Courtesy UVA Media Relations
The No. 8 Virginia women’s tennis team picked up a 4-0 home win over Wake Forest on Friday afternoon at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.
The Cavaliers’ win streak improves to 12 matches and they remain the lone team unbeaten in ACC play (see updated standings below).
Virginia (18-4, 11-0 ACC) celebrated Senior Day with a pre-match ceremony honoring Melodie Collard, Meggie Navarro and Annabelle Xu.
The Cavaliers dominated the Demon Deacons (11-12, 3-8) in doubles, picking up wins on all three courts. Kaitlyn Rolls and Navarro won 6-2 on three, then No. 8 Collard and Vivian Yang won 6-2 on one and No. 28 Xu and Martina Genis Salas brought it home with a 6-3 victory on two.
No. 23 Xu gave the Hoos their second point of the match after her opponent on court two retired down 6-1, 3-1. Junior Blanca Pico Navarro grew the lead to 3-0 with her 6-3, 6-2 win on six before No. 81 Yang provided the clincher with her 6-3, 6-3 victory on the top court.
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The Cavaliers conclude their regular season with a home matchup against NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Virginia Tennis Facility.
VIRGINIA 4, WAKE FOREST 0
Singles
1. #81 Vivian Yang (VA) def. Nevena Carton (WFU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #23 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Krystal Blanch (WFU) 6-1, 3-1 RET
3. #82 Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) vs. Evie Oxford (WFU) 6-7 (5-7), 4-0 UF
4. Melodie Collard (VA) vs. Heidi Bulger (WFU) 6-3, 5-4 UF
5. #110 Martina Genis Salas (VA) vs. Sankavi Gownder (WFU) 3-6, 6-4 UF
6. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. #8 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. #87 Nevena Carton/Kady Tannenbaum (WFU) 6-2
2. #28 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Evie Oxford/Sankavi Gownder (WFU) 6-3
3. Kaitlyn Rolls/Meggie Navarro (VA) def. Krystal Blanch/Aubrey Nisbet (WFU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,1)
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ACC Scoreboard
Friday
Virginia 4, Wake Forest 0
North Carolina 4, Miami 3
NC State 4, Virginia Tech 0
Syracuse 4, Georgia Tech 1
Duke 4, Florida State 0
Boston College 4, Clemson 2
California 4, SMU 2
Saturday
Austin Peay at Louisville, 2 p.m.
Sunday
NC State at Virginia, 1 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Boston College, 10 a.m.
Clemson at Syracuse, 11 a.m.
DePaul at Notre Dame, Noon
North Carolina at Florida State, Noon
Duke at Miami, Noon
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
Stanford at SMU, 1 p.m.
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