Virginia Plays at Michigan Saturday in the Round of 16
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s tennis team (20-6) plays a Round of 16 match of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship at Michigan (24-3) on Saturday, May 13 at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Live scoring will be available for the match
- Live streaming will be available if the match moves indoors. Michigan’s outdoor courts do not have court cams
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- The Cavaliers are the No. 12 seed in the tournament but are No. 11 in the latest ITA team rankings. Michigan is the No. 5 seed and the No. 5 team in the rankings
- Virginia has won the doubles point in 15 of its last 19 matches
- Julia Adams and Mélodie Collard are ranked No. 10 in doubles with a 22-5 record with 20 of those wins coming in dual matches
- Adams reached 30 doubles wins last weekend for the season
- Natasha Subhash and Elaine Chervinsky are ranked No. 29 in doubles with a 20-7 record as a duo
- Subhash is looking to join Adams with 20 doubles wins, sitting at a 29-8 mark for the year
- Sara Ziodato leads the team in singles victories with a 27-10 record. She has won her last eight completed matches
VIRGINIA & NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
- Virginia is the No. 12 seed in the championship
- Virginia is making its 22nd appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and fifth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
- This is Virginia’s eighth time advancing to the Round of 16
- The Cavaliers have reached the quarterfinals three times, including last season (2014, 2016 and 2023)
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
- This is the second meeting of the year between the two teams. Michigan won 4-2 in the first round of ITA Indoors. Annabelle Xu and Mélodie Collard picked up the points for the Cavaliers with wins on courts four and six
- Michigan brings a 13-match win streak into the contest
- Michigan is looking for its second-ever quarterfinal appearance, trying to match its 2016 finish
- Jaedan Brown is the highest-ranked Wolverine at No. 22 with a 21-13 record in singles. Kari Miller is No. 36 with three other players ranked in the top-125
- Miller and Brown are ranked No. 3 in doubles with a 22-7 mark
- This is Virginia’s first trip to the Varsity Tennis Center since March 13, 2019
- Virginia leads the all-time series 6-3