The Basics
- Score: #27 N.C. State 4, VCU 3
- Score: VCU 5, Howard 0
- Records: VCU (11-4), N.C. State (9-3), Howard (1-4)
- Location: Thalhimer Tennis Center inside HDL, Inc. Athletic Village – Richmond, Va.
- The Short Story: Senior Michal Voscek picked up a pair of singles victories to help the VCU men's tennis team to a split on a busy Friday at Thalhimer Tennis Center. The Rams dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to 27th-ranked N.C. State before finishing with a 5-0 sweep of Howard. Sophomore Daryl Monfils made his VCU debut with a singles and two doubles victories on the day.
The Results
#27 N.C. State 4, VCU 3
Singles
1) Michal Voscek (VCU) def. Austin Powell (NCSU), 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
2) Robbie Mudge (NCSU) def. Catalin Fifea (VCU), 6-3, 6-4
3) Beck Bond (NCSU) def. Joseph Cohen (VCU), 6-1, 6-4
4) Daryl Monfils (VCU) def. Thomas Weigel (NCSU), 6-2, 6-4
5) Simon Norenius (NCSU) def. Wilder Pimentel (VCU), 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-2
6) Antonio Battle Rodriguez (VCU) def. Shoti Meparidze (NCSU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Doubles
1) Mudge/Dempster (NCSU), def. Voscek/Pimentel (VCU), 8-2
2) Cohen/Monfils (VCU) def. Powell/Norenius (NCSU), 8-3
3) Bond/Weigel (NCSU) def. Fifea/Ishizaka (VCU), 8-2
VCU 5, Howard 0
Singles
1) Michal Voscek (VCU) def. Ismael Kaouache (HOW), 6-0, 6-3
2) Catalin Fifea (VCU) def. William Jones (HOW), 6-0, 6-2
3) Jacob Svensson (VCU) def. Myron Davis (HOW), 6-1, 6-2
4) Marcos Rocca (VCU) def. Laguna Foster (HOW), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1) Cohen/Monfils (VCU) def. Sorrell/Owens (HOW), 6-0, 6-0
Up Next
- The Rams are back at home next weekend when they host Penn State on Saturday (11 a.m.) and UMBC on Sunday (2 p.m.)
