Women’s Tennis: No. 12 seed Cavaliers travel to face No. 5 Michigan in NCAA Super Regional

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia women’s tennis team plays in the Round of 16 of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship against Michigan on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor.

MATCH INFORMATION

• Live scoring will be available for the match
• Live streaming will be available if the match moves indoors. Michigan’s outdoor courts do not have court cams

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• The Cavaliers (20-6) are the No. 12 seed in the tournament but are No. 11 in the latest ITA team rankings. Michigan (24-3) is the No. 5 seed and the No. 5 team in the rankings
• Virginia has won the doubles point in 15 of its last 19 matches
• Julia Adams and Mélodie Collard are ranked No. 10 in doubles with a 22-5 record with 20 of those wins coming in dual matches
• Adams reached 30 doubles wins last weekend for the season
• Natasha Subhash and Elaine Chervinsky are ranked No. 29 in doubles with a 20-7 record as a duo
• Subhash is looking to join Adams with 20 doubles wins, sitting at a 29-8 mark for the year
• Sara Ziodato leads the team in singles victories with a 27-10 record. She has won her last eight completed matches

VIRGINIA & NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

• Virginia is the No. 12 seed in the championship (bracket)
• Virginia is making its 22nd appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and fifth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
• This is Virginia’s eighth time advancing to the Round of 16
• The Cavaliers have reached the quarterfinals three times, including last season (2014, 2016 and 2023)

SCOUTING MICHIGAN

• This is the second meeting of the year between the two teams. Michigan won 4-2 in the first round of ITA Indoors
• Michigan brings a 13-match win streak into the contest
• Michigan is looking for its second-ever quarterfinal appearance, trying to match its 2016 finish
• Jaedan Brown is the highest-ranked Wolverine at No. 22 with a 21-13 record in singles. Kari Miller is No. 36 with three other players ranked in the top-125
• Miller and Brown are ranked No. 3 in doubles with a 22-7 mark
• This is Virginia’s first trip to the Varsity Tennis Center since March 13, 2019
• Virginia leads the all-time series 6-3