CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team (22-5) hosts No. 12 Oklahoma State (20-5) in the Round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

The Charlottesville Super Regional winner will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals which will be held on Friday, May 20 at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Ill.

Saturday’s match is scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor the team’s social media accounts for weather-related updates.

CHARLOTTESVILLE SUPER REGIONALS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MAY 13 – Men
3 p.m.       (7) VIRGINIA vs. (10) South Carolina

SATURDAY, MAY 14 –  Women
1 p.m.       (5) VIRGINIA vs. (12) Oklahoma State

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • All matches will stream live on the TennisOne App
  • Live scoring will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com

TICKET INFORMATION

  • $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid ID per day
  • Ages 2 and up are required to have a ticket
  • Tickets will be available for purchase online, over the phone, or at the Bryant Hall ticket office and can be picked up at the courts

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

  • The Cavaliers head into the championship 11-1 in their last 12 matches including three wins over teams then-ranked in the top-3 of the ITA Rankings
  • Emma Navarro retained her No. 1 singles ranking in the final regular-season ITA rankings and earned the top seed in the NCAA Singles Championship. Navarro is 22-1 this season and has won her last 11 completed matches
  • Natasha Subhash leads the team with 26 singles victories this season, going 14-4 on the No. 2 court
  • The Cavaliers are a combined 41-7 on the top two courts this season
  • Sara Ziodato is 8-1 in her last 10 matches (with one abandonment) with a 22-11 overall record
  • Hibah Shaikh is 24-11 in singles this season with an 18-5 mark in dual matches
  • Navarro and Shaikh are ranked No. 3 in the latest ITA doubles rankings with an 11-5 record at No. 1
  • Subhash and Elaine Chervinsky are 9-1 at No. 2 doubles this season

VIRGINIA & THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Virginia is the No. 5 seed in the championship. This is the second-highest seeding in program history after its No. 3 seed in the 2014 tournament
  • Virginia is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and fourth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
  • Virginia has advanced to the Round of 16 seven times advancing to the quarterfinals twice (2014 and 2016)
  • Virginia is the only school hosting both men’s and women’s Super Regionals this weekend
  • UVA is one of six schools to have both men’s and women’s teams advance to the Round of 16 (North Carolina, NC State, Texas, Stanford and Florida are the others)
  • Virginia is looking to advance its men’s and women’s teams to the quarterfinals for the third time in school history (2014 and 2016)

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE

  • Oklahoma State advanced with a 4-2 win against No. 20 UCLA
  • This is their fifth time advancing to the Sweet 16 in the last seven championships
  • Oklahoma State is looking for its first trip to the quarterfinals since 2017
  • The Cowgirls advanced to the 2016 NCAA Final, falling to Stanford 4-3 in the championship match
  • The Cowgirls have been ranked as high as No. 7 this season and were in the top-10 as recently as the April 27 poll
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year Mhai Sawangkaew is 19-2 in dual matches this season, playing primarily at the No. 2 court
  • Lisa Marie Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto are 19-3 in doubles this season
  • Oklahoma State won the only previous meeting between the two schools in 2019

ON THE HORIZON

  • The men’s and women’s semifinals will take place on Saturday, May 21 in Champaign with the championship matches contested on Sunday, May 22
  • NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location

 

7 (WOMEN)
10 a.m.     Army West Point (25-9) vs Princeton (11-10)
1 p.m.       (5) VIRGINIA vs Youngstown State (13-9)

SUNDAY, MAY 8 (WOMEN)
1 p.m.       Second Round Match

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • All matches will stream live on the TennisOne App
  • Live scoring will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com

TICKET INFORMATION

  • $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid ID per day
  • Ages 2 and up are required to have a ticket
  • Tickets will be available for purchase online, over the phone, or at the Bryant Hall ticket office and can be picked up at the courts 

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

  • The Cavaliers head into the championship 9-1 in their last 10 matches including three wins over teams then-ranked in the top-3 of the ITA Rankings
  • Emma Navarro retained her No. 1 singles ranking in the final regular-season ITA rankings and earned the top seed in the NCAA Singles Championship. Navarro is 20-1 this season and has won her last 10 matches
  • Navarro and Hibah Shaikh moved up to a No. 3 doubles ranking and will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Doubles Championship. They are the first UVA tandem to earn a top-four seeding in the championship
  • Natasha Subhash and Sara Ziodato are 8-2 in their last 10 matches
  • The Cavaliers are a combined 39-7 on the top two courts this season

VIRGINIA & THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Virginia is the No. 5 seed in the championship. This is the second-highest seeding in program history after its No. 3 seed in the 2014 tournament
  • Virginia is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and fourth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
  • This is Virginia’s ninth time hosting a regional
  • Virginia has advanced to the Round of 16 six times
  • The Cavaliers’ best finish has been two runs of the quarterfinals (2014 and 2016)

SCOUTING THE OTHER TEAMS

  • Youngstown State won the Horizon League title for the first time since 2018
  • YSU will be making its second trip to Charlottesville for the NCAA Tournament. The Penguins’ first-ever trip to the NCAAs was to Virginia in 2014. The Cavaliers won that contest 4-0
  • The Penguins made five consecutive trips to the NCAA Regional from 2014-18
  • Elisa Rigazio leads the team with a 22-8 record, playing mainly on court four
  • Cecilia Rosas has a 12-10 record on court one
  • Princeton is ranked No. 44 in the latest ITA team rankings
  • The Ivy League Champions have won five straight matches headed into the tournament
  • The Tigers are led by junior Daria Frayman. Frayman is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship with a 21-7 record and a 7-4 mark at No. 1
  • Virginia is 12-10 all-time against the Tigers
  • Army West-Point won the Patriot League Championship with a 4-1 victory over top-seeded Boston University in the finals
  • The Black Knights are making their 16th NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2019
  • Cooper Jackson leads the team with a 16-3 record, playing primarily at No. 3. Justine Dondonay, who plays on courts 4-5, is 14-1

ON THE HORIZON

  • The winner of the Charlottesville Regional will face the winner of the Oklahoma State Regional next Saturday, May 14
  • As the No. 5 seed, Virginia will host the Super Regional should they advance
  • The eight super regional winners will then advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill. with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 20-22
  • NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location