ROME, Ga. – The Virginia women’s tennis team (20-5) had its run in the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Championship come to an end with a 4-1 loss against Duke (19-3) in the final on Sunday (April 24) at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga. Sophomore Emma Navarro earned the Cavaliers’ point. Junior Natasha Subhash and senior Sofia Munera opened the match with a 6-1 win on doubles court two. Duke won 6-2 on three to put the fate of the doubles point on court one. Sophomores Emma Navarro and Hibah Shaikh battled Georgia Drummy and Karolina Berankova to a 6-6 tie, but were edged 7-5 in the breaker as Duke took the 1-0 lead. Duke went up 2-0 with a win on singles court two before Navarro evened the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win against No. 8 Chloe Beck. Sara Ziodato battled Ellie Coleman on court six, but was edged 6-4, 7-6 (2) as Duke took a 3-1 lead. The Blue Devils clinched the match on another tiebreaker, this one to determine the third set on court three. Emma Jackson edged Elaine Chervinsky 7-3 in the breaker to clinch the victory. FROM HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY…
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Virginia Falls in ACC Championship Match
