Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW): Melodie Collard, Annabelle Xu, Elaine Chervinsky, and Martina Genis Salas all advanced to the round of 16 in the ITA sectionals singles main draw yesterday in Chapel Hill. The members of the UVA Women’s Tennis team are competing to earn a shot playing in the NCAA championships later this month in Waco, Texas.

Xu, Genis Salas, Meggie Navarro, Sara Ziodato will all play in the doubles draw in sectionals. Xu and Genis Salas have advanced to the quarterfinals.  

Ziodato has already clinched a Championship spot in the singles draw, having finished runner-up to Virginia Tech’s Ozlem Uslu at the ITA Regionals Singles Draw in Charlottesville at the Boar’s Head Resort. 

ITA sectionals is the final chance for qualification to play in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in Waco to be played from November 19th through the 24th.

Six players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship from sectionals. In doubles, three doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship from sectionals.

Updates on the progress of the Cavaliers in both Sectionals draws will come as they happen on Cvillerightnow.com