Virginia looks to defeat Terps
By Fritz Metzinger | February 8, 2012Fresh off a slew of impressive victories last weekend, the No.
Fresh off a slew of impressive victories last weekend, the No.
Sixteen of the finest teams in women's tennis clash this weekend in one of the premier tournaments of the year at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville.
After helping the second-ranked Virginia men's tennis team breeze past No.
The No. 2 Virginia men's tennis team plays a series of three dual matches in Charlottesville this weekend after months of fall tournament play.
As next weekend's National Team Indoor Championships loom, the No.9 Virginia women's tennis team heads north to face Boston College Sunday.
The No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team continued its early-season success at Blacksburg yesterday, dominating West Virginia 7-0 in the first match, before downing Virginia Tech 7-0 in the second match to maintain their perfect record. In the morning, the Cavaliers (4-0, 1-0 ACC) swept all three doubles matches, continuing the strong play during singles action as Virginia did not surrender a single set to the Mountaineers (0-3). Sophomore Li Xi cruised at first singles, defeating West Virginia junior Emily Mathis 6-2, 6-1.
After starting the season with two comeback wins, the No. 9 Virginia women's tennis team will look to continue its stellar play and build momentum today in a doubleheader against West Virginia and ACC rival No.
[caption id="attachment_49112" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="No. 11 junior Jarmere Jenkins triumphed during his appearances on the No.
[caption id="attachment_49110" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="No. 75 junior Erin Vierra sealed the Cavaliers' 4-3 comeback victory against No.
Sophomore Justin Shane captured the singles title and contributed to the doubles title win for the Virginia men's tennis team at the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Championship in Bradenton, Fla.
[caption id="attachment_47867" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Senior Emily Fraser won in straight sets during the first round of the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships but fell to Washington senior Denise Dy in her subsequent match.
[caption id="attachment_47664" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Senior Emily Fraser will represent Virginia when she travels to Flushing Meadows tomorrow for the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
Although a number of players on the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams reached the final rounds of the ITA Atlantic Regional earlier this week, they failed to capture a single title. Junior Jarmere Jenkins and the duo of senior Drew Courtney and junior Julien Uriguen reached the final round for the Cavalier men in Charlottesville, but all suffered untimely losses with the ultimate prize on the line.
[caption id="attachment_47018" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Jarmere Jenkins captured the singles title during last year's ITA Atlantic Regional and has won twice this year.
[caption id="attachment_45974" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="Junior Jarmere Jenkins triumphed in the orange singles and orange doubles draws at the U.Va.
Several members of the Virginia women's tennis team found early success this past weekend as the Cavaliers hosted foes from a variety of schools in the U.Va.
Virginia men's tennis player Jarmere Jenkins defeated three world-ranked competitors en route to earning the singles title at the Purnell-Thomas Memorial Tennis Tournament Sunday afternoon in Salisbury, Md.
[caption id="attachment_43789" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia men's tennis team won its fifth consecutive ACC title and its seventh in eight years after sweeping Maryland, Georgia Tech and Duke, all by identical 4-0 scores.
The No. 11 Virginia women's tennis team bowed out of the ACC Tournament Friday afternoon as the squad suffered a narrow 4-3 loss against No.
[caption id="attachment_43721" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Junior Emily Fraser likely will play No.