CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 13 Virginia women’s tennis team (14-4, 7-0 ACC) defeated No. 24 Duke (11-5, 5-1 ACC) by a 4-2 score on Friday (March 27) on the indoor courts at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Va.
The Cavaliers won the doubles point and built a 3-0 lead with straight-set singles victories by freshman Katie Rolls on court four and senior Annabelle Xu on court three.
The remaining four courts all went to third sets.
Duke picked up wins on courts two and three to make it 3-2 before senior Mélodie Collard closed out a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on court six to seal the victory.
ON THE HORIZON
- Virginia closes out the weekend by hosting No. 5 North Carolina (18-1, 6-0 ACC) on Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m.
#13 Virginia 4, #24 Duke 2
Singles competition
- #32 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. #19 Irina Balus (DUKE) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- #89 Aspen Schuman (DUKE) def. #81 Vivian Yang (VA) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Liv Hovde (DUKE) def. #108 Isabelle Lacy (VA) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
- Katie Rolls (VA) def. Shavit Kimchi (DUKE) 6-1, 7-5
- #106 Martina Genis Salas (VA) vs. Claire An (DUKE) 6-4, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
- Melodie Collard (VA) def. #112 Eleana Yu (DUKE) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Doubles competition
- #4 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. Irina Balus/Shavit Kimchi (DUKE) 6-3
- #36 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. #73 Claire An/Eleana Yu (DUKE) 6-3
- Isabelle Lacy/Katie Rolls (VA) vs. Liv Hovde/Aspen Schuman (DUKE) 5-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,1,2,3,6)
T-3:23 A-195