Women’s soccer cruises by Michigan State
Under the lights of Klöckner Stadium, No. 4 Virginia (3-0-0) cruised by Michigan State (1-1-1) with a score of 3-0.
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Under the lights of Klöckner Stadium, No. 4 Virginia (3-0-0) cruised by Michigan State (1-1-1) with a score of 3-0.
The fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team (2-0-0) is set to host the first of two home games this weekend at Klöckner Stadium against the Michigan State Spartans (1-0-1) Thursday at 7 p.m.
No. 4 Virginia (2-0-0) opened up the season with a bang this weekend, as the Cavaliers collected two comfortable victories.
High expectations breed high pressure, but there was something calming in coach Steve Swanson’s voice as he looked forward on the coming season. His tone and manner neither exuded arrogance nor placed pressure on his team.
Sometimes lost in the mystique of the basketball team’s recent success is just how good, how consistent and how dominant the Virginia men’s tennis team has been in recent years.
Coming into the NCAA Tournament as the nation’s top-ranked team and the presumptive favorite to win the national championship, the Virginia men’s tennis team was brimming with confidence. However, having just lost in the ACC Tournament finals to Wake Forest, the Cavaliers would need to right some inconsistencies if they were to secure a second-straight national title. In the end, the Cavaliers succeeded on all fronts and, in a rematch of last year’s final, defeated Oklahoma, 4-1.
Seeking their tenth straight ACC title, the top-ranked team in the nation, the Virginia men’s tennis team, traveled down to the Cary Tennis Center in Cary, N.C., this past weekend. The team won the ACC regular season championship, but knew this tournament would be a struggle, as they did not win the regular season nearly as convincingly as they had in past years. However, the Cavaliers fell short of winning their tenth-straight ACC title.
The fifth-seeded Virginia women’s tennis team showed well in the ACC tournament, defeating twelfth-seed Florida State and fourth-seed Duke en route to an semifinals appearance, where they were defeated by top-seeded North Carolina, 4-1.
It was a busy weekend of tennis at the Snyder Courts, as both the Virginia men and women’s tennis teams played matches Friday and Sunday.
A frantic weekend awaits Virginia tennis, as both the highly-ranked men’s and women’s teams are set to host two home games apiece before the postseason begins. The No. 1 Virginia (20-3, 9-1 ACC) men’s team is set to host No. 7 Wake Forest Friday and Miami Sunday. The No. 13 Cavalier (12-9, 7-5 ACC) women hosts Pittsburgh Friday and Notre Dame Sunday.
After a tough loss against Georgia Tech last Sunday, the No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis team travelled to Blacksburg Sunday to take on its in-state rival in No. 30 Virginia Tech. The Commonwealth clash always is a meaningful contest for both sides, and Sunday the Cavaliers (12-9, 7-5 ACC) emerged victorious with a dominating 6-1 win.
With two ACC matches on the weekend, the No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team had their hands full, but ultimately emerged victorious in both matches to record their 19th and 20th wins of the season.
The No. 3 Virginia men's tennis team (18-3, 7-1 ACC) travelled to Gainesville, Fla. yesterday to take on No. 14 Florida (12-5, 7-1 SEC) at the Ring Tennis Complex. While not an ACC match, this was an opportunity for the Cavaliers to test themselves against some quality competition. The Cavaliers passed their test by notching a 5-2 victory.
It was a big weekend for the No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team, as they had two important matches against No. 10 Duke Friday and No. 16 Georgia Tech Sunday at the Snyder Tennis courts. However, the Cavaliers (11-9, 6-5 ACC) could not pull out a win and ended the weekend with two tough ACC losses.
The No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team travelled down to Florida this weekend for two tough conference matches against No. 6 Miami and Florida State. The Cavaliers (11-7, 6-3 ACC) fell to Miami, 5-2, but bounced back to sweep Florida State, 4-0.
The Cavaliers had a busy weekend with two ACC opponents coming down to Charlottesville for matches Friday and Saturday. Friday, the No. 2 Cavaliers (16-2, 6-0 ACC) took on Notre Dame (10-10, 4-4 ACC) at the Snyder Tennis Center and Saturday, Boston College (3-12, 0-7 ACC) visited the Cavaliers at Snyder. Virginia took care of business in both matches, defeating Notre Dame, 6-1, and sweeping Boston College, 7-0.
The Virginia women’s tennis team played two tough road games this weekend, and came away with a 1-1 split. Saturday, the No. 10 Cavaliers picked up a 5-2 victory over No. 42 North Carolina State. Then, Sunday, the Cavaliers fell to No. 29 Wake Forest in a tight 4-3 matchup.
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team had a busy weekend with two in-conference games — one Friday and the other Sunday. Friday, the team played No. 33 North Carolina State in Charlottesville at the Snyder Tennis courts. Sunday, the Cavaliers hosted No. 23 Florida State at the Boar’s Head Sports Club after the game was moved indoors due to inclement weather.
The No. 18 Virginia women’s tennis team got back on track this past weekend, registering two commanding wins against Louisville and Norfolk State. This doubleheader was the Cavaliers’ first outdoor match of the season, as the Cavaliers enjoyed beautiful weather at the Snyder Tennis Courts in Charlottesville.
The No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team suffered a tough loss to No. 11 Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. The Cavaliers fall to 8-2 on the year with this loss and the previous one to UNC. However, it is important to note Virginia was operating shorthanded. Senior standout Ryan Shane was nursing an injury, causing the Cavaliers to go with an altered lineup.