No. 14 Virginia Sweeps Richmond To Open Season

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 14 Virginia women’s tennis team opened the 2026 dual match season with a 7-0 win over Richmond on Tuesday (Jan. 13) at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

The Cavaliers (1-0) won all but one match in straight sets against the Spiders (0-1).

Senior Meggie Navarro and sophomore Isabelle Lacy had a dominant 6-0 doubles win on court three. Senior Annabelle Xu and sophomore Martina Genis Salas cruised to a 6-1 doubles victory on court two. On doubles court three, fifth year Melodie Collard and junior Vivian Yang battled to a 7-5 win.

In her dual matches debut, freshman Katie Rolls won in straight sets on singles court five.

On singles court two, Xu battled after dropping her first set to win 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.

#14 Virginia 7, Richmond 0

Singles competition

#30 Vivian Yang (VA) def. Sofia Barbulescu (UR) 6-4, 6-2

#20 Annabelle Xu (VA) def. Lara Bakhaya (UR) 3-6, 6-4, 10-7

#52 Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Elizabeth Novak (UR) 6-0, 7-5

#125 Isabelle Lacy (VA) def. Beatriz Guerra (UR) 6-1, 6-3

Katie Rolls (VA) def. Abby Lee (UR) 6-0, 6-3

Blanca Pico Navarro (VA) def. Lucy Webber (UR) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

#9 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. Sofia Barbulescu/Lara Bakhaya (UR) 7-5

#10 Annabelle Xu/Martina Genis Salas (VA) def. Lainey O'Neil/Elizabeth Novak (UR) 6-1

Meggie Navarro/Isabelle Lacy (VA) def. Lucy Webber/Beatriz Guerra (UR) 6-0

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