CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia women’s tennis team lost its second-straight match on Friday (March 21), falling 4-1 to Cal (8-4, 5-0 ACC) at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
Freshman Martina Genis Salas recorded the lone point for the Cavaliers (12-4, 4-2 ACC).
Cal started the match with a 6-4 victory on doubles court three. Genis Salas and junior Annabelle Xu followed with a 6-4 win on doubles court two, but the Golden Bears took the doubles point with a 7-6 (4) victory on the top doubles court.
The Golden Bears extended their lead to 2-0 with a straight set win on court four.
Within seconds of each other, Cal picked up a straight set win on court three before Genis Salas got the Cavaliers on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on court five.
The Golden Bears closed out the match on the top court, winning 7-6 (4), 6-3 to clinch the win.
MATCH NOTES
- Martina Genis Salas and Annabelle Xu improve to 10-3 as a doubles team in dual matches this season
- Seniors Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard dropped their first doubles match of the season in dual match play
- This was Virginia and Cal’s first meeting since 2020
UP NEXT
- The Cavaliers will close out the weekend at home, taking on Stanford on Sunday (March 23) at noon
