The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team (4-1, 0-0 ACC) hosts No. 1 North Carolina (9-0, 0-0 ACC) today at noon indoors at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Due to health and safety considerations, in addition to the current guidelines for sports venues set by the Commonwealth of Virginia, attendance for UVA home men’s and women’s indoor tennis competitions will be limited to the family of student-athletes and coaching staff until further notice


 

TEAM INFORMATION

No. 14 Virginia (4-1)
No. 1 North Carolina (9-0, 0-0 ACC)

STORYLINES


  • Virginia is ranked No. 14 in the latest ITA team rankings, North Carolina remains the top-ranked team in the nation
  • Virginia has five players ranked in the ITA singles rankings, led by sophomore Natasha Subhash who comes in at No. 11
  • Also ranked for the Cavaliers are: Rosie Johanson (47), Emma Navarro (80), Sofia Munera (91) and Amber O’Dell (104)
  • UNC has three singles players ranked in the top-10: Alexa Graham (3), Sara Daavettila (4) and Cameron Morra (6)
  • Virginia head coach Sara O’Leary was an assistant coach at North Carolina, her alma mater, from August of 2008 to June of 2014
  • O’Leary played at North Carolina under her maiden name of Anundsen, earning All-America honors in 2006 and 2007, and helped lead the Tar Heels to a pair of Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight appearances. During her senior season, she combined with Jenna Long to win the 2007 NCAA doubles title – the first national championship in UNC program history
  • North Carolina leads the all-time series 44-15
  • UNC has won the last four meetings, including a 6-1 victory last season in Chapel Hill. UVA’s last victory over the Tar Heels came in the Round of 16 of the 2016 NCAA Tournament