After a long layoff, the No.11 Virginia men's tennis team returned outdoors to record victories over ACC foes Wake Forest and N.C.
The University men's tennis team stemmed a flow of losses with two wins over the weekend at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
It is a cliché in sports but nevertheless an apt observation that a new season wipes the slate clean.
The Virginia Cavaliers showed glimpses of their impeccable form of last season by sweeping aside the challenges of No.
Two second-half goals were all Virginia needed to overcome the stubborn resistance of then-No. 2 North Carolina and end the Cavaliers' alumni weekend on a high note. It's been 28 years since the Tar Heels earned a significant result at Klöckner Stadium, and, with the class of 1969 and 1989 in attendance, the Cavaliers ensured the streak stayed intact with a solid display, especially in defense. North Carolina has been the class of the ACC this season and showed why in the first half. The much vaunted strike duo of freshman Yannick Reyering and junior Adam Cristman were kept fairly quiet, with the Tar Heel defense doing a good job of running down space and disrupting Virginia's midfieldrhythm.
It was again business as usual Saturday at Klöckner Stadium as the Virginia men's soccer team notched a routine 2-0 victory over N.C.
For 88 minutes it felt like déjà vu for the Virginia women's soccer team. Friday the Cavaliers lost a heartbreaker to Tennessee in the Virginia-hosted Nike Classic, despite dominating the game.
Replacing influential players after a successful season can be a difficult trick to pull off. Just ask Al Groh and his new linebacking corps. The Virginia men's soccer team, like its gridiron counterparts, also has had to deal with the loss of key players on defense.
It's been an eventful start to the season for the Virginia women's soccer team. The Cavaliers have recorded three wins in three games, thanks to an offense that has hit the net eight times and a defense that has refused to return the favor to other teams.
It has been a fairytale season for the Virginia men's tennis team, and the Cavaliers will be looking to add another chapter in the program's history when they face No.
