No. 5 Virginia Travels to Play Georgia on Friday
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-1) will be on the road on Friday (Feb. 7), taking on Georgia (3-3) at 6 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Live streaming and live scoring will be available
CAVALIER NOTES
- Virginia remained at No. 5 in the latest ITA team rankings
- Sophomore Dylan Dietrich was named Co-ACC Player of the Week after defeating the two highest ranked players of his career. He came from behind to defeat No. 2 Sebastian Gorzny 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in Virginia’s thrilling 4-3 win over then-No. 1 Texas. He also defeated No. 11 Aidan Kim of Ohio State 6-4, 6-2
- Freshman Rafael Jódar was named ACC Freshman of the Week. In the win over Texas, Jódar saved three match points to defeat the No. 3 ranked singles player Timo Legout 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3 on the top court. He also topped No. 64 Will Jansen of Ohio State 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- The Cavaliers have two doubles teams ranked in the latest ITA doubles rankings: No. 65 James Hopper and Keegan Rice, and No. 75 Mans Dahlberg and Dylan Dietrich
- Three Cavaliers are ranked in the latest ITA singles rankings: No. 26 Dietrich, No. 44 Jódar, and No. 103 Rice
- Rice leads the team with 11 singles victories this season
- Jódar and freshman Jangjun Kim pace the team in dual matches with a 4-1 record
- Hopper and Rice are 4-0 this season at No. 2 doubles
- Georgia leads the all-time series 14-4. The Cavaliers have won the last four meetings
UP NEXT
- The Cavaliers will head to Dallas, Texas to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, being held Feb. 14-18