No. 56 Old Dominion men post shutout of Georgia State to earn place in Sun Belt tennis final

COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS

No. 56 Old Dominion advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title match with a 4-0 win Saturday over Georgia State in Rome, Georgia.

Cosme Rolland de Ravel, Connor van Schalkwyk and his brother Codie van Schalkwyk won in singles for the defending champion Monarchs, who advanced to Sunday’s 1 p.m. final against top-seeded Georgia Southern. The Eagles defeated ODU 4-3 March 24 in Statesboro, handing the Monarchs their only league defeat.

Coach Dominik Mueller’s Monarchs likely need to win the tournament to advance to the 64-team NCAA bracket.

UNCW bounces Tribe in CAA semifinal

Top-seeded UNC Wilmington eliminated fifth-seeded William & Mary 4-0 in a Coastal Athletic Association semifinal at the Tribe’s Mackesy Tennis Center. The Seahawks will play Sunday for the title against third-seeded Elon, which knocked off second-seeded Delaware 4-1.

W&M’s only triumph Saturday was 7-5 at No. 2 doubles, but UNCW took the other two sets for the doubles point. The Tribe was ahead by a set in all three singles matches that didn’t finish.

UVA gains spot in ACC final

Top-seeded Virginia defeated No. 4 Duke 4-1 to reach the ACC Tournament final against Florida State in Cary, North Carolina.

The Cavaliers, ranked second in the nation, will meet Florida State for the championship Sunday.

No. 38 CNU beats No. 30 Salisbury

Cox High graduate Ashton Legum, Eddy Porsmyr Hansen, Vincent Truong and Nesh Kumaresan won in singles and doubles as Christopher Newport (10-6), ranked 38th in Division III, outplayed No. 30 Salisbury 7-2 in Newport News. The Sea Gulls fell to 12-4.

No. 46 VWU quells Quakers

No. 46 Virginia Wesleyan (13-4, 6-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) hammered visiting Guilford 8-1 as Ole Behrmann, Tudor Vlad and Sebastien Muller beat the Quakers in singles and doubles.

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ODU finishes perfect Sun Belt regular season

Old Dominion (14-5, 9-0 Sun Belt) finished its conference regular season unbeaten by beating host Appalachian State 6-1 indoors.

Sofia Johnson, Alexandra Viktorovitch, Lidiia Rasskouskaia, Kira Matushkina and Ulyana Romanova won in singles for the Monarchs, who have won 29 consecutive conference matches.

W&M runs winning streak to 11

William & Mary (15-5) won its 11th consecutive match by going to Richmond and beating the Spiders 6-1. No. 1 Hedda Gurholt, No. 2 Yu Chen, No. 3 Mila Mejic, No.4 Ine Stange and No. 6 Francesca Davis registered singles triumphs.

UVA, UNC to clash for ACC title

In Cary, North Carolina, Virginia shut out Florida State 4-0 to move into Sunday’s 2 p.m. ACC Tournament final against top-seeded North Carolina.

VWU zooms past Guilford

Host Virginia Wesleyan (7-8, 4-2 ODAC) defeated Guilford 8-1 as Sophie Engelberts, Mikisha Thomas, Shannon Lewes, Sophia Bibbo and Haley Haydon gained singles triumphs.

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Hylton’s blasts send UVA to doubleheader sweep of No. 3 Duke

Jade Hylton’s power enabled Virginia to sweep No. 3 Duke 4-3, 3-2 in a doubleheader on the Blue Devils’ field, perhaps the best day for the Cavaliers in program history.

In Game 1, Hylton’s grand slam in the fourth gave UVA a 4-1 lead. In Game 2, her two-run homer in the third inning helped UVA build a 3-0 lead.

No. 13 Virginia Wesleyan takes two vs. Shenandoah

Virginia Wesleyan (24-7, 14-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference), ranked 13th in Division III, swept Shenandoah 9-0, 9-1 in Winchester. The Hornets dropped to 12-20, 4-14.

In Game 1, Emma Adams and Julia Piotrowski combined on a six-inning two-hitter. Karley Beltran each scored three runs and had three hits, and Olivia Knight was 2 for 2 with three RBIs.

In Game 2, Adams (10-1) joined Lauren Bible and Piotrowski on a one-hitter. Knight drove in three runs, and Laci Campbell scored three.

Elon takes doubleheader, sweeps series vs. Hampton

Elon (19-25, 13-8 CAA) swept a three-game series against Hampton (15-30, 6-15) by winning 6-4, 4-1 in Saturday’s doubleheader.

In Game 1, HU lost despite Brooke Williams’ two runs and two hits, as well as two-hit games from Carmynn Bonner and Leah Maduro.  Elon’s Gabi Schaal had two hits, including a homer, and scored twice.

In Game 2, Angelina Branch singled home Maduro in the second, but HU never scored again. Schaal socked a two-run homer in the sixth.

Coppin State takes pair from Norfolk State

Coppin State (18-16, 13-4 MEAC) swept Norfolk State 4-3, 9-0 in a series-opening doubleheader in Baltimore.

In Game 1, the Spartans (4-38, 3-14) led 3-0 before the Eagles scored three times in the second inning. Aniyah Haley came home for the walk-off run in the seventh on Manaia Fonoti’s groundout to third.

Vanessa Carrizosa edged Brierra Tyler (2-8) in a duel of complete-game pitching efforts.

In Game 2, Emily Quintero pitched a four-hit, five-inning shutout. Coppin State scored in every inning, handing Kailey Bryant (0-6) a loss and getting home runs from Haley and Seryna Esparza.

NSA grad sparks No. 16 Hokies

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy graduate Addy Greene was 1 for 2 with a home run and two walks as No. 16 Virginia Tech (34-9-1, 16-4 ACC) beat Georgia Tech 10-4 in Blacksburg.

All nine Hokies in the starting batting order reached base safely against the Yellow Jackets (29-19, 11-9).

COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE

No. 7 Syracuse upends No. 4 UVA via late surge

No. 7 Syracuse scored the game’s last four goals to upend No. 4 Virginia 18-17 before 8,348 in the Orange’s dome, though the Cavaliers (10-3, 1-2 ACC) got four goals and five assists from Connor Shellenberger. Sam English scored with 48 seconds left to break a 17-17 tie for Syracuse (11-3, 4-1).

No. 8 CNU cruises past Stockton

Christopher Newport (11-4, 4-1 Coastal Lacrosse Conference), ranked eighth in Division III, beat visiting Stockton 20-8 behind Robby Adams’ four goals. Stockton fell to 10-6, 3-2.

Hofstra handles Hampton

Hofstra (5-9, 2-4 CAA) defeated Hampton 21-5 in Hempstead, New York, despite Andre Myers’ three goals for the Pirates (0-12, 0-6).

COLLEGE WOMEN’S LACROSSE

No. 21 Captains prevail on Senior Day

No. 21 CNU (12-4) won its Senior Day game 13-7 over Mary Washington (5-9). Julia Iapicca registered a hat trick to become the fifth player in program history with two 50-goal seasons. Kelsey Winters had a goal and six assists.

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Two W&M athletes finish season at NCAAs

William & Mary concluded the season at the NCAA Championships hosted by Ohio State on Saturday night, as Tribe standouts Niko Greenly and Sam Lee competed in the finals on rings and parallel bars, respectively.

Greenly tied for 17th on rings with a 13.7, which equaled a career high that he posted during the qualifying round Friday.
Lee finished 35th on parallel bars with a 13.166.