CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 8 Virginia women’s tennis team (3-0) picked up a 4-1 victory against Washington State (2-1) on Friday (Jan. 27) in the opening round of ITA Kickoff Weekend matches.
Virginia advances to take on either South Carolina or Northwestern on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the championship match. The winner of that contest will earn an invitation to the 2023 ITA National Indoor Team Championships, being held Feb. 10-13 in Seattle, Wash.
The Cavaliers won on all three doubles courts. Natasha Subhash and Melodie Collard followed with dominant wins on courts two and six to give UVA a 3-0 lead.
Sara Ziodato and Annabelle Xu rebounded after dropping their first sets to win their seconds to force third sets.
The Cougar’s Maxine Murphy picked up a point for her team by winning a three-setter on the top court to make it 3-1.
Hibah Shaikh clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Fifa Kumhom on court five to send her team to the final.
RESULTS
#8 Virginia 4, Washington State 1
Singles competition
- Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. #34 Julia Adams (VA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
- #90 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-0, 6-2
- Sara Ziodato (VA) vs. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
- #62 Annabelle Xu (VA) vs. Elyse Tse (WSU) 3-6,…
