No. 9 Virginia Wins Smithfield Commonwealth Clash Match 5-2 Against the Hokies

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 9 Virginia girls’s tennis group (16-4, 9-2 ACC) picked up a 5-2 victory towards Virginia Tech (10-11, 1-10 ACC) on Thursday (April 6) in a Smithfield Commonwealth Conflict match on the Virginia Tennis Facility on the Boar’s Head Resort.

Hibah Shaikh clinched the victory for the Cavaliers with a win on courtroom three.

The Cavaliers clinched the doubles level with 6-0 victories by each Mélodie Collard and Julia Adams on courtroom one and Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash on courtroom two. Annabelle Xu made her return to the courtroom, seeing her first motion since Feb. 12, partnering with Sara Ziodato at three doubles and choosing up a 6-2 victory.

Adams, a grad scholar who was honored earlier than the match for Senior Day, opened singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 victory towards Tamara Barad Itzhaki to present UVA a 2-0 lead. Ziodato made it 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 win on 5 earlier than the Hokies collected some extent on courtroom six. Shaikh closed out her 6-3, 6-1 win towards Dariya Radulova to present UVA a 4-1 lead. ACC Freshman of the Week Ozlem Uslu gained a tiebreaker to take the second set and match on courtroom one to make it 4-2.

Chervinsky fell behind 5-0 in her first set towards Semra Aksu on courtroom 4 and dropped the opener 6-2 earlier than rallying to take the ultimate two units 6-1 and 6-4 to shut out the match.

“I cherished the enjoyment and perception Julia performed with right this moment on Senior Day,” stated head coach Sara O’Leary. “She’s meant loads to this program and I do know everybody performed right this moment in honor of her. We’re thrilled we may add some extent in UVA’s favor to the Commonwealth Conflict and can begin getting ready for our final weekend of ACC common season play subsequent weekend.”

That is Virginia’s tenth victory in its final 11 matches.

SMITHFIELD COMMONWEALTH CLASH

• The rivalry between Virginia Athletics and Virginia Tech Athletics has a protracted and storied historical past courting again greater than 125 years throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Cavaliers and Hokies first confronted off on the gridiron in Charlottesville in 1895. First coined the Commonwealth Conflict through the 2014-2015 season, the rivalry has expanded and intensified throughout the 22 sports activities the 2 establishments face off in head-to-head competitors
• The Cavaliers picked up one level with the victory right this moment and leads the Conflict 8-7

ON THE HORIZON

• The Cavaliers have a bye this weekend earlier than closing out the common season subsequent weekend, enjoying at No. 7 NC State on Friday, April 14 and at No. 24 Wake Forest on Sunday, April 16

#9 Virginia 5, Virginia Tech Girls’s Tennis 2
Singles competitors

1. #67 Ozlem Uslu (VT) def. #60 Natasha Subhash (VA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
2. #57 Julia Adams (VA) def. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) 6-2, 6-2
3. Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Dariya Radulova (VT) 6-3, 6-1
4. Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Semra Aksu (VT) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Sara Ziodato (VA) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Katie Andreini (VT) def. Melodie Collard (VA) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competitors

1. #18 Melodie Collard/Julia Adams (VA) def. Katie Andreini/Dariya Radulova (VT) 6-0
2. #17 Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Erika Cheng/Ozlem Uslu (VT) 6-0
3. Sara Ziodato/Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Charlotte Cartledge/Sabina Richtrova (VT) 6-2

Order of end: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,5,6,3,1,4)
T-2:23 A-101