Women's tennis looks to bounce back with weekend matches
By Rahul Shah | February 3, 2017The Virginia women’s tennis team will continue their home stand this weekend, as they get set to take on ACC rival Syracuse and No. 21 South Carolina.
The Virginia women’s tennis team will continue their home stand this weekend, as they get set to take on ACC rival Syracuse and No. 21 South Carolina.
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.
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The Virginia women’s tennis team topped South Carolina by a 5-2 final score Friday afternoon at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, bouncing back from a short-handed loss to No.
Despite having to forfeit a singles point and a doubles court due to multiple players coming down with the flu, the No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team improved to 2-0 on the season Thursday night with a 4-3 win against No. 42 Utah.
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Virginia sophomore women’s tennis player Danielle Collins made her mark on history Memorial Day afternoon, defeating California freshman Lynn Chi 6-2, 7-5 in the NCAA Singles Final to become the first ever Cavalier women’s player to win the singles title. No one from Virginia had ever reached the quarterfinals or further before this season.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team continued its ACC dominance Sunday, defeating No. 9 North Carolina to clinch the program’s eighth straight ACC Tournament title and 10th in the past 11 years. With the victory against the Tar Heels, the Cavaliers extended their conference match win streak to 121 matches.
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, NC.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team begins its postseason in Cary, N.C. this weekend at the ACC Tournament. The Cavaliers have won the tournament title nine out of the last ten years, with 2006 being the lone exception as they fell to then-No. 3 Duke in the Finals, 4-3.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team traveled to Blacksburg over the weekend, clinching its eighth consecutive undefeated conference record with a victory against No. 36 Virginia Tech.
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The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team concludes its regular season as they take on No. 36 Virginia Tech on Saturday morning in Blacksburg. The Cavaliers moved up one spot in the national rankings after an impressive weekend in which they took down No. 32 North Carolina State and No. 25 Wake Forest.
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.
In the final two home matches of the season, the No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team celebrated the careers of its seniors — Alex Domijan, Justin Shane and Ian Uriguen — clinched its 11th consecutive ACC regular season title and broke an all-sport ACC record.
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For the four seniors of the No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team, upsetting top-ranked Duke at home, reaching a program-best No. 3 ranking twice and looking ahead to a potentially deep postseason run are just some of the highlights of their final season. As the younger players continue to be the faces of another successful season, these veteran players play a major behind-the-scenes role in helping the team strive in ways not always visible on the court.
The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team hosts No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 32 North Carolina State on Friday and Saturday for their final home matches of the regular season. With wins over both squads this weekend, the Cavaliers (17-2, 8-0 ACC) would clinch at least a share of the regular season ACC title for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year.
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.
Friday, the No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team narrowly avoided an upset bid from No. 17 Clemson before ultimately prevailing, 4-3. The team then cruised to a 7-0 victory the next day against Georgia Tech.