The No. 33 Tigers (20-5 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) have never won a match at NCAAs before. The closest they came was at last year’s tournament when they lost 4-3 on the final point to Florida International University. This year, the team is hoping to turn that around.
The No. 27 Cavaliers (14-9) will be a tough opponent, but they also present one of the best opportunities Princeton has ever seen.
“We played Virginia earlier this year at the Kitty Harrison Invitational and we like our chances,” junior Blakely Ashley said. “Those were individual matches, so we didn’t actually face them as a team, but most of our players have seen their upcoming opponents before and we know how they play.”
When they played in November, the Tigers and Cavaliers played eight singles matches, splitting them down the middle for a 4-4 finish. Half the matches went into a third-set tiebreaker, showing just how closely matched the two teams are.
The Tigers will have to work hard to capture every one of their matches, but the key to victory could be a strong doubles showing to take the doubles point. With two singles squads so evenly matched, the doubles matches could end up being the deciding factor.
The Tigers will travel to Charlottesville, Va., for Friday’s match.
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