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Women’s Tennis: Ninth-ranked Hoos open season with in-state doubleheader
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team opens the 2023 dual match season today with a doubleheader on the indoor courts of the Boar’s Head Sports Club. Virginia will take on Richmond at noon and James Madison at 4:30 p.m.
Virginia lets second-half lead slip away in 77-68 loss to FSU
Florida State benefited from poor fourth-quarter shooting by the Cavaliers to rally for a 77-68 victory to improve to 17-4 and 6-2 in ACC play on Thursday night.
Men’s Tennis: Top-ranked Hoos sweep Flames, 7-0
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team picked up a 7-0 road victory at Liberty on Thursday in Lynchburg. The Cavaliers won the doubles point and took five of six singles matches in straight sets.
Kihei Clark continues to torment opposing ACC coaches
Game after game, opposing coaches march into a postgame press gathering and talk about how glad they will be when Kihei Clark is gone.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’: ‘Hoos defeat Hokies, UVA football news and notes
Chris Graham joins Hootie, and the two break down #10 Virginia’s 78-68 win over Virginia Tech, then talk through the latest news with UVA football.
Cavaliers stick with four-guard look, finish strong for 78-68 win over Hokies
On Wednesday, the Wahoos (14-3, 6-2 ACC) started the game strong and closed it out even stronger, brushing off a few Hokie scoring runs in between to eventually pull away for their fourth win in a row.
Virginia offense prevails against Hokies in battle of two strong defenses
Virginia and Virginia Tech entered their first matchup of the season as the No. 4 and No. 6 defenses in the ACC, and once the game began, an offensive amendment allowed the Cavaliers to get past the Hokies, 78-68, in Charlottesville on Wednesday evening.
Women’s notebook: Virginia looks to get back to .500 in ACC vs. Seminoles on Thursday
The Virginia women’s basketball team closes out a three-game homestand by hosting Florida State on Thursday at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.
Wahoo Preview: No. 10 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
Virginia enters Wednesday’s Commonwealth Clash matchup with Virginia Tech (7 p.m., ESPNU) on a three-game winning streak, and a fourth in a row would keep the 10th-ranked Cavaliers in a tie for second, just a game back of first-place Clemson.
With Bly leaving Carolina, does that open a recruiting door of opportunity for Virginia?
UNC has been a recruiting force within the borders of Virginia since Bly, a former Tar Heel All-American from Chesapeake, joined the Carolina staff in 2019. Bly has helped Brown’s program pluck such stars as 5-star Tony Grimes and Zach Rice right from under the noses of UVA and Tech.
Trio of Wahoo recruits nominated for McDonald’s All-American squads
Blake Buchanan of Lake City High School in Idaho, who signed with the Cavaliers in November, has been nominated to the boys team, while a pair of Virginia women’s team signees, Olivia McGhee and Kymora Johnson, have been nominated for the girls team.
Women’s Golf: Three Hoos invited to Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Current Virginia women’s golfers Amanda Sambach and Jennifer Cleary will be joined by former Cavalier Beth Lillie at the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship.
Wrestling: Battista picks up ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week honors
Michael Battista is coming off an undefeated weekend at the Virginia Duals where he helped the Cavaliers to victories over Kent State, Ohio and Navy.
Swimming & Diving: Bell captures ACC Women’s Diver of the Week honors
Senior Jennifer Bell earned ACC Women’s Diver of the Week honors after winning both events in No. 1 Virginia’s swimming and diving win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
Cavaliers ranked No. 19 in D1Baseball preseason poll
The Virginia baseball team garnered a preseason ranking of No. 19 from D1Baseball.com. The Cavaliers are one of seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the website’s Top-25.
Softball: Boggs, Bressler named to Extra Inning preseason lists
Right-handed pitcher and graduate transfer Jenny Bressler was tabbed as the No. 98 overall player nationally as part of the Top 100 players list, while junior catcher Leah Boggs was named the No. 23 catcher nationally on the publication’s Top 25 catchers list.
Volleyball: Turner, Tadder, Yon earn VaSID All-State honors
Three Virginia volleyball players — Grace Turner, Abby Tadder and Veresia Yon — have been named All-State selections by Virginia Sports Information Directors, as was announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Tony Bennett makes offer to John Marshall HS freshman center Latrell Allmond
Tony Bennett is the latest to jump on the recruiting bandwagon of John Marshall High School freshman center Latrell Allmond, a member of the recruiting class of 2026.
Virginia picks up former Iowa State cornerback Kyle through portal
Virginia continued to shore up its secondary via the transfer portal on Monday when the Cavaliers gained a commitment from former Iowa State cornerback Tayvonn Kyle.
Virginia had the perfect game plan to exploit FSU’s shortcomings
Virginia was 11 of 22 from beyond the arc against the struggling Seminoles in a 67-58 win over Florida State.
