Women’s Tennis: No. 5 Virginia hosts NCAA regionals Saturday, Sunday

Posted on Friday, May. 6, 2022, 2:39 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team (20-5) opens play at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship by hosting the Charlottesville Regional May 7-8 at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

The matches are scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor Virginia’s social media accounts for any weather-related changes.

WOMEN’S TENNIS REGIONAL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MAY 7 (WOMEN)

10 a.m. Army West Point (25-9) vs Princeton (11-10)

1 p.m. (5) VIRGINIA vs Youngstown State (13-9)

SUNDAY, MAY 8 (WOMEN)

1 p.m. Second Round Match

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 head into the championship 9-1 in their last 10 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 20-1 this season and has won her last 10 matches
Navarro and Hibah Shaikh moved up to a No. 3 doubles ranking and will be the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Doubles Championship. They are the first UVA tandem to earn a top-four seeding in the championship
Natasha Subhash and Sara Ziodato are 8-2 in their last 10 matches
The Cavaliers are a combined 39-7 on the top two courts 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 Championships and fourth-consecutive under head coach Sara O’Leary
This is Virginia’s ninth time hosting a regional
Virginia has advanced to the Round of 16 six times
The Cavaliers’ best finish has been two runs of the quarterfinals (2014 and 2016)

SCOUTING THE OTHER TEAMS

Youngstown State won the Horizon League title for the first time since 2018
YSU will be making its second trip to Charlottesville for the NCAA Tournament. The Penguins’ first-ever trip to the NCAAs was to Virginia in 2014. The Cavaliers won that contest 4-0
The Penguins made five consecutive trips to the NCAA Regional from 2014-18
Elisa Rigazio leads the team with a 22-8 record, playing mainly on court four
Cecilia Rosas has a 12-10 record on court one
Princeton is ranked No. 44 in the latest ITA team rankings
The Ivy League Champions have won five straight matches headed into the tournament
The Tigers are led by junior Daria Frayman. Frayman is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship with a 21-7 record and a 7-4 mark at No. 1
Virginia is 12-10 all-time against the Tigers
Army West-Point won the Patriot League Championship with a 4-1 victory over top-seeded Boston University in the finals
The Black Knights are making their 16^th NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2019
Cooper Jackson leads the team with a 16-3 record, playing primarily at No. 3. Justine Dondonay, who plays on courts 4-5, is 14-1

ON THE HORIZON

The winner of the Charlottesville Regional will face the winner of the Oklahoma State Regional next Saturday, May 14
As the No. 5 seed, Virginia will host the Super Regional should they advance
The eight super regional winners will then advance to the site of the finals in Champaign, Ill. with the quarterfinals through championship matches being contested May 20-22
NCAA Singles and Doubles will take place May 23-28 in that same location