CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team (6-0) takes on No. 5 Kentucky (6-0) on Friday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers will also play on Sunday, hosting Radford (0-2) at 5 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Live streaming and live scoring will be available for the matches. Links are posted on VirginiaSports.com
- Admission is free
- Parking is limited and available on a first-come basis, so please plan to arrive early for Friday’s match
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- Friday’s match is a rematch of the 2022 NCAA Championship. 7-seed Virginia defeated 8-seed Kentucky 4-0 in that match to win its fifth NCAA title
- Virginia has won 28-straight dual matches dating back to last season and has yet to surrender a point to an opponent this season
- Both Virginia and Kentucky hosted ITA Kickoff Weekend matches last week with UVA topping Nevada and Princeton by 4-0 scores and UK clinching their berth at Indoors with a 4-1 win against Notre Dame
- Virginia remained at No. 1 in this week’s ITA team rankings while Kentucky dipped on spot to No. 5. Updated individual rankings will be released next week
- Ryan Goetz is 10-2 in singles this year, including a 6-0 record in dual matches. He is the only Cavalier to complete all of his singles matches this spring
- Jeffrey von der Schulenburg leads the Cavaliers with 11 singles victories, including a 5-0 record in dual matches
- The Cavalier doubles teams are 13-2 in dual matches
NOTING THE OPPONENTS
- Kentucky’s Liam Draxl was the 2021 ITA National Player of the Year
- Kentucky’s Joshua Lapadat is No. 14 in singles and Taha Baadi is No. 108
- Virginia is 10-6 all-time against the Wildcats and has won the last three meetings, including winning in Lexington in the regular season last year and the Championship match in Champaign
- Radford has played two matches this season, both were shutout losses against Wake Forest
- This is the first-ever meeting between Radford and Virginia
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers will host No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Boar’s Head Sports Club