Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 7, 1995 TAG: 9511070058
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The national team, which will represent the United States this summer in the Olympics, will take on Virginia at 8 p.m. at University Hall.
The national team is coming off an 83-47 victory over reigning NCAA champion Connecticut in its most recent outing on a 20-game tour. The Cavaliers, beaten by the Huskies in last year's East Region final, were ranked No.1 by The Sporting News in its college basketball yearbook.
In other sports news in the region:
Virginia Tech freshman Aaron Marchetti's run to the championship match in singles and the semifinal match in doubles competition ended at the Rolex Eastern Regionals in Princeton, N.J.
Third-seeded Reed Cordish of Princeton defeated Marchetti 6-4, 6-1 to win the singles championship. Marchetti teamed with Oliver Mayo to reach the semifinal round in doubles play before losing to Harvard's Todd Meringoff and Mitty Arnold 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Meringoff and Arnold won the tournament championship.
Roanoke Catholic will defend its Division I Virginia Independent School football title when the league begins its eight-team tournament this weekend.
Catholic will play at No.1 Brunswick Academy on either Friday or Saturday. The Celtics lost 46-13 earlier this year in a game at Brunswick.
Sixth-seeded North Cross and fourth-seeded Roanoke Valley Christian will play host to first-round Virginia Independent School volleyball playoff games at 4:30 p.m. today.
The Raiders (17-10), defending state champions, will face No.11 Timberlake Christian (9-10) while Roanoke Valley Christian (17-11) will play Bishop Ireton (5-15).
The winners of the eight first-round games will meet at North Cross on Saturday to settle the state championship.
by CNB