No. 11 Virginia Travels to Georgia Tech and Clemson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 11 Virginia men’s tennis team (10-5, 4-0 ACC) plays two road matches this week, starting at Georgia Tech (5-6, 0-2 ACC) on Friday, March 18 at 5 p.m. at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta and ending with a match on Sunday, March 20 at 11 a.m. at Clemson (8-5, 0-2 ACC).

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 moved up to No. 11 in this week’s ITA rankings after picking up a pair of 6-1 victories last weekend against No. 21 Notre Dame and Louisville
• Chris Rodesch was named the ACC Player of the Week after picking up two straight-set wins over ranked opponents. He was named the ACC Doubles Team of the Week the previous week. He is the third different Cavalier to earn the honor this season, joining Ryan Goetz and Iñaki Montes
• Rodesch has nine singles victories against ranked opponents this season
• William Woodall and Gianni Ross were named the ACC Doubles Team of the Week after going 2-0 last weekend at No. 2 doubles. They are UVA’s second doubles team to earn the honor this season
• Ross and Woodall are 3-0 this year as a doubles team
• Goetz and Ross both bring five-match win streaks into singles play this weekend
• Jeffrey von der Schulenburg is 12-1 in dual matches this season, having won his last seven completed contests
• Rodesch and von der Schulenburg each have 16 singles victories this season

NOTING THE OPPONENTS

• Georgia Tech is No. 54 in the latest ITA team rankings
• The Yellow Jackets are coming off their bye weekend after falling 4-3 at Notre Dame and Louisville the previous weekend
• This will be the second meeting of the year for Virginia and Georgia Tech. UVA topped the Yellow Jackets 4-0 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend finale in Charlottesville on Jan 30
• Andres Martin is ranked No. 24. He has a 12-5 record at No. 2 singles and is 17-8 overall. He was ranked in the top-10 earlier this season
• Marcus McDaniel plays on the top court, posting an 11-6 mark
• Virginia is 40-12 all-time against Georgia Tech and has won the last 21 meetings. The Yellow Jackets’ last win in the series came in 2002
• Clemson is No. 63 in the latest ITA team rankings
• The Tigers picked up a pair of 7-0 victories last weekend against UNCW and The Citadel
• Clemson hosts Virginia Tech on Friday before taking on the Cavaliers on Sunday
• Teodor Giusca is 8-1 in dual matches, splitting time between the No. 1 and 2 courts. He is currently ranked No. 125
• Clemson holds a 42-30 advantage in the all-time series, but Virginia has won the last 18 meetings. The Tigers’ last victory over the Cavaliers occurred in 2003

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia returns home to host NC State on Friday, March 25