No. 12 UVA Women's Tennis Earns Pair of Ranked ACC Wins

The No. 12 Virginia women's tennis team picked up a pair of ranked ACC wins over No. 20 Georgia Tech and No. 30 Clemson this weekend in Charlottesville. The final score of both matches was 4-3, but the Cavaliers clinched 4-0 sweeps against both teams and their opponents scored three points after the match was already decided.

Friday: No. 12 Virginia 4, No. 20 Georgia Tech 3

The Cavaliers got off to a great start in Friday's match as the doubles teams of Melodie Collard and Julia Adams as well as Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash won their matches 6-1 to clinch the doubles point with ease. Collard carried that momentum into singles play with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kate Sharabura on court 6 and Sara Ziodato beat Rosie Garcia Gross 6-2, 6-4 on court 5 to give Virginia a 3-0 lead.

On the top court, Natasha Subhash earned perhaps her most impressive victory of the season, knocking off Georgia Tech's Carol Lee, the No. 7-ranked women's tennis player in the country, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the victory for Virginia. Georgia Tech got wins on courts 2, 3, and 4 after the match was decided to make the final score 4-3.

Sunday: No. 12 Virginia 4, No. 30 Clemson 3

Sara Ziodato and Hibah Shaikh won 6-2 on court 3 and Melodie Collard and Julia Adams outlasted Clemson's Eleni Louka and Sophia Hatton 7-5 on court 1 to clinch the doubles point for UVA. Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash also finished their match, winning 6-4 on court 2.

In singles play, Ziodato beat Hatton 6-1, 6-3 and Collard defeated Leigh Van Zyl 6-3, 6-4 on court 6 to make it 3-0 in favor of the Cavaliers. Once again, it was Natasha Subhash who had the honor of securing the win on the top court, as she took down Eleni Louka 6-1, 6-4 to polish off the win. And again, Clemson earned wins on courts 2, 3, and 4 to make it 4-3 at the end.

Virginia plays its final home match of the regular season this week as the Cavaliers welcome Virginia Tech to Charlottesville on Thursday at 4pm for the Commonwealth Clash.

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