EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 5 Virginia women’s tennis team came back to defeat No. 8 North Carolina 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Combe Tennis Center.
Graduate student Sara Ziodato won the clincher for the Cavaliers (8-1), saving three match points to complete the comeback against the Tar Heels (7-2) and send Virginia to the semifinals for the first time in program history.
With the win, Virginia will face No. 1 Georgia at 4:30 or 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday (Feb. 10) at the Combe Tennis Center.
North Carolina struck first in the match, winning on doubles courts two and three to take an early 1-0 lead.
Freshman Isabelle Lacy responded with a dominant performance on court three, taking down No. 20 Carson Tanguilig 6-2, 6-3 to tie the match.
Senior Melodie Collard rallied from behind in each set on court six to take her match 7-5, 7-5, giving Virginia a 2-1 lead.
North Carolina tied the match with a straight set victory on the top court. Moments later, the Tar Heels took the lead back with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court five.
Freshman Karolina Kozakova split sets on court four with Alanis Hamilton but fell behind in the third set. Down 5-4 in the third, Kozakova saved three match points on her serve to…
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