No. 6 Virginia Hosts No. 24 Georgia on Friday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-3) hosts No. 24 Georgia (4-1) on Friday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the matches
- Admission is free
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- This is the Cavaliers’ fifth match (out of nine total) against a ranked opponent this season
- Jeffrey von der Schulenburg leads the team with 13 singles victories this season
- Måns Dahlberg paces the team in dual match wins with a 5-1 record
- The Cavaliers are a combined 10-1 at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles
- Georgia leads the all-time series 14-3 but the Cavaliers have won the last three meetings
- UGA’s last victory over the Cavaliers was in the 2008 NCAA Semifinals. UVA fell to Georgia in three-straight NCAA tournaments (2006 quarterfinals, 2007-08 semifinals)
- This is the first meeting of the two teams outside of a tournament setting since 1985. The last nine dual matches between the two teams have either been in the NCAA Championship or during the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers head to New York to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, being held Feb. 16-19 at Columbia University and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center