Women's tennis nabs first-ever ACC title
By Kristen Cauley | April 28, 2014Continuing to make school history, the No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 6 Duke to win the first ACC Championship title in program history Sunday in Cary, NC.
Continuing to make school history, the No. 7 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 6 Duke to win the first ACC Championship title in program history Sunday in Cary, NC.
Despite splitting the last two regular season matches, the No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team earned a share of their first ACC women’s tennis regular-season title.
The No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team completed its second consecutive weekend sweep, extended its winning streak to a school-best eight matches with victories Saturday and Sunday.
For the four seniors of the No. 4 Virginia women’s tennis team, upsetting top-ranked Duke at home, reaching a program-best No. 3 ranking twice and looking ahead to a potentially deep postseason run are just some of the highlights of their final season. As the younger players continue to be the faces of another successful season, these veteran players play a major behind-the-scenes role in helping the team strive in ways not always visible on the court.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team extended its winning streak to six matches by sweeping senior weekend with victories against No. 27 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Clemson.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team secured its second shutout win in a row Saturday, defeating No.
The No. 6 Virginia women’s tennis team won both conference matches this weekend, improving to 6-1 in ACC play. After the Cavaliers (12-5, 6-1 ACC) defeated No. 22 Notre Dame, they welcomed new rival Pittsburgh to Charlottesville for the first time. Virginia shut out the Panthers to complete the weekend sweep.
The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team kept busy during spring break, battling four ranked opponents in matches at home and on the road.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team continued ACC play Saturday, keeping its conference record perfect by dominating Syracuse, 6-1, in New York. After picking up their first win of the season against No.
The No. 13 Virginia women’s tennis team made school history Friday, upsetting No. 1 Duke 5-2 to earn the program’s first home victory against a top-ranked opponent. After handing the Blue Devils their first loss of the season, the Cavaliers traveled to No. 62 Boston College to face the Eagles Sunday. Virginia managed keep its ACC record perfect, defeating the Eagles 6-1 to improve to 7-2 on the season.