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No. 2 Virginia Suffers 4-1 Defeat to Cal

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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

Cal 4, #2 Virginia 1
Singles competition

  1. #37 Mao Mushika (CAL) def. #24 Sara Ziodato (VA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
  2. #28 Annabelle Xu (VA) vs. #115 Jessica Alsola (CAL) 6-4, 2-6, 4-3, unfinished
  3. #90 Lan Mi (CAL) def. #18 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) 6-4, 6-4
  4. Berta Passola Folch (CAL) def. Melodie Collard (VA) 6-4, 6-4
  5. Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Greta Greco Lucchina (CAL) 6-4, 6-2
  6. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) vs. Naomi Xu (CAL) 7-6 (7-1), 1-6, unfinished

Doubles competition

  1. #12 Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika (CAL) def. #1 Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) 7-6 (7-4)
  2. #28 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Greta Greco Lucchina/Lan Mi (CAL) 6-4
  3. Berta Passola Folch/Naomi Xu (CAL) def. Sara Ziodato/Isabelle Lacy (VA) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,3,5,1)
T-3:10 A-190

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