Virginia women’s tennis alumna earns runner-up at Australian Open
By Jacob Tisdale | January 30, 2022Despite falling short in the final, Collins impressed on the path to competing for the title.
Despite falling short in the final, Collins impressed on the path to competing for the title.
Navarro joins current world No. 50 Danielle Collins — who won NCAA singles titles in 2014 and 2016 — in the record books as she brings home the Cavaliers’ third singles title.
Subhash has her eyes set on an ACC Championship, National Championship and maybe even a Grand Slam down the road.
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.
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 No. 10 Cavaliers sputtered against two top-ten ACC teams, struggling to find any answers for strong North Carolina and NC State squads
Individually, Subhash posted a stellar 26-6 singles record this year and was 15-5 against nationally ranked opponents.
No. 13 Virginia, coming off its highest-ranked win in over three years against No. 3 NC State, faced two more ranked ACC teams at home over the weekend.
While North Carolina dominated the Cavaliers Friday, Virginia rebounded against the Wolfpack Sunday.
No. 9 Virginia split its weekend matches, falling to No. 11 Georgia Tech before rallying to beat Clemson.
With this win, the Cavaliers secured their fourth win over a ranked opponent, out of just seven total wins this season.
Following its first ACC victory of the season, No. 11 Virginia traveled to Chicago for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in its first appearance since 2016, facing No. 3 Georgia, No. 6 Pepperdine and No. 14 Arizona State.
With the two wins over the weekend, Virginia improves to a 5-0 record — the Cavaliers’ best start since 2012.
With the win, the No. 20 women's team clinched a spot in the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships held in Chicago, Ill. in February.
The No. 10 men’s team lost a hard-fought match against Louisville in its first ACC match of the season, while the No. 20 women’s team opened its season with a dominant victory over Towson.
She claimed NCAA singles championships in 2014 and 2016, becoming the first Virginia women’s tennis player to win a national singles championship.
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.
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.