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Women’s tennis: Virginia duo ranked In preseason Top 10

Seniors Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) are ranked in the top 10 to lead four players ranked in singles, and the Cavaliers are ranked seventh in the team rankings, the ITA announced on Tuesday (Jan. 5). Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) comes in as the fourth-ranked player in the nation in the latest rankings, while Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)…

After a surge through the first three rounds of action that included wins over two of the top three seeds, senior Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) fell to Jennifer Elie in the finals of the US Open National Playoffs on Monday 4-6, 6-4, 5-7. “What a tremendous, tremendous effort from Julia throughout this entire US Open Playoff process.,” said Virginia head coach Mark Guilbeau. “On top of playing…

After dropping the first set, Virginia senior Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) rallied to defeat Ashley Weinhold 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. With the win, Elbaba advances to Monday’s final. Elbaba will face Jennifer Elie in the final on Monday. The run to the finals has been an exciting one for Elbaba who defeated top-seeded Ayaka Okuno in the first round (6-1, 6-2). She then rallied from three games down in…

Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.), a senior on the Virginia women’s tennis team, advanced to the semifinals of the US Open National Playoffs on Saturday by defeating Alexis Nelson 6-3, 6-0. After dropping the first three games to Nelson, Elbaba sparked a furious comeback and won 12 consecutive games on the way to Saturday’s victory. Elbaba will now face third-seeded Ashley Weinhold in Sunday’s…

Julia Elbaba, a senior on the Virginia women’s tennis team, advanced at the US Open National Playoffs, defeating top-seeded Ayaka Okuno in the opening round of play on Friday 6-1, 6-2. Elbaba defeated Okuno, the 297th ranked player in the ITA rankings, without dropping a serve the entire match. By virtue of her win over Okuno, Elbaba advances to play in the second round on Saturdaymorning by a…

UVA tennis senior Julia Elbaba, a three-time All-American, is set to begin competition at the U.S. Open National Playoff Championships this weekend with a berth in the upcoming U.S. Open on the line should she advance out of this weekend’s event. Elbaba will open play on Friday, Aug. 21, with a match against top-seeded Ayaka Ikuno with play continuing through the weekend. The Championship of the…

Virginia rising senior Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) tasted more success at a United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit event this past week. Elbaba advanced to the second round in singles and semifinals in doubles at the $50K Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington, Ky. In singles, Elbaba defeated No. 222 Olivia Rogowska of Australia 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the first round before falling…

UVA Tennis: Elbaba, Chang advance at pro circuit event in Baton Rouge

Rising UVA senior Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) and incoming recruit Sophie Chang (Havre de Grace, Md.) advanced to the main draw at the $25K Southern Lifestyle Development Classic USTA Pro Circuit event at the Robinson Tennis Complex on Tuesday (June 23).

Elbaba defeated Stanford’s Taylor Davidson 6-1, 6-3 and Canada’s Marie Leduc 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the main draw. Davidson is a rising…