In late November, Chervinsky and Collard became the first team from UVA to win an NCAA doubles title, and their record together in 2024-25 is 31-3. Genis Salas and Xu are 28-8, and Navarro and Ziodato are 14-8.
The doubles pairings have changed occasionally, for various reasons, but “our No. 1 and No. 2 teams have played together the entire season,” O’Leary said. “Not only are they organized, but they know each other so well and they know what the other one needs if the other one is struggling. They know how to bring them up, they know how to calm them down, and they just trust each other out there.”
Doubles is “a different game,” O’Leary said. “There’s just so much strategy, and it is very different than singles. You could be a great doubles player and struggle a little bit in singles, and vice versa.”
Ziodato, a graduate student, plays No. 1 singles for the Hoos. Navarro, a junior, was not in the singles lineup this weekend, but they complement each other well in doubles.
“I’m pretty good at the net, I’d say, and Zio is a big hitter,” Navarro said.
Navarro, whose sister, Emma, won an NCAA singles title as a Cavalier, was in full voice during the singles matches, supporting her teammates on every court. To know she played a key role in…
