No. 4 Virginia Hosts Virginia Tech on Thursday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team (15-2, 9-0 ACC) hosts Virginia Tech (9-6, 5-4 ACC) on Thursday, April 1 at 3 p.m. for its Senior Day match.

MATCH DETAILS

• Live scoring and video will be available through links on VirginiaSports.com
• Please monitor social media to see if this match will be played indoors at the Boar’s Head Sports Club or outdoors at the Virginia Tennis Facility

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• The Cavaliers moved up from No. 6 to No. 4 in this week’s ITA rankings. UVA began the season ranked No. 22
• Virginia is on a nine-match win streak and is in first place in the ACC with a 9-0 conference record
• Virginia is coming off its 6-1 upset of undefeated No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday. It was the second time in the last three years that UVA has defeated the No. 1 team in the country after downing No. 1 Wake Forest during the 2019 season
• Grad student Carl Söderlund (Stockholm, Sweden) remained at No. 6 in the singles rankings
• Söderlund and junior William Woodall (Washington, D.C.) moved up from No.10 to No. 4 in doubles
• Söderlund and Woodall were named the ACC Doubles Team of the Week, their second time this season earning the accolade
• Freshman Chris Rodesch (Angelsberg, Luxembourg) clinched both matches last weekend, the 4-0 win against Duke and the 6-1 win against No. 1 UNC, by downing a pair of ranked opponents in straight sets. He is 13-4 in singles this season
• Rodesch was named the ACC Co-Singles Player of the Week. It was his first time winning the weekly honor in singles after having previously been lauded in doubles with partner junior Ryan Goetz (Greenlawn, N.Y.)
• Freshman Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (Zurich, Switzerland) moved up to No. 14 in the singles rankings, giving UVA two players in the top-15. Von der Schulenburg was ranked No. 106 in the preseason rankings before he ever played a collegiate match. He leads the team with a 13-2 record in singles
• Freshman Iñaki Montes (Pamplona, Spain) has moved up to No. 42 in singles. Goetz entered the rankings for the first time this season at No. 83
• Montes and Goetz are undefeated in ACC matches, with Montes sporting a 6-0 mark and Goetz starting 8-0
• Montes and von der Schulenburg are 12-2 in doubles and have won their last nine completed matches
• The Cavaliers are 15-2 on court three this season
• Thursday match wraps up a seven-match homestand that has spanned the entire month of March
• This is the final regular-season home match. Eight student-athletes will be honored in a pregame Senior Day ceremony: Ammar Alhaqbani, Spencer Bozsik, Jefferson Dockter, Matthew Lord, Ethan Moszkowski, Jerome Romuladez, Gianni Ross and Carl Söderlund

NOTING VIRGINIA TECH

• Virginia Tech moved up to No. 33 in this week’s ITA team rankings after being ranked No. 38 the previous week
• The Hokies split a pair of ACC matches last weekend, falling 7-0 to UNC on Friday and winning 4-3 against Duke in their Senior Day match on Sunday
• Hugo Maia leads the team with an 11-3 record, playing primarily on court four
• Alexander Ribiero is ranked No. 41 in singles. He has a 4-4 record this season, but has not played a singles match since February
• Matthis Ross is No. 86 with a 9-8 mark, including a 6-5 record at No. 2
• Virginia leads the all-time series 58-9 and has won 15 of the last 16 meetings

ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES

• 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 tennis competitions will be limited to the family of student-athletes and coaching staff until further notice

ON THE HORIZON

• The Cavaliers have two road matches remaining on the schedule, playing at No. 42 Notre Dame on April 16 and at Louisville on April 18 before heading to Rome, Ga. For the ACC Championships (April 21-25)