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Collins Wins To Make UVa History

From Virginia Athletics Media Relations News Releases

Virginia sophomore Danielle Collins defeated Cal's Lynn Chi 6-2, 7-5 to win the NCAA Singles championship on Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia.

Collins cruised to a 6-2 win in the first set and battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set to become the program's first individual NCAA singles champion. No. 32 Collins (36-10) went 6-0 during her historic run to the championship, defeating No. 43 Veronica Corning of Northwestern, No. 18 Annet Schutting of Cal, No. 2 Robin Anderson of UCLA, No. 7 Hayley Carter of North Carolina, No. 27 Ester Goldfeld of Duke and No. 24 Chi.

"I'm really happy I was able to win this title for our program, players and coaches," Collins said. "Obviously, we had an historic year as a team, but this was a big bonus to have an historic year individually. I took it one match at a time and really didn't think about the end result. I just listened to my coaches and we got this done together today."

"What an amazing, amazing accomplishment by Danielle," Virginia head coach Mark Guilbeau said. "She earned every bit of it and is so well deserving of being the NCAA Champion. This tournament was full of a lot of very strong players and Danielle went through an extremely impressive group to earn the title. We are so happy for her and proud of the way she prepared, played and won. Danielle communicated at the highest level throughout the tournament. She was extremely smart in her preparation and game planning, and more importantly, had the courage and confidence to execute each day. To end it with three of the best games of her entire season was so impressive. She stepped up and absolutely went for it with her serve, her pace and depth from the ground, and with her legs and heart. It was awesome to watch."

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

Ukraine class of 2014 shooting guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk signed with Kansas, but Virginia did land University of Tennessee transfer Darius Thompson, thus bringing an end to an exciting spring recruiting period for the Virginia men’s basketball program.

Thompson, a 6’5” combo guard, played in all of Tennessee’s games in the 2013/2014 season, averaging 2.6 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game. His 36 steals led the Volunteers, who made a run to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen this past season.

Thompson’s father, Lonnie, is head men’s basketball coach at Cumberland University in Tennessee.

“Darius has a high basketball IQ. He’s a typical coach’s son,” said Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) head coach Barry Wortman, Thompson’s high school coach. “He knows the game and understands the game. He values the game.”

Due to NCAA Division 1 transfer rules, Thompson will have to sit out the 2014/2015 season. He’ll have three seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2015/2016.

“He’s a gym rat. I know he’ll be in the gym working on his game [during the red-shirt year,]” Wortman said. “He’ll do what he can do to absorb, learn, and have as much knowledge of UVa’s system as he can. He won’t waste a minute. He’ll thrive academically and athletically.

“I’m so excited for Darius’ choice. I think it’s a great fit.”

This week I hope to have a full report with quotes from Thompson and/or his father, plus more from Coach Wortman. In addition, EDGE subscribers can check out my Monday article on Maury (Norfolk, VA) point guard Matt Coleman, one of Virginia’s top targets in the class of 2017. Also this week, I’ll have a report on New Jersey class of 2016 wing Amarveer Singh, who lists UVa as one of the schools he’d like to visit this summer.

On the football recruiting front, stay tuned for a report detailing the important spring and summer dates - announcement, camps, etc. - to remember. As always, if there is any breaking news we’ll be sure to bring that to you as well.

Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for EDGE subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an EDGE subscription, please check out the Sabre EDGE Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an EDGE subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting.

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Virginia Earns No. 3 National Seed in NCAA Tournament: The Virginia baseball team will open the 2014 NCAA Baseball Championship at 2 p.m. Friday when it plays Bucknell in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional at Davenport Field. Virginia (44-13) is the No. 3 national seed in the tournament field and will serve as the top seed in the regional. UVa is a national seed for the fourth time in program history - all within the last five years (No. 5 in 2010, No. 1 in 2011, No. 6 in 2013). Following the UVa-Bucknell game Friday, Arkansas and Liberty will play at 7 p.m.
McCarthy Finishes Sixth at NCAA Championships: Virginia junior golfer Denny McCarthy finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, the second best finish in the program's history by an individual competitor.
UVa Women's Golfers Finish 14th at NCAA Championships: The No. 18 Virginia women's golf team shot its lowest round of the week to move up to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championship held in Tulsa, Okla. The Cavaliers shot 1-under 279 during the final round of the 72-hole tournament for a four-day total of 45-over 1165. It also marked the first time a Cavalier team has bettered par at an NCAA Championship event.
Virginia Falls to Syracuse in the NCAA Semifinals, 16-8: The sixth-seeded Virginia women's lacrosse team (12-9) was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2014 NCAA Women's Lacrosse National Championships with a 16-8 loss to second-seeded Syracuse (21-2) on Friday. Sophomore Kelly Boyd and senior Maddy Keeshan scored three goals apiece to lead the Cavaliers. Senior goalkeeper Liz Colgan made eight saves.
Virginia to Send 22 Athletes to NCAA East Preliminary Round: he Virginia men's and women's track and field teams had 22 athletes selected to compete in the NCAA East Preliminary Round, the NCAA announced on Thursday. The preliminary round will be held May 29-31 at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

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