The Basics
- Score: #6 UVA 6, VCU 1
- Records: VCU (0-1), UVA (1-0)
- Location: Boar's Head Sports Club – Charlottesville, Va.
- The Short Story: Senior Cindy Chala took down 16th-ranked Stephanie Nauta, but it wasn't enough as the VCU women's tennis team dropped its season opener to sixth-ranked Virginia.
The Results
#6 Virginia 6, VCU 1
Singles
1. #1 Julia Elbaba (UVA) def. Salome Kvitashvili (VCU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Cindy Chala (VCU) def. #16 Stephanie Nauta (UVA) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
3. Skylar Morton (UVA) def. Olga Barscheuskaya (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Maci Epstein (UVA) def. Darya Berezhnaya (VCU) 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-0
5. Cassie Mercer (UVA) def. Ana Batiri (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Marie Faure (UVA) def. Alzbeta Veverkova (VCU) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,5,3,6,2,4
Doubles
1. #11 Mercer/Morton (UVA) def. Kvitashvili/Barscheuskaya (VCU) 6-1
2. #22 Elbaba/Nauta (UVA) def. Chala/Berezhnaya (VCU) 6-1
3. Epstein/Faure (UVA) def. Batiri/Veverkova (VCU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
Up Next
- The Rams open up their 2015 home slate when they host the VCU 4-1 Invitational next weekend. The Black & Gold open up on Friday, January 23 with Georgetown (12 p.m.) and Campbell (5 p.m.)
