Women’s Tennis: No. 9 Virginia wins 6-1 against Boston College

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Posted on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, 11:12 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

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The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis (9-1, 1-0) opened Atlantic Coast Conference action with a 6-1 victory against Boston College (3-3, 0-1 ACC) on Friday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

The Cavaliers won the doubles point and five of the six singles courts in straight sets.

Sophomore Emma Navarro, playing doubles for the first time with fellow sophomore Hibah Shaikh, opened the match with a 6-2 win on court one. Seniors Amber O’Dell and Sofia Munera clinched the point with a 6-2 victory on court two. Sophomore Sara Ziodato and junior Natasha Subhash finished off a double sweep with a 6-4 win on three.

In singles, Navarro sailed through a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Marica Aguiar to give UVA a 2-0 lead. Thirty minutes later, Shaikh and Munera finished their victories on courts six and three to clinch the victory for the Cavaliers. Subhash made it 5-0 for Virginia a few minutes later with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court two. After BC picked up a point by winning a third-set super tiebreaker to decide the match on court four, Ziodato closed out a 7-6 (5), 6-4 battle against Hailey Wilcox on court five.

MATCH NOTES

  • This was Virginia’s first outdoor dual match of the season
  • The Cavaliers are 25-0 all time against the Eagles

ON THE HORIZON

  • The Cavaliers close out their homestand by hosting Syracuse on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.
  • That match is also scheduled to be played outdoors. Please monitor the team’s social media accounts for any weather-related updates

#9 Virginia 6, Boston College 1

Singles competition

  1. #28 Emma Navarro (VA) def. Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-1, 6-0
  2. #15 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Plobrung Plipuech (BC) 6-3, 6-2
  3. Sofia Munera (VA) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 7-5, 6-0
  4. Natasha Irani (BC) def. Amber O’Dell (VA) 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
  5. Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Hailey Wilcox (BC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
  6. Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

  1. Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-2
  2. Amber O’Dell/Sofia Munera (VA) def. Stephanie Sanchez/Plobrung Plipuech (BC) 6-2
  3. Sara Ziodato/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Sophia Edwards/Hailey Wilcox (BC) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,3,2,4,5)

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