No. 5 Virginia hosts No. 12 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. in NCAA Round of 16

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Posted on Saturday, May. 14, 2022, 5:30 am

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Emma Navarro

Emma Navarro (Photo: NCAA/USTA)

The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team hosts No. 12 Oklahoma State in the Round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship at 1 p.m. at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

The Charlottesville Super Regional winner will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals which will be held on Friday, May 20, at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Ill.

Today’s match is scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor the team’s social media accounts for weather-related updates.

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • All matches will stream live on the TennisOne App
  • Live scoring will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com

TICKET INFORMATION

  • $5 for general admission and $3 for students with a valid ID per day
  • Ages 2 and up are required to have a ticket
  • Tickets will be available for purchase online, over the phone, or at the Bryant Hall ticket office and can be picked up at the courts

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

  • The Cavaliers (22-5) head into the championship 11-1 in their last 12 matches including three wins over teams then-ranked in the top-3 of the ITA Rankings
  • Emma Navarro retained her No. 1 singles ranking in the final regular-season ITA rankings and earned the top seed in the NCAA Singles Championship. Navarro is 22-1 this season and has won her last 11 completed matches
  • Natasha Subhash leads the team with 26 singles victories this season, going 14-4 on the No. 2 court
  • The Cavaliers are a combined 41-7 on the top two courts this season
  • Sara Ziodato is 8-1 in her last 10 matches (with one abandonment) with a 22-11 overall record
  • Hibah Shaikh is 24-11 in singles this season with an 18-5 mark in dual matches
  • Navarro and Shaikh are ranked No. 3 in the latest ITA doubles rankings with an 11-5 record at No. 1
  • Subhash and Elaine Chervinsky are 9-1 at No. 2 doubles this season

VIRGINIA & THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Virginia is the No. 5 seed in the championship. This is the second-highest seeding in program history after its No. 3 seed in the 2014 tournament
  • Virginia is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tennis tourney and fourth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
  • Virginia has advanced to the Round of 16 seven times advancing to the quarterfinals twice  (2014 and 2016)
  • Virginia is the only school hosting both men’s and women’s Super Regionals this weekend
  • UVA is one of six schools to have both men’s and women’s teams advance to the Round of 16 (North Carolina, NC State, Texas, Stanford and Florida are the others)
  • Virginia is looking to advance its men’s and women’s teams to the quarterfinals for the third time in school history (2014 and 2016)

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE

  • Oklahoma State (20-5) advanced with a 4-2 win against No. 20 UCLA in last week’s NCAA Regional
  • This is their fifth time advancing to the Sweet 16 in the last seven championships
  • Oklahoma State is looking for its first trip to the quarterfinals since 2017
  • The Cowgirls advanced to the 2016 NCAA Final, falling to Stanford 4-3 in the championship match
  • The Cowgirls have been ranked as high as No. 7 this season and were in the top-10 as recently as the April 27 poll
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year Mhai Sawangkaew is 19-2 in dual matches this season, playing primarily at the No. 2 court
  • Lisa Marie Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto are 19-3 in doubles this season
  • Oklahoma State won the only previous meeting between the two schools in 2019

ON THE HORIZON

The men’s and women’s semifinals will take place next Saturday, May 21, in Champaign with the championship matches contested on Sunday, May 22. NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location