Cavs enter season with five nationally ranked players
By Ian Rappaport | January 27, 2011[caption id="attachment_39417" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Erin Vierra is the highest ranked Cavalier in the ITA national rankings at No.
[caption id="attachment_39417" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Erin Vierra is the highest ranked Cavalier in the ITA national rankings at No.
The No. 24 Virginia women's tennis team dominated two opponents Saturday, defeating visiting Brown (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) and Richmond (0-1, 0-0 A-10) by 7-0 scores.
[caption id="attachment_39168" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emily Fraser rallied from down 5-2 in the third set for a 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 win that clinched the UVa Winter Invitational for the Cavaliers.
[caption id="attachment_39102" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emily Fraser won the singles title with two victories in Flight A.
[caption id="attachment_36012" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Erin Vierra won the top singles flight in the UVa Fall Classic, defeating N.C.
The Virginia women's tennis team's goal going into the ACC Tournament was to make it to semifinals for the first time during coach Mark Guilbeau's four-year tenure.
The Virginia women's tennis team travels to Cary, N.C. this weekend to compete in the ACC Championship, in which the sixth-seeded Cavaliers will begin tournament play against 11th-seeded Boston College. Although the Cavaliers (13-8, 6-5 ACC) posted a decisive 7-0 victory against the Eagles earlier this season, they know that Boston College (6-15, 1-10 ACC) has improved since the start of conference play. "I think we can handle them, but it won't be easy," coach Mark Guilbeau said.
[caption id="attachment_34544" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Jennifer Stevens won both of her singles matches against Georgia Tech and Clemson but lost her final doubles match of the regular season.
With just two games remaining in its regular season, the Virginia women's tennis team is looking to knock out Clemson and Georgia Tech for one last hurrah before hopefully heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers have had a recent string of success, after two wins last weekend against No.
[caption id="attachment_34350" align="alignleft" width="193" caption="In addition to going undefeated in singles against N.C.
With an NCAA Tournament bid on the line, it's crunch time for the No. 34 Virginia women's tennis squad, which heads down to North Carolina for its final road trip of the season to face off against conference rivals N.C.
[caption id="attachment_34157" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="Sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh won both her doubles and singles matches against No.
The Virginia women's tennis team will get into the heart of its ACC schedule when it heads down to Florida this weekend for a doubleheader against Florida State and Miami, the highest ranked teams Virginia has played thus far. The Cavaliers enter the weekend after winning seven of their last eight matches, including a 5-2 win Sunday against Virginia Tech - a victory that was much closer than the score may seem to indicate. "There were definitely some points during that match, even in the singles, where it looked like it could of turned the other way," sophomore Emily Fraser said.
Even among the strong players that comprise the No. 27 Virginia women's tennis team - which holds a 10-3 record and is undefeated in the ACC - sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh is able to stand out. Currently ranked No.
The No. 27 Virginia women's tennis team returns to action this weekend against in-state rival No. 71 Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers are entering Sunday's road match having split their last two matches.
The No. 27 Virginia women's tennis team will travel to Huntington, W.Va. Saturday before heading to Richmond next week for matches against No.
[caption id="attachment_33541" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="The No. 25 Cavaliers are 2-0 in conference play and will continue ACC competition against Virginia Tech, Florida State and Miami later this month.
[caption id="attachment_33451" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Sophomore Lindsey Hardenbergh and freshman Erin Vierra each struggled during the first set of their singles matches before crusing to victory in the seconds.
The No.