Virginia finished final of four fall tournaments Sunday in 15th place.
“I would say that’s probably the best we’ve played all year,” Coach Shannon Wells said.
Reese Miller scored his first goal in more than 13 months.
“All I saw was ball, I saw the wrong jersey color, and I said ‘alright, I’m going to hit his a–s’,” Robinson said.
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“I just want [the athletes] to be the best version of themselves," Fenwick said. "We want them to look back on their four-year experience here and look at it as the best time of their life."
After a 22-20 win over the Cougars, the Cavaliers advanced their win streak to five games.
”Your record halfway through the season doesn’t matter,” Elliott said. “Now it’s okay, yeah, it’s game seven. But really, I need day one energy and day one focus.”
George Gelnovatch: “To have them both back was unlikely, and you have two guys that are a handful.”
Down two sets to none, Virginia came all the way back.
“Coming off of a loss we really wanted to capitalize on today,” Nemec said.
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"We need to make more big plays," Coach George Gelnovatch said.
Sophomore Keegan Rice won the singles crown, and the pairing of senior Mans Dahlberg and junior Dylan Dietrich captured the doubles title.
Virginia took the tune-up tournament in stride.
Louisville has only dropped 12 sets in 26 matches this season.
Virginia's nearly two-month unbeaten run finally came to an end.
"It was definitely uncomfortable because people were squeezing in really tight. The people working there kept saying, ‘It’s not our fault, it’s our bosses,’ but they also kept telling us to ‘scoot back,’ and if we did that, it would’ve made us even more cramped.”
“At the end of the day, it’s all belief,” Elliott said. “The heart of a champion doesn’t mean you’re perfect… but you believe beyond your circumstances.”
The loss was the Cavaliers’ first of the season.
