ITA Atlantic Regional Quarterfinal Matches on Sunday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  Virginia women’s tennis team members will compete at the ITA Atlantic Regional Singles and Doubles Championships being held at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

Qualifying singles matches will be played on Thursday (Oct. 17). Main draw singles and doubles matches begin on Friday (Oct. 18). The tournament runs through Tuesday, Oct. 22. Admission is free. Live stats are not available but there will be live video streams of the court action.

The Cavaliers will begin play on Friday in main draw singles and doubles matches.

Virginia has the top four seeds in the singles draw in [1] Annabelle Xu, [2] Sara Ziodato, [3] Elaine Chervinksy and [4] Melodie Collard. Blanca Pico Navarro, Martina Genis Salas and Zara Larke are all 9-16 seeds.

Virginia also has four seeded doubles teams: [1] Chervinsky and Collard, [2] Meggie Navarro and Ziodato, [3] Xu and Genis Salas, and [5] Larke and Pico Navarro.

The two singles finalists from each region will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship. Meanwhile, the doubles champion from each region will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.

Tournament updates and results will be posted to this page during the tournament.

DAILY RECAPS

Friday, Oct. 18

The Cavaliers won six singles matches on Friday, with Melodie Collard, Annabelle Xu, Martina Genis Salas, Zara Larke, Elaine Chervinsky, Blanca Pico Navarro, and Sara Ziodato all picking up straight-set victories to advance to the round of 32.

Saturday, Oct. 19

The Cavaliers won eight singles matches on Saturday, with Annabelle Xu, Martina Genis Salas, Elaine Chervinsky, and Sara Ziodato all picking up two victories to advance to the quarterfinals. In doubles, all four Cavalier teams advanced to the round of 16.

SINGLES 
R64: [4] Melodie Collard (VA) def. Julia Abrams (RU) 6-0, 6-0
R64: [1] Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Cenan Liu (GMU) 6-1, 6-1
R64: [9-16] Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (MD) 6-1, 6-1
R64: [9-16] Zara Larke (VA) def. Sylvia Eklund (Navy) 6-2, 6-0
R64: Allison Isaacs (ODU) def. Meggie Navarro (VA) 6-2, 7-5
R64: [3] Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Emma Perkins (Mt. St. Mary’s) 6-1, 6-0
R64: Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Abby Lee (UR) 6-2, 6-1
R64: [2] Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Francesca Davis (W&M) 6-2, 6-4
R32: [1] Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Daniella O’Neill (LU) 6-1, 7-5
R32: [9-16] Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Hedda Gurholt (W&M) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
R32: [3] Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Mariam Ibrahim Mohamed Metwally (VCU) 6-1, 6-3
R32: Laima Frosch (VT) def. [9-16] Zara Larke (VA) 6-4, 6-4
R32: Alessandro Anghel (W&M) def. [4] Melodie Collard (VA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
R32: Diya Challa (MD) def. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
R32: [2] Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Natasha Kavarana (GTOWN) 6-1, 6-2
R16: [1] Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-2, 6-4
R16: [9-16] Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. [6] Emily Tannenbaum (Navy) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
R16: [3] Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Oliwia Orlinska (MD) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
R16: [2] Sara Ziodato (VA) def. [9-16] Elena Kraleva (JMU) 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES
R32: [1] Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Mira Kernagis/Sia Chaudry (W&M) 8-2
R32: [3] Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Corinna Rietmann/Elena Kraleva (JMU) 8-2
R32: [2] Meggie Navarro/Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Daniella O’Neill/Maria Turchetto (LU) 8-7 (5)
R32: [5] Zara Larke/Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Sadie Daavettila (LU) W/O

BACKDRAW & EXTRA MATCHES
Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) def. Meggie Navarro (VA) 6-2, 6-0

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, Oct. 17^th:
1^st round of singles qualifying (32 matches outdoors)
2^nd round of singles qualifying (16 matches outdoors)
Singles qualifying back-draw (16 matches indoors/outdoors)

Friday, Oct. 18^th:
1^st round of main draw singles (32 matches outdoors)
1^st round of main draw doubles (32 matches 8 game pro sets)

Saturday, Oct. 19^th:
2^nd round main draw singles (16 matches outdoors)
Back-draw 1^st round singles (16 matches indoors)
3^rd round main draw singles (8 matches outdoors)
2^nd round main draw doubles (16 matches outdoors 8 game pro sets)

Sunday, Oct. 20^th:
Quarterfinal singles (4 matches outdoors)
Rd. of 16 doubles (8 matches outdoors 8 game pro sets)
Quarterfinal doubles (4 matches 8 game pro sets)

Monday, Oct. 21^st:
Semi-final singles (2 matches outdoors)
Semi-finals doubles (2 matches outdoors 2 out of 3 sets with 10 point breaker for third)

Tuesday, Oct. 22^nd:
Final and ¾ playoff singles (2 matches outdoors)
Final doubles (1 match outdoors 2 out of 3 sets with 10 point breaker for the third)