Subhash has her eyes set on an ACC Championship, National Championship and maybe even a Grand Slam down the road.
With strong doubles play early and gritty performances from singles, there is no reason this team can't bring another ACC title back to Charlottesville.
With the two wins over the weekend, this marks the first ACC regular-season title for Coach Andres Pedroso as the head coach of the Virginia men’s tennis team.
Virginia leaves its new facility at Boar’s Head for the season a perfect 10-0 and remains undefeated in the ACC.
It is reasonable to believe that Virginia will eclipse their season-high No. 4 rank, and potentially earn the top spot in the country with less than a month before postseason play.
Although it was two different ACC opponents, it was the same story for the hot Cavaliers as they handled business over the weekend.
After a competitive doubles frame, the Cavaliers won their next three singles matches in straight sets on courts one, three and five to seal the match.
It was dominant work for the Cavaliers, winners of three straight, as they played complementary and gritty tennis throughout the match.
This was a big weekend for the Cavaliers as they faced two ranked conference opponents — both of which they defeated by a margin of three.
No. 14 Virginia fell 5-2 against top-ranked ACC foe North Carolina. However, stellar singles performances from freshman Emma Navarro and sophomore Natasha Subhash were bright spots on the day.
Virginia won each match against Boston College in a dominant fashion. The Cavaliers now boast an all-time 20-0 record against the Eagles.
The Cavaliers topped TCU to advance to the semifinals, but then dropped their first match of the season against North Carolina and finished the tournament with a loss to host Illinois in a consolation match.
For the second match in a row, Virginia had to rely on the singles matches to earn a come-from-behind victory against Wake Forest.
Despite losing the doubles point, Virginia rebounded with convincing straight set victories in all six doubles matches to beat Old Dominion 6-1.
In its first home game of the season, No. 14 Virginia proved itself yet again as it took down Virginia Commonwealth and No. 18 South Carolina.
The Cavaliers (1-1, 0-0 ACC) defeated the Lady Volunteers (4-1, 0-0 SEC) 4-1 before falling to the Buckeyes (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) by a score of 4-2 in the final.
The Cavaliers defeated two Big Ten opponents to win the regional competition and earn a berth to the ITA National Team Championship for the 11th time in the last 13 years.
The No. 10 Cavaliers sputtered against two top-ten ACC teams, struggling to find any answers for strong North Carolina and NC State squads
The Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC), playing in their first match since a 7-0 sweep of William and Mary on March 11, 2020, defeated Liberty in resounding fashion in the season opener with a 7-0 sweep of the Flames (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun).
Individually, Subhash posted a stellar 26-6 singles record this year and was 15-5 against nationally ranked opponents.
