
UVA tennis All-American Julia Elbaba posts win in pro event
UVA women’s tennis All-American Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) recorded an impressive win in the opening round of a United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit event Wednesday (Aug. 6).

UVA women’s tennis All-American Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) recorded an impressive win in the opening round of a United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit event Wednesday (Aug. 6).

Former UVA swimming standout Matt McLean (Class of 2011) won the men’s 200-meter freestyle national title at the Phillips 66 National Championships Thursday (Aug. 7) at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Complex.

The 58th annual ACC Academic Honor Roll, recognizing academic excellence by student-athletes during the 2013-14 academic year, was announced Thursday (Aug. 7) by Commissioner John Swofford. Virginia placed 305 student-athletes on the Honor Roll.

Augusta Health Cancer Center’s Breast Program has been granted a full three-year accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

The Norfolk State men’s basketball program finalized its 2014-15 schedule, highlighted by 13 home games as well as a spot in the Barclays Center Classic.

Four members of the Virginia women’s soccer team were among the 33 players named to Preseason Best XI squads by TopDrawerSoccer.com Tuesday.

June Nicholson, a journalism professor at VCU, has been named the 2014 Outstanding Woman in Journalism and Mass Communication Education.

Ashley Usera has been named Assistant Athletic Director for Tickets and Marketing at VMI, in an announcement made by Director of Athletics Dr. Dave Diles.

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) to introduce the Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014, legislation that would encourage states to remove firearms from domestic abusers.

Last month, an audit of VA health facilities found that more than 57,000 veterans are still waiting for their first appointment.
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