Navy (18-7) will head to Virginia (29-0) today to face the top-ranked Cavaliers in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The match is scheduled for 1 pm in Charlottesville and live scoring will be posted on virginiasports.com as the contest progresses. Today's winner will play the winner of the UNC/South Carolina semifinal scheduled for a 10 am start in Charlottesville.
The Patriot League champs will be led by a trio of talented seniors in Nate Nelms, Johnny Waters and Jason Hill. Nelms earned Patriot League Player of the Year honors in 2009 for the second time. As a team, Navy has rattled off 20 consecutive wins over Patriot League opponents.
Virginia boasts five nationally ranked singles players and a pair of nationally ranked doubles teams.
www.collegetennisexaminer.com coverage