled as a homecoming for Vanderbilt head coach Scott Brown, whose tenure in Charlottesville spanned more than a decade and coincided with one of the most dominant stretches in program history. Extending their undefeated season, the Cavaliers (6-0, 0-0 ACC) took down the Commodores (5-2, 0-0 SEC) 6-1 in a dual that ultimately lasted over three hours.
The face of Major League Baseball is Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani — the only player to be an all-star at both pitcher and designated hitter in MLB. Virginia baseball now has its own Ohtani. And this one was tailor-made to be a Cavalier.