CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team (13-4, 6-2 ACC) hosts a pair of conference opponents this weekend, starting with No. 20 Georgia Tech (10-6, 4-4 ACC) on Friday, March 31 at 4 p.m. The Cavaliers close the weekend playing No. 30 Clemson (14-7, 2-6 ACC) on Sunday, April 2 at 12 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Both matches are scheduled to be played outdoors at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. Please check UVAWomensTennis social media accounts for any venue changes
- Admission is free
- Live streaming and scoring for both matches will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com
- Friday’s match is Youth Day, with a face painter, balloon artist and more
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- Virginia is No. 12 in this week’s ITA team rankings and has won seven of its last eight matches
- Elaine Chervinsky has won six of her last seven singles matches, including both matches last week on the Florida road trip, improving to 6-2 in conference matches this spring
- Hibah Shaikh leads the team with 11 singles victories in dual matches
- Sara Ziodato picked up her 20th win of the season at Florida State. It is her second straight year with 20 singles victories after going 23-11 last year
- Mélodie Collard and Julia Adams are 7-1 this season in conference doubles matches and 17-4 overall as a tandem. They are ranked No. 11 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Natasha Subhash and Chervinsky are 16-4 overall as a doubles team and 6-2 in conference play, ranking No. 9 in the doubles rankings
- Adams has 24 doubles victories this year. Subhash has 23 and Collard 21
NOTING THE OPPOSITION
- Georgia Tech moved up from No. 22 to No. 20 in this week’s ITA team rankings after topping UCF last Thursday (March 23). The Yellowjackets had a bye last weekend
- Virginia is currently fifth in the ACC standings. Georgia Tech is sixth
- The Yellow Jackets have two players ranked in the top 30 in singles. Carol Lee is No. 7 and Kylie Blichev is No. 26
- Virginia leads the all-time series against Georgia Tech 26-16 and has won the last two meetings by a 5-2 score
- Clemson is No. 30 in this week’s ITA team rankings. They have been ranked as high as No. 29 this season
- Clemson also played UCF last week, topping the Knights 4-3, their second win against a top 25 team this month as they also won 6-1 against No. 25 Syracuse
- Clemson has one ranked player in Daniella Medvedeva at No. 74
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers have one regular-season home match remaining as they host Virginia Tech on Thursday, April 6 at 4 p.m. in the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash