The Basics
- Score: VCU 4, Marshall 3
- Records: VCU (13-8), Marshall (14-9)
- Location: Thalhimer Tennis Center inside the HDL, Inc. Athletic Village – Richmond, Va.
- The Short Story: Senior Salome Kvitashvili secured VCU women's tennis' fourth straight win with a straight set victory at #2 singles to defeat Marshall, a top-50 ranked program, 4-3 on Saturday afternoon. The Rams have now won six of their past seven entering next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament. Classmate Cindy Chala and freshman Darya Berezhnaya also picked up singles victories on the afternoon.
The Results
VCU 4, Marshall 3
Singles
1) Cindy Chala (VCU) def. Derya Turhan (MU), 6-2, 6-2
2) Salome Kvitashvili (VCU) def. Maddie Silver (MU), 6-3, 6-0
3) Anna Pomyatinskaya (MU) def. Olga Barscheuskaya (VCU), 7-6 (7-4), 2-3, inj.
4) Kai Broomfield (MU) def. Ludivine Burguiere (VCU), 6-4, 6-2
5) Darya Berezhnaya (VCU) def. Marija Bogicevic (MU), 6-3, 6-2
6) Rachael Morales (MU) def. Ana Batiri (VCU), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1) Chala/Kvitashvili (VCU) def. Turhan/Pomyatinskaya (MU), 8-4
2) Broomfield/Bogicevic (MU) def. Batiri/Berezhnaya (VCU), 8-3
3) Burguiere/Barscheuskaya (VCU) def. Morales/Silver (MU), 8-7 (7-3)
Up Next
- VCU will enter next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament looking for its third consecutive title. Play begins in Charlottesville on Thursday afternoon.
