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Perhaps it was fitting that Gianni Ross, the very first recruit of Andres Pedroso’s career as Virginia’s head coach, clinched the Cavaliers’ first national tennis championship since 2017 on Sunday in a 4-0 UVA victory over Kentucky.
With his third-place finish, Jay Aiello is still in contention for a spot on the U.S. World Team.
After getting sledgehammered 18-9 by the undefeated Terrapins, ending Virginia’s reign of back-to-back national titles, Lars Tiffany was even more impressed with Maryland’s greatness.
The No. 8 Virginia women’s team saved its best for last and that was just good enough to propel the Cavaliers into the final round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships.
Katie Goldberg had a career day with six RBI and a pair of home runs to help power Virginia to a 10-2 run-rule win over Bowling Green in the second round of play at the National Invitational Softball Championship on Sunday.
Led by first team All-ACC selections Jake Gelof and Alex Tappen, a total of five Cavaliers were recognized by the league on Monday. Starting pitcher Brian Gursky garnered second team honors while first years Griff O’Ferrall and Casey Saucke were listed on the all-freshman team.
Virginia and No. 1 seed Maryland meet for the second time this season in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. Opening faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team advanced to the finals of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Team Championship with a 5-0 victory against No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday on the indoor courts of the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Ill.
Behind the stellar play of graduate student Beth Lillie, the Virginia women’s golf team moved up to a tie for 14th place following Saturday’s second round of competition at the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Virginia softball team is set to open play at the National Invitational Softball Tournament on Sunday against Bowling Green.
Coastal Division Champion Virginia Tech and Atlantic Division champion Louisville are the top two seeds for the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which gets underway Tuesday and runs through Sunday at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina.
No. 10 Louisville scored the game’s first seven runs and never looked back in an 11-3 win over Virginia at Jim Patterson Stadium on Saturday.
The No. 8 Virginia women’s golf finished the first round of the NCAA Championships in 18th place after shooting 16-over 304 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Virginia hit four home runs in a 16-7 win over No. 10 Louisville on Friday at Jim Patterson Stadium. The win sets up a rubber match in the series finale on Saturday on ACC Network at noon.
The No. 5 seed Virginia women’s tennis team had its season end with a 4-2 loss against No. 4 seed Texas in the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship on Friday.
The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Team Championship with a 4-1 victory against No. 2 Florida early Friday morning.
No. 10 Louisville limited Virginia to four hits in a 4-1 victory at Jim Patterson Stadium on Thursday.
The No. 5 seed Virginia women’s tennis team faces No. 4 seed Texas in the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship on Friday at 2 p.m.
Sophomore Jake Gelof is one of 39 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, an award that honors the top player, based on two rounds of national voting.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams will have a total of 29 competitors entered in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships to be contested at Indiana’s Haugh Track & Field Complex in Bloomington, Ind. from May 25-28.