No. 8 Virginia Opens ACC Play Hosting No. 3 Wake Forest

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 8 Virginia men’s tennis team (8-4) opens ACC play this weekend, hosting No. 3 Wake Forest (10-3) on Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m. and No. 17 NC State (7-3) on Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m.

Both matches are scheduled to be played on the outdoor courts of the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. Any weather-related changes will be posted here as well as on the @uvamenstennis social media accounts.

MATCH INFORMATION

• Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the matches
• Admission is free

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• Despite having a bye week, the Cavaliers dipped one spot in the updated ITA team rankings, coming in at No. 8
• This is the sixth time this season the Cavaliers have faced a team ranked in the top five of the ITA rankings
• Virginia has won 50 straight matches against ACC opponents (including conference matches, out-of-conference dual matches and tournament play). UVA’s last loss against an ACC foe was a 4-2 loss to UNC at ITA Indoors on Feb. 13, 2021
• Virginia has not lost an outdoors match since falling against USC in the Round of 16 of the 2021 NCAA Championship (5/17/21)
• Senior Chris Rodesch has moved into the top 10 of the ITA singles rankings. He is 8-2 this season with two wins against top 10 opponents
• Freshman Dylan Dietrich made his debut in the ITA Singles rankings at No. 50. Dietrich is 8-3 in singles this season including a 6-2 mark at No. 2. He has won his last four completed matches
• Senior Jeffrey von der Schulenburg leads the team with a 15-9 record in singles. He is 4-0 when playing on courts three and four
• Virginia is 8-1 at No. 3 doubles this spring
• Both Virginia and Wake Forest advanced to the semifinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• Wake Forest head coach Tony Bresky was an associate head coach at Virginia from 2002-10
• Virginia leads the all-time series 66-25 and has won the last four meetings
• Virginia leads the all-time series against the Wolfpack 61-15 and has won the last five meetings

 ON THE HORIZON

• The Cavaliers hit the road next weekend, playing at North Carolina on Friday, March 8 and at No. 11 Duke on Sunday, March 10