Score: Old Dominion 4, VCU 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 1-3, Old Dominion 4-3
The short story: Senior Olga Barshcheuskaya earned a hard-fought victory on the No. 1 singles court, and briefly tied the match, but Old Dominion used wins on the No. 2 and No. 4 courts to edge the Rams Saturday at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
OPENING SERVE
- Old Dominion raced out to a 2-0 advantage when it earned the doubles point, then followed with a triumph by Nikol Hristova over Darya Berezhnaya (6-2, 6-1) on the No. 2 court.
- But VCU freshman Sofia Segerfors knocked off Natalya Malenko 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) and Barshcheuskaya polished off Nataliya Vlasova in a 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 comeback win to even the match at 2-2. The Rams could get no closer.
- Janina Braun also picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Marjiana Novakovic on the No. 6 court.
- Barshcheuskaya was also a winner at doubles, pairing with Berezhnaya on the No. 1 court.
RESULTS
Old Dominion 4, VCU 3
Singles
1-Olga Barshcheuskaya (VCU) def. Nataliya Vlasova, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
2-Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) def. Anna Rasmussen, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
3-Nikol Hristova (ODU) def. Darya Berezhnaya, 6-2, 6-1
4-Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Magda Aubets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
5-Sofia Segerfors (VCU) def. Natalya Malenko, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
6-Janina Braun (VCU) def. Marijana Novakovic, 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6
Doubles
1-Barshcheuskaya/Berezhnaya (VCU) def. Rajkovic/Novakovic, 6-2
2-Borislava Botusharova/Hristova (ODU) def. Rasmussen/Braun, 7-6 (8-6)
3-Vlasova/Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Segerfors/Aubets, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Rams will waste little time returning to the courts. VCU will play host to Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
