No. 14 Virginia Wins 5-2 Against Wake Forest

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team (15-4, 7-3 ACC) picked up a 5-2 victory against No. 27 Wake Forest (12-9, 4-6 ACC) on Friday, April 8 at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

Senior Amber O’Dell clinched the doubles point and senior Sofia Munera clinched the overall victory on their Senior Day.

Munera and junior Natasha Subhash opened the match with a 6-3 victory on doubles court two. After the Demon Deacons won 6-4 on court one, O’Dell and freshman Elaine Chervinsky won 7-5 on court three to clinch the point.

Sophomore Emma Navarro made it 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 win on the top singles court. Subhash added a 7-5, 6-2 win on court two to put UVA ahead 3-0. Munera closed out a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory against Anna Brylin on court three to clinch the victory. Sophomore Sara Ziodato added the Cavaliers’ fifth point with a three-set victory on court six.

MATCH NOTES

• Sofia Munera and Amber O’Dell were honored before the match in a Senior Day ceremony
• Emma Navarro and Hibah Shaikh suffered their first loss this season as a doubles team being edged 6-4 by No. 13 Brooke Killingsworth and Anna Brylin

FROM HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY

“It was a really special senior day. Amber clinched the doubles point for us and Sofia clinched the singles point and they did it confidently and with a lot of belief. What makes me so proud as a coach is to see how far they’ve come on the court and off and see the impact they have had on this program over the past four years. They truly led the team today with their energy, belief and toughness and it’s exciting to see the determination they are going into this last stretch of our season with. There is still a lot of tennis ahead of us but on behalf of the entire team and staff, we are so thankful for everything these two have brought to UVA tennis and brought into our lives.”

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia closes out its regular-season home slate by hosting No. 3 NC State on Sunday, Apr. 10 at 1 p.m.

#14 Virginia 5, #27 Wake Forest 2

Singles competition

1. #5 Emma Navarro (VA) def. #35 Carolyn Campana (WF) 6-2, 6-2
2. #40 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Anna Campana (WF) 7-5, 6-2
3. Sofia Munera (VA) def. Anna Brylin (WF) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
4. Samantha Martinelli (WF) def. Hibah Shaikh (VA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
5. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) def. Amber O’Dell (VA) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
6. Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Saby Nihalani (WF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. #13 Brooke Killingsworth/Anna Brylin (WF) def. #17 Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh (VA) 6-4
2. Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Samantha Martinelli/Peyton Pesavento (WF) 6-3
3. Elaine Chervinsky/Amber O’Dell (VA) def. Carolyn Campana/Mia Ahmad (WF) 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,6,5)
T-3:17 A-137