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AROUND THE GROUNDS PHOTO BY MATT RILEY/ COURTESY UVA 1 Is the national ranking of third‑year tennis star Julia Elbaba, who won the National Indoor Singles Cham‑ pionship in November and became the first athlete in program history to be named the country's top‑ ranked player. She helped the Cavaliers set a program best with a No. 6 listing in the ITA preseason rankings. 3 Members of the men's lacrosse team were named to Inside Lacrosse's Preseason All‑Amer‑ ica squads — third‑year defenseman Tanner Scales (first team), third‑year attackman James Pannell (third team) and fourth‑year midfielder Ryan Tucker (third team). 6 Cavalier wrestlers were ranked in the nation's top 20 in IntermatWrestle. com's Jan. 13 rankings — redshirt second‑ year 133‑pounder George DiCamillo (No. 13), redshirt fourth‑year 141‑pounder Joe Spisak (No. 15), redshirt fourth‑year 149‑pounder Gus Sako (No. 19), redshir t four th‑year 165‑pounder Nick Sulzer (No. 2), redshirt third‑ year 174‑pounder Blaise Butler (No. 5) and red‑ shirt third‑year 197‑pounder Zach Nye (No. 20). 17 Straight wins to open the season for the No. 2 men's basketball team. That marks their best start since the 1980‑81 campaign, when the Cavaliers opened 23‑0. NUMBERS 4 Women who have won back-to-back MAC Hermann Trophies as the top player in collegiate soccer after fourth-year midfielder MORGAN BRIAN captured her second straight honor this season. She helped the Wahoos reach the NCAA Tournament championship game for the first time and became the first three-time NSCAA first-team All-American in program history.