The Basics
- Score: VCU 4, George Washington 3
- Score: Louisville 4, VCU 0
- Records: Louisville (2-1), VCU (5-1), George Washington (0-2)
- Location: Boars Head Sports Club – Charlottesville, Va.
- The Short Story: A hard-fought 4-3 victory over defending Atlantic 10 Champion, George Washington, gave the VCU men's tennis team a split at this weekend's ITA Indoors in Charlottesville. Sophomores Jacob Svensson and Catalin Fifea won back-to-back three set thrillers to cap the Rams' comeback and improve their mark to 5-1 this spring.
The Results
#51 VCU 4, #54 George Washington 3 (Saturday)
Singles
1) Michal Voscek (VCU) def. #109 Francisco Dias (GW), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
2) Danil Zelenkov (GW) def. Joseph Cohen (VCU), 6-2, 6-4
3) Catalin Fifea (VCU) def. Julius Tverijonas (GW), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
4) Wilder Pimentel (VCU) def. Chris Fletcher (GW), 6-3, 6-2
5) Cahit Kapukiran (GW) def. Toni Batlle (VCU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
6) Jacob Svensson (VCU) def. C. Hadjigeorgiou (GW), 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4
Doubles
1) Voscek/Pimentel (VCU) def. Tverijonas/Dias (GW), 6-2
2) Fletcher/Zelenkov (GW) def. Cohen/Kritzinger (VCU), 6-3
3) Kapukiran/Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Fifea/Batlle (VCU), 7-5
#43 Louisville 4, #51 VCU 0 (Friday)
Singles
1) #1 Seb Stiefelmeyer (LOU) def. Michal Voscek (VCU), 6-2, 6-0
2) #59 Albert Wagner (LOU) def. Joseph Cohen (VCU), 6-2, 6-2
3) Michael Lippens (LOU) def. Catalin Fifea (VCU), 6-3, 6-1
4) Alex Gornet (LOU) vs. Wilder Pimentel (VCU), 6-4, 2-1 unfinished
5) Chris Simich (LOU) vs. Toni Battle (VCU), 2-6, 4-3 unfinished
6) Luis Elizondo (LOU) vs. Jacob Svensson (VCU), 6-2, 4-3 unfinished
Doubles
1) Simich/Wagner (LOU) def. Voscek/Pimentel (VCU), 6-3
2) Stiefelmeyer/Van Damrongsri (LOU) vs. Cohen/Kritzinger (VCU), 4-4 unfinished
3) Brown/Gornet (LOU) def. Batlle/Svensson (VCU), 6-0
Up Next
- The Rams return home next weekend when they host Marquette on Friday afternoon. First serve at Thalhimer Tennis Center is set for 2 p.m.
