Courtesy UVA Media Relations
The No. 21 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 18 Clemson, 4-2, on Thursday at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility in Clemson, S.C.
The Cavaliers (10-4, 3-0 ACC) began with a 6-2 win on doubles court three by No. 81 Isabelle Lacy and Kaitlyn Rolls. Clemson (13-4, 3-2) responded with a win on court two, but No. 3 Melodie Collard and Vivian Yang fought to a 7-6 (5) victory on the top court to clinch the doubles point for the Hoos.
No. 70 Yang notched the first singles point for the Cavaliers with her 6-2, 6-3 win on court one. Clemson got on the board with a win on two before No. 96 Martina Genis Salas secured the third point for Virginia with her 6-2, 6-3 victory on four. The Tigers then brought the match score to 3-2 with a win on five as the remaining two courts went to third sets. With Clemson nearing the tying third point on court three, Collard, a fifth-year, ended the Tigers’ hopes of a comeback with her 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win on six to clinch the victory for the Cavaliers.
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VIRGINIA 4, CLEMSON 2
Singles
1. #70 Vivian Yang (VA) def. Jade Groen (CU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #83 Rinon Okuwaki (CU) def. #25 Annabelle Xu(VA) 6-2, 6-1
3. Romana Cisovska (CU) vs. #82 Isabelle Lacy (VA) 6-2, 3-6, 5-2 UF
4. #96 Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Talia Neilson-Gatenb (CU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) def. Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) 6-2, 7-5
6. Melodie Collard (VA) def. Ria Bhakta (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. #3 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. #35 Jade Groen/Rinon Okuwaki (CU) 7-6, 7-5
2. Talia Neilson-Gatenb/Romana Cisovska (CU) def. #27 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) 6-3
3. #81 Isabelle Lacy/Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) def. Sophie Clayton/Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,4,5,6)
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