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Virginia hosts talented field
By Stacy Kruczkowski | February 18, 2011For the first time in 17 years, the No.
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[caption id="attachment_40444" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia freshman Rashmi Teltumbde partnered with sophomore Maria Fuccillo to record a resounding 8-1 doubles win and clinch the doubles point for the Cavs.
[caption id="attachment_40340" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Junior Emily Fraser hopes to rebound from a narrow 9-8 (12-10) doubles loss at Illinois.
[caption id="attachment_40127" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In Virginia's bout against the evenly-matched Fighting Illini, junior Lindsey Hardenbergh earned her fourth victory in singles play, preserving her perfect record.
[caption id="attachment_39822" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="In Virginia's most recent outing against Wake Forest, sophomore Hana Tomlhanovic clinched a 6-1,6-1 victory against sophomore Kathryn Talbert.
The No. 26 Virginia women's tennis team emerged from its first conference match of the year with a 5-2 victory against No.
[caption id="attachment_39523" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="Junior forward Chelsea Shine leads the team with 11.2 points per game.
[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.
