Women's tennis nabs first-ever ACC title
Continuing to make school history, the No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 6 Duke to win the first ACC Championship title in program history Sunday in Cary, North Carolina.
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Continuing to make school history, the No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 6 Duke to win the first ACC Championship title in program history Sunday in Cary, North Carolina.
Despite splitting the last two regular season matches, the No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team earned a share of their first ACC women’s tennis regular-season title.
The No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team completed its second consecutive weekend sweep, extended its winning streak to a school-best eight matches with victories Saturday and Sunday. The Cavaliers (17-4, 11-1 ACC) first defeated NC State (7-12, 1-11) before handing a 6-1 loss to No. 66 Wake Forest (11-11, 3-10) Sunday.
For the No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team’s four seniors, their final season has looked pretty good. Having upset top-ranked Duke at home and reached a program-best No. 3 ranking twice, the team’s veteran members now look ahead to a potentially deep postseason run. As the younger players continue to be the faces of another successful season, these seniors will play a major behind-the-scenes role, helping the team move forward in ways not always visible on the court.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team extended its winning streak to six matches by sweeping senior weekend with victories against No. 27 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Clemson. After scraping together a tough 4-2 win Saturday against the Yellow Jackets, the Cavaliers defeated a hot Clemson team Sunday, 5-2.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team secured its second shutout win in a row Saturday, defeating No. 58 Virginia Tech (10-8, 3-6 ACC) in Blacksburg. The 7-0 victory marked the third sweep of the season for the Cavaliers (13-4, 7-1 ACC).
The No. 6 Virginia women’s tennis team won both of their conference matches this weekend, improving to 6-1 in ACC play. After the Cavaliers defeated No. 22 Notre Dame, they welcomed new rival Pittsburgh to Charlottesville for the first time. Virginia then shut out the Panthers to complete the weekend sweep.
The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team kept busy during Spring Break, battling four ranked opponents in matches at home and on the road.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team continued ACC play Saturday, keeping its conference record perfect by dominating Syracuse, 6-1, in New York.
The No. 13 Virginia women’s tennis team made school history Friday, upsetting No. 1 Duke 5-2 to earn the program’s first home victory against a top-ranked opponent. After handing the Blue Devils their first loss of the season, the Cavaliers traveled to No. 62 Boston College to face the Eagles Sunday. Virginia managed keep its ACC record perfect, defeating the Eagles 6-1 to improve to 7-2 this season.
After a seemingly slow start, fifth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team managed to buckle down and find momentum to fuel a 19-12 victory against Rutgers Saturday night at Klöckner Stadium. With this win, the Cavaliers improve to 4-0 for the seventh straight season.
The No. 10 Virginia women’s tennis team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday when the team’s comeback bid against No. 16 Alabama fell short, 4-3, in Tuscaloosa.
The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team finished 2-1 at the highly competitive Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championship in Charlottesville this weekend. The Cavaliers (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season Friday, falling to second-ranked University of Florida in a close 4-2 match. Shaking off the loss, Virginia dominated the rest of the weekend, blanking No. 7 Texas A&M 4-0 Saturday and defeating No. 12 Alabama 4-1 to end its tournament appearance Sunday.
The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team continued its strong start to the season, trouncing No. 44 VCU and No. 33 South Carolina in Charlottesville this weekend. Virginia (3-0) easily defeated VCU 6-1 Friday before fighting for a 5-2 victory against the Gamecocks Sunday.
After blasting No. 17 Florida State 85-68 Sunday, the Virginia women’s basketball team hosts No. 6 Maryland Thursday night looking for an upset. The game will be Virginia’s fourth in a row against a ranked opponent.
Coming off the bench in the Virginia women’s basketball team’s 95-82 victory against Louisiana Tech, sophomore guard Faith Randolph went six for 10. With just three games behind her, Randolph has demonstrated marked improvement from last year, accumulating 51 points in just 79 minutes, more than a third of all the points she scored last year.
As the Virginia women’s basketball team prepares to host Louisiana Tech Saturday, it is quickly discovering the benefits of a deep rotation.
Searching for a silver lining amid a six-game losing streak might seem futile as the Virginia football team travels to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina this weekend, but it is not impossible to find.
Transitioning back from defender to her original position of forward, senior Elly Buckley started her season with the No. 4 Virginia field hockey team with high expectations.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team held No. 1 North Carolina to just one goal for almost the entire game in last Friday’s marquee matchup, and it was only with five minutes remaining that the Tar Heels were able to break the tie, ending the Cavaliers’ seven-game win streak and undefeated season.