No. 6 Virginia Wins 6-1 at Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The No. 6 Virginia women’s tennis team (10-2) closed out the weekend with a 6-1 win at Louisville (4-5) on Sunday (Feb. 25) at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville Ky.

Junior Elaine Chervinsky and sophomore Meggie Navarro set the early tone with a 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles. Senior Hibah Shaikh and grad student Natasha Subhash clinched the point with a 6-1 win at No. 1.

Chervinsky had an equally dominant win in singles, going 6-0, 6-1 to put UVA up 2-0. Sophomore Annabelle Xu and senior Sara Ziodato both posted 6-4, 6-1 wins on two and four to make it 4-0. Louisville picked up a point with a straight-set win at six before Shaikh and Subhash closed out their victories for the 6-1 final.

#6 Virginia 6, Louisville 1
Singles competition

1. #20 Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-3, 7-5
2. #113 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Lillian Mould (LOU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Lika Peresypkina (LOU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9)
4. #72 Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Germany Davis (LOU) 6-4, 6-1
5. #65 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Allie Gretkowski (LOU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Berta Miret (LOU) def. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. #17 Hibah Shaikh/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Jamilah Snells/Lillian Mould (LOU) 6-1
2. Allie Gretkowski/Lika Peresypkina (LOU) vs. Annabelle Xu/Sara Ziodato (VA) 3-4, unfinished
3. Elaine Chervinsky/Meggie Navarro (VA) def. Ibifuro Clement/Berta Miret (LOU) 6-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,2,4,6,1,3)
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