CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis authored an impressive weekend at home, posting a 7-0 shutout of Boston College on Friday, then defeating SMU 4-2 on Sunday.

Sunday’s matchup was headlined by a battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 singles players in the nation, SMU’s Trevor Svajda and UVA’s Dylan Dietrich. Dietrich dropped the first set but rallied to win the next two. Rallying behind him, the Hoos took care of business, winning three more singles matches for the victory.

Virginia will take a trip to the west coast up next, facing California on Friday and Stanford on Sunday.

 

Softball wins 19 in a row

UVA softball also played a memorable week on the field. The No.18 team in the nation headed to Farmville on Tuesday to play a weather-postponed contest with Longwood, beating the Lancers 7-1.

Following that, the Cavaliers hosted Michigan, Villanova, Bucknell, and George Mason for the Palmer Invitational. The Hoos went 6-0 to run their win streak to 19 games. They took five of the six contests by at least three runs.

Up next is a Tuesday trip to face Radford before they join the UVA baseball team in Chapel Hill to play a concurrent series with the University of North Carolina this weekend.

 

Virginia lacrosse teams swept by Stanford, Johns Hopkins

On Saturday, Virginia lacrosse fans were treated to a doubleheader, as both teams were in town.

No. 2 Stanford bested the UVA women, 16-8, in the early contest, the program’s annual One Love game. The Cardinal scored the first four goals of the contest, led 10-3 at the half and never trailed. Aliya Polisky scored four times for Stanford, which got three goals and three assists from Mallory Hasselbeck. Addi Foster and Cady Flaherty each scored twice for No. 21 UVA.

After that, the 13th-ranked men were edged 14-13 by No. 16 Hopkins in the annual Doyle Smith Cup game. Virginia jumped out to a 5-1 lead and led 8-3 at the half, but the Blue Jays dominated after the break. They outscored UVA 6-1 in the fourth quarter, scoring six straight times to open that period.

The men look to rebound on the road at High Point on Tuesday, before hosting Towson on Saturday. The women play at No. 21 Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

 

Baseball improves to 10-1

Virginia went 4-0 during the week, continuing its hot start under new coach Chris Pollard.

After dominating George Washington 11-on Wednesday, the Cavaliers swept three games from instate foe VCU, winning twice in Charlottesville before taking the series finale in Richmond on Sunday.

In the midweek, UVA will play two games against Charlotte, one on Tuesday and the second at a neutral site in Kannapolis on Wednesday. It will play their first ACC contests of the season during a three-game series in Chapel Hill against the University of North Carolina on the weekend.