CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated No. 19 Clemson 4-0 in its ACC opener on Friday (Feb. 21) at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.
The Cavaliers (9-2, 1-0 ACC) picked up their fifth ranked win of the season, topping Clemson (9-2, 0-1 ACC) to open conference play.
The Tigers struck first in the match in doubles, winning 6-1 on the top court. Graduate student Sara Ziodato and junior Meggie Navarro responded with a 6-2 victory on doubles court three before junior Annabelle Xu and freshman Martina Genis Salas clinched the doubles point for the Hoos with a 6-4 win on doubles court two.
The Cavaliers kept the momentum going in singles, winning all six first sets against the Tigers.
Ziodato finished her day with a dominant performance, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 win against Amelie Smejkalova on the top court.
Senior Melodie Collard trailed in both sets on court four but rallied to take her match 7-5, 6-3 against Annabelle Davis, giving Virginia a 3-0 lead over the Tigers.
Genis Salas closed out the victory for the Cavaliers, winning the final three games of her match to win 6-4, 7-5 over No. 123 Artemis Aslanisvili on court five.
MATCH NOTES
- Sara Ziodato stayed perfect in dual matches, improving to 8-0
- Ziodato picked up her second 6-0,…
