CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis (8-1, 0-0) opens Atlantic Coast Conference action with a pair of home matches, taking on Boston College (3-2, 0-0 ACC) on Friday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. and Syracuse (6-1, 0-0 ACC) on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.
Both matches are scheduled to be played outdoors at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. Please monitor the Virginia women’s tennis social media accounts for any weather-related changes.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the matches with links for both are posted on VirginiaSports.com
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- The Cavaliers fell to No. 9 in this week’s ITA rankings. This is the first week that computerized rankings are used instead of a coaches poll
- Virginia went 2-1 at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, including picking up a 4-3 win against No. 3 Georgia in a rematch of last year’s NCAA Round of 16 pairing
- Virginia has played five straight matches against top-20 teams with its only loss being a 4-1 setback at Indoors against eventual champion North Carolina
- Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash each have 15 singles victories this season
- Chervinsky and Subhash are 8-1 in dual matches as a doubles team this season
- Subhash picked up her third career victory against a top-10 opponent, downing No. 10 Mell Reasco of Georgia in straight sets at ITA Indoors
- Subhash has moved up to a No. 15 rankings in singles
- Emma Navarro is 5-0 in dual matches in singles
- Amber O’Dell and Navarro are ranked No. 7 in the updated doubles rankings
NOTING THE OPPONENTS
- BC canceled both of its matches last weekend, including what would have been its conference opener against Syracuse, as the Eagles were adhering to the ACC’s COVID protocols
- The Eagles were 4-12 last season with a 2-11 mark in the ACC
- Virginia is 24-0 all-time against BC
- UVA is 13-1 all-time against Syracuse
- Syracuse’s last win in the series was in 2016
- Three of the last four meetings have been 4-3 victories by UVA
- The Orange will play at Virginia Tech on Friday before coming to Charlottesville
- Shiori Ito and Polina Kozyreva are both 7-0 in singles in dual matches. They both play at slots four and five
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers are on the road next week at Duke (March 4) and North Carolina (March 6) before returning home to host Florida State on Friday, March 18