Cavaliers Fall on Day One of NCAA Singles; Doubles Starts Wednesday
ORLANDO, Fla. – Four members of the Virginia women’s tennis team are competing in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, being held Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Senior Annabelle Xu and junior Vivian Yang opened play on Tuesday (Nov. 18) in the singles draw, with both players upset in their openers. Xu, a 9-16 seed, dropped her first set 6-3 against Stephanie Yakoff of Harvard, but won her second set 6-3. Yakoff took the third set 6-3 to eliminate Yu.
Yang, also a 9-16 seed, won her first set 6-1 agains Carolina Gomez Alonso of Arkansas, but the Razorback came back to take the final two sets to eliminate Yang.
Xu will partner with sophomore Martina Genis Salas in doubles with Yang playing alongside fifth-year Melodie Collard in the doubles draw that begins on Wednesday. Both teams are 5-8 seeds.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Doubles
R32 [5-8] #9 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) vs #45 Xinyi Nong/Nikola Daubnerova (FLA), Weds
R32 [5-8] #26 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) vs Nevan Kolarevic/Julianne Nguyen (FORD), Wed
Singles
R64 #39 Carolina Gomez Alonso (ARK) def. [9-16] #114 Vivian Yang (VA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
R64 Stephanie Yakoff (HARV) def. [9-16] #23 Annabelle Xu (VA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2025 NCAA DI women’s singles and doubles tennis championship schedule
- DI women’s tennis singles championship:
- Round of 64: Tuesday, Nov. 18 — Watch on ESPN+
- Round of 32: Wednesday, Nov. 19 — Watch on ESPN+
- Round of 16: Thursday, Nov. 20 — Watch on ESPN+
- Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 21 — Watch on ESPN+
- Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 22 — Watch on ESPN+
- National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23 — Watch on ESPN+
- DI women’s tennis doubles championship:
- Round of 32: Wednesday, Nov. 19 — Watch on ESPN+
- Round of 16: Thursday, Nov. 20 — Watch on ESPN+
- Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 21 — Watch on ESPN+
- Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 22 — Watch on ESPN+
- National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23 — Watch on ESPN+