The Basics
- Score: VCU 4, #43 Columbia 3
- Records: VCU (7-3), Columbia (4-4)
- Location: Penn State Indoor Center – State College, Pa.
- The Short Story: After taking the doubles point, the VCU women's tennis team got victories at each of the top three spots in their lineup en route to a hard-fought 4-3 win over #43 Columbia on Saturday. Seniors Cindy Chala and Salome Kvitashvili, along with junior Olga Barshcheuskaya, all scored singles victories on the day.
The Results
VCU 4, Columbia 3
Singles
1) Cindy Chala (VCU) def. Tina Jiang (Columbia), 6-2, 6-3
2) Salome Kvitashvili (VCU) def. Kanika Vaidya (Columbia), 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1
3) Olga Barshcheuskaya (VCU) def. Crystal Leung (Columbia), 6-2, 1-6, 6-0
4) Alexandra Solovyev (Columbia) def. Darya Berezhnaya (VCU), 6-0, 6-4
5) Vivian Cheng (Columbia) def. Ludivine Burguiere (VCU), 6-3, 6-4
6) Adi Milstein (Columbia) def. Alberta Veverkova (VCU), 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1) Kvitashvili/Barscheuskaya (VCU) def. Vaidya/Milstein (Columbia), 8-6
2) Chala/Berezhnaya (VCU) def. Jiang/Solovyev (Columbia), 8-3
3) Burguiere/Veverkova (VCU) vs. Leung/Li (Columbia), 7-3 DNF
Quotables
- "I'm really proud of the girls. They played hard and fought all match long to beat a very talented Columbia team. Our upperclassmen really stepped up and led the way this afternoon." - Monica Purice-Sgritta, VCU Women's Tennis Assistant Coach
Up Next
- VCU stays in State College, Pa. and takes on Penn State on Sunday. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
