WTEN: No. 2 UVA Outlasts Tigers in ACC Opener

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The No. 19 Clemson Tigers (9-2, 0-1 ACC) fell against No. 2 Virginia (7-3, 1-0 ACC) in their conference opener on the road in Virginia on Friday.

“It was a tough one tonight for our group,” Head Coach Boomer Saia said. He continued on, saying, “We fought down the stretch well, but it was a little too late. We created plenty of opportunities and need to continue to learn to increase our level of play in big moments and step through the windows of opportunities we create in each match. Our team is learning what it takes to be an elite team every weekend, and we need to be ready for a tough road match on Sunday.”

No. 19 Clemson 0 , No. 2 Virginia 4
In doubles, the Tigers claimed the first doubles match on court one. Freshman duo Amelie Smejkalova and Gaia Parravicini defeated Isabelle Lacy and Melodie Collard in an easy 6-1 match. On court three, graduate duo Sophia Hatton and Annabelle Davis fell to No. 38 ranked duo Sara Ziodato and Meggie Navarro, 6-2. 

Coming down to court two, freshman duo Candela Yecora and Romana Cisovska fought till the end for the doubles point, but ultimately fell 6-4 to the No. 28 ranked duo of Martina Genis Salas and Annabelle Xu.

In singles the Tigers fought hard but ultimately fell on courts one and five, to the No. 19 and No. 91 nationally ranked singles players respectively. The final point came down to court four as Martina Genis Salas defeated No. 123 Artemis Aslanisvili, 6-4, 7-5.

Next Up: The Tigers are on the road for a second match in ACC play against No. 27 Virginia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1:00 p.m. ET.

RESULTS: 

No. 19 Clemson (9-2, 0-1 ACC) 0,  vs No. 2 Virginia (7-3, 1-0 ACC), 4

Doubles

1. Parravicini/Smejkalova (CU) def. Collard/Lacy (UVA), 6-1
2. No. 28 Genis Salas/Xu (UVA) def. Yecora/Cisovska (CU) 6-4
3. No. 38 Ziodato/Navarro (UVA) def. Davis/Hatton (CU), 6-2

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. No. 19 Sara Ziodato (UVA) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CU), 6-0, 6-0 
2. No. 24 Annabelle Xu (UVA) lead Sophia Hatton (CU), 7-6 (), 2-6, 2-0 uf 
3. No. 60 Isabelle Lacy (UVA) lead Romana Cisovska (CU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-2 uf
4. No. 91 Melodie Collard (UVA) def. Annabelle Davis (CU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Martina Genis Salas (UVA) def. No. 123 Artemis Aslanisvili (CU), 6-4, 7-5
6. Blanca Pico Navarro (UVA) level against Gaia Parravicini (CU), 7-6 (7-0), 3-6, uf

Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5