CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia head coach Sara O’Leary was named the ACC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year as announced today (April 24) by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Additionally, grad student Sara Ziodato was named to the All-ACC first team for singles, senior Elaine Chervinsky to the second team and junior Annabelle Xu to the third team.
Senior Mélodie Collard and Chervinsky were named to the first team for doubles.
O’Leary guided her team to the first No. 1 ranking in program history and to its first ITA National Team Indoor Championship semifinal appearance. Her Cavaliers made the ACC Championship final for the third time in four years. This is her second-straight ACC Coach of the Year accolade.
Ziodato moved up to playing the No. 1 singles court this season for the Cavaliers, going 7-4 on the top court. She has reached a career-high No. 19 singles ranking and qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship in the fall. She recorded the 100th singles victory of her career earlier this month in a dual match against Virginia Tech. This is her first All-ACC honor.
Chervinsky reached a career-high No. 18 singles ranking, posting a 12-1 record in dual matches this spring. She qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship in the fall, advancing to the…
