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Three Cavaliers from both of Virginia’s squash squads competed in the CSA Individual Championships over the weekend, in New York, N.Y. — playing against the premier collegiate squash players from around the country.
Vivian Yang landed in Charlottesville for her official visit early in the summer, jet-lagged after some 21 hours of travel from Auckland, New Zealand. Final Exercises were in the University’s rearview mirror, and the streets and courts were quiet — only two-thirds of the coaching staff and none of her future teammates were there to greet her. She was quickly whisked away from the airport to see the Rotunda, taking in the sights on a warm summer evening.
The University’s John Paul Jones Arena housed a dedicated dining facility for student-athletes on the second floor of the arena, which shut down at the end of the Fall 2025 semester. Virginia Athletics attributed the shutdown of the JPJ dining hall to cost-saving efforts, though student-athletes have said this loss leaves a lack of food options and deprives the athletes of a community-building space.
Returning to the Boar’s Head Sports Club for its first home matches of the spring season, No. 2 Virginia delivered a statement pair of wins at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, defeating Indiana 4-1 on Friday before sweeping Michigan 4-0 in Saturday’s championship match to remain undefeated and punch their ticket to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
Six Virginia pitchers will step into the circle this season, each carrying the weight of keeping their team in every game by stifling opposing offenses. Fortunately for the Cavaliers, four of Virginia's five pitchers from last season’s 38-19 campaign return after posting a combined 2.76 ERA and going 14-10 in ACC play.
In an ACC rivalry showdown Friday at NC State’s Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center, the Cavalier squads each faced a formidable opponent in the No. 7 Wolfpack women and the No. 6 NC State men. The dual was Virginia’s last of the season, and the women took advantage, delivering a deluge of season best times, pool records and nationally-ranked performances. The Cavalier women remained unbeaten with a decisive 181-113 victory, while the men fell 172.5-89.5 against a powerhouse NC State lineup.
Coming off a harsh away loss at North Carolina earlier in the week, No. 14 Virginia returned to Charlottesville looking to get back in the win column. Hosting a small, four-team ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament, the Cavaliers (5-1, 0-1 ACC) started strong with a competitive yet clean 4-0 win over Rice, before beating No. 20 USC by the same score in the championship game to earn qualification for the ITA Indoor Team Championships.
A hush lies over Scott Stadium as Virginia enters its first full month without a history-making football team bringing energy to the University since July. But spring in Charlottesville does not mean Virginia Athletics is slowing down. In fact, it picks up, as many winter sports are already in full swing, and spring sports — some of Virginia’s most successful — approach the season’s beginning.
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.
In a Monday afternoon dual at the Chewning Tennis Center, No. 14 Virginia fell 6-1 to No. 3 North Carolina, marking their first loss of the spring dual season. The Cavaliers (3-1, 0-1 ACC) entered the match seeking redemption after last season’s ACC Tournament elimination at the hands of the Tar Heels (4-0, 1-0 ACC), but ultimately came up short across the board. Facing one of the nation’s best lineups — which fielded five ranked singles players and two ranked doubles pairings — the Cavaliers battled through an exciting doubles phase and several long singles matches.
The return from winter break often serves as a barometer for national championship aspirations, and as Virginia squash returned to the courts in January, they were faced with two distinct tests — a home-game stand against Princeton, an Ivy League giant and a neutral-site clash in Northern Va., versus Tufts.
Virginia swimming experienced a tale of two meets Saturday in Christiansburg, Va. The No. 1 Cavalier women broke as many pool records as they have national championships, decimating the Hokie women 201-87. The No. 21 men were upset by an unranked Virginia Tech squad, echoing last year’s disappointment in the same annual dual. The result kept the women unbeaten at 7-0, while the men fell to 2-5 in dual-meet action.
Virginia Athletics did not just win in 2025 — they conquered. Through historic upsets, clinched titles and national headlines, the Cavaliers delivered one of the most thrilling years to be a Virginia fan yet. Football’s Sept. 26 double-overtime upset of then-No. 8 Florida State set the tone, and the months that followed brought breakthrough results across multiple sports — from postseason hardware to long-awaited ACC success.
Virginia women’s basketball made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1984, which started a 20-year streak of NCAA Tournament berths. Once revered as a basketball superpower, the Cavaliers have since settled into long-standing — around eight years to be specific — mediocrity. Now, in 2026, patience is a liability instead of a virtue. The team is strong on paper, but alas, the game is played on hardwood. There is still much to be proven.
As the University’s winter break came to a close, 1,156 dedicated Virginia fans packed the bleachers at the Aquatic and Fitness Center — setting an attendance record — to watch the Cavaliers race the Nittany Lions.
As a program coming off its first ACC title and NCAA runner-up finish, the Cavaliers’ approach to their mid-season break matters. The No. 1-ranked team has not skipped a beat this fall, finishing 10-0-1 in ACC matchups and placing no lower than second in its first three tournaments.
In his first few years with Virginia swimming, Coach Todd DeSorbo’s message to blue-chip women’s recruits was simple — come to Virginia and make history. Prior to their first national championship in 2021, phone calls were being made in a trophyless office, promising banners that didn’t yet exist.
It has been a strong start to the season for Virginia wrestling (8-3, 0-0 ACC), and a lot of that has to do with what is shaping up to be a breakout year for one of the Cavaliers’ best wrestlers.
Junior Dylan Dietrich and senior Måns Dahlberg did not arrive in Orlando, Fla. in mid-November expecting to leave such a distinct mark on Virginia men’s tennis history. They believed they could compete. They hoped they could make a run. But like most players stepping into an NCAA championship draw stacked with other nationally ranked opponents, the reality of winning it all felt distant.
At 6:15 in the morning, the University sleeps. Streetlights illuminate sidewalks untrodden by students since the evening prior. The Lawn lies empty, and the Bodo’s Bagels on University Avenue has yet to open its doors. Buildings across grounds dwell in silence, patiently awaiting a day that has yet to begin. One of the exemptions from that list of dark, empty buildings, however, is the Hardie Football Operations Center.