Courtesy UVA Media Relations
The No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis team notched a 4-0 win at Florida State on Friday at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center in Tallahassee.
No. 4 Melodie Collard and Vivian Yang began the action with a dominant 6-1 win on the top doubles court. Florida State (4-11, 0-5 ACC) earned a 6-2 victory on court three, but Virginia (12-4, 5-0) ultimately took the point after No. 36 Annabelle Xu and Martina Genis Salas notched a 6-4 win on two.
In singles play, freshman Kaitlyn Rolls cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 win on three to put the Hoos up 2-0. No. 108 Isabelle Lacy then won 6-3, 6-1 on four before junior Blanca Pico Navarro clinched the match for Virginia with her 7-5, 6-2 win on six.
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VIRGINIA 4, FLORIDA STATE 0
Singles
1. Eva Shaw (FSU) vs. #81 Vivian Yang (VA) 6-1, 5-7, 1-1 UF
2. M.B. Deatherage (FSU) vs. #32 Annabelle Xu (VA) 6-4, 4-5 UF
3. Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) def. Tina Li (FSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. #108 Isabelle Lacy (VA) def. Laura Putz (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Abby Kelliher (FSU) vs. #106 Martina Genis Salas (VA) 6-2, 3-6, 4-2 UF
6. Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
1. #4 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. Eva Shaw/Tina Li (FSU) 6-1
2. #36 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Abby Kelliher/Laura Putz (FSU) 6-4
3. Cade Cricchio/M.B. Deatherage (FSU) def. Meggie Navarro/Isabelle Lacy (VA) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,4,6)
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