No. 20 Virginia Opens ACC Play by Hosting Top-10 Teams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 20 Virginia women’s tennis team (6-2, 0-0 ACC) opens conference play this weekend by hosting No. 1 North Carolina (14-0, 0-0 ACC) on Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. The Cavaliers close out the weekend by taking on No. 10 Duke (10-1, 0-0 ACC) on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m.

MATCH INFORMATION

• Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the matches. Links are posted on VirginiaSports.com
• Both matches are scheduled to be played outdoors. Please check UVAWomensTennis social media accounts for any venue changes

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• The ITA announced the first computerized rankings of the spring. The previous weeks’ rankings had been based on the votes of head coaches. UVA is ranked No. 20 in those updated rankings
• All three teams are coming off a bye week after playing at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. UNC won the title for the fourth straight year
• Virginia closed out Indoors with a 4-1 victory against San Diego
• Freshman Annabelle Xu is 11-2 this season in singles, including a perfect 6-0 record in dual matches. Xu went 3-0 at ITA Indoors playing at four and five with three straight-set wins, including against No. 49 Lily Jones of Michigan and No. 51 Kailey Evans of San Diego
• Natasha Subhash is 12-3 in singles this year, with four wins coming in dual matches
• Subhash and Xu are 6-1 in doubles in dual matches at No. 2
• Julia Adams and Mélodie Collard are 6-1 in doubles at No. 1
• Virginia is 15-5 in doubles in dual matches this season

NOTING THE OPPOSITION

• The Cavaliers will face the top-two ranked singles players this week in No. 1 Fiona Crawley of North Carolina and No. 2 Chloe Beck of Duke
• North Carolina has five players ranked in the top 30, with two in the top 10. No. 7 Carson Tanguilig joins Crawley in the top 10
• Virginia won its last meeting against North Carolina, topping the Tar Heels 4-2 in the semifinals of the 2022 ACC Championship
• Duke won the ACC title last year, topping UVA 4-1 in the final
• UNC leads the all-time series 48-16
• Duke leads the all-time series 64-9 

ON THE HORIZON

• The Cavaliers are on the road next week, playing at Syracuse on Friday, March 3 and Boston College on Sunday, March 5