Women’s Tennis: No. 12 Cavaliers start season 2-0

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Posted on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, 7:00 pm

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The No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team opened the 2024 dual match season with two victories on Thursday at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Virginia downed Richmond 4-0 in the first match of the day before topping James Madison 7-0 in the finale.

Sophomore Annabelle Xu picked up a pair of wins on the top court, including clinching the victory against Richmond. Junior Mélodie Collard had two dominant victories on court five, winning 6-0, 6-1 against Richmond and 6-1, 6-0 against JMU.

Freshman Blanca Pico Navarro made her dual match debut, playing at court six in both matches and picking up her first victory with a 6-4, 6-1 win against the Dukes’ Sara Sadadinovic.

Senior Hibah Shaikh also went 2-0 in singles playing on court two.

The Cavaliers close out their opening weekend with another doubleheader on Saturday (Jan. 20) when they host Marshall at 10 a.m., and Longwood at 5 p.m.

VIRGINIA 4, RICHMOND 0

Singles
1. #86 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Carly Cohen (RIC) 6-0, 6-1
2. #46 Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Leonor Oliveira (RIC) 6-1, 6-0
3. #88 Sara Ziodato (VA) vs. Elizabeth Novak (RIC) 6-3, 4-0, unfinished
4. Elaine Chervinsky (VA) vs. Claire Le Du (RIC) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
5. #82 Melodie Collard (VA) def. Polina Shitkova (RIC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) vs. Lara Bakhaya (RIC) 6-1, 3-1, unfinished

Doubles
1. Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Lara Bakhaya/Polina Shitkova (RIC) 6-2
2. Sara Ziodato/Annabelle Xu (VA) vs. Claire Le Du/Elizabeth Novak (RIC) 3-4, unfinished
3. Natasha Subhash/Meggie Navarro (VA) def. Carly Cohen/Lainey O’Neil (RIC) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,2,1)

VIRGINIA 7, JAMES MADISON 0

Singles
1. #86 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Cate Broerman (JMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #46 Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Hope Moulin (JMU) 6-2, 6-1
4. #88 Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. #82 Melodie Collard (VA) def. Reka Matko (JMU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Sara Sadadinovic (JMU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
1. Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) vs. Cate Broerman/Hope Moulin (JMU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Natasha Subhash/Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Ines Oliveira/Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-2
3. Sara Ziodato/Meggie Navarro (VA) def. Reka Matko/Hayley Glen (JMU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,2,4,1,6)