Wahoo Wanderings

Baseball: UVa's struggles have continued, but the Cavaliers have done enough to make the ACC tournament.

Since the last update, UVa has gone 3-3 and is now 28-23. The Cavaliers took two of three from Georgia Tech, but then lost to Richmond on Tuesday, 11-3 (the Spiders had lost 14 straight to UVa), and then Wake Forest on Thursday, 7-4. They bounced back with a 15-3 stomping of the Demon Deacons on Friday. They play them today in the regular-season finale. A loss by Virginia Tech against North Carolina on Thursday clinched a spot for the Wahoos in the ACC tournament, which starts Tuesday in Durham. Virginia is not projected to make the NCAA tournament, though, and will probably need a good run in Durham to have a shot.

Men's lacrosse: UVa lost to Loyola (Md.) on the road in the first round of the NCAA tournament last Saturday, 14-12. The Cavaliers finished 12-6 in coach Lars Tiffany's second season. A return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 should be deemed a successful year.

Women's lacrosse: The 'Hoos crushed Stanford, 12-3, in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Harrisonburg then lost to JMU on Sunday, 15-12. The Cavs finished the campaign 10-10.

Men's tennis: Virginia lost to Columbia, 4-2, in the second round of the NCAA tournament in New York. The 'Hoos ended the season 14-13, a far cry from winning three of four national championships. I wouldn't have thought that losing coach Brian Boland would have had that much of an effect, but maybe it did. We will see if the team can bounce back next season.

Women's tennis: UVa beat VCU, 4-2, in the first round of the NCAA tournament and then lost at South Carolina, 4-0. The Wahoos finished the year 16-9.

Men's golf: Virginia failed to make it out of the Norman, Okla., Regional, finishing seventh out of 14 teams. The Cavs needed to finish at least in fifth. They were two strokes behind the last team to make the NCAA championships, Arkansas.

Women's golf: The ladies performed better, finishing second at the Madison, Wis., Regional, but still nine shots behind Duke. They began play at the NCAA championships in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday and finished the first round in 23rd place out of 24 teams. UVa will need to be in the top 15 by the end of play Sunday to remain alive.

Rowing: UVa captured its ninth consecutive ACC championship and 18th overall last Sunday at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C. The NCAA championships begin Friday in Sarasota, Fla.

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