Score: Elon 4, VCU 3
Location: Elon, N.C. (Jimmy Powell Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 10-3, Elon 6-3
The short story: Junior Daryl Monfils remained unbeaten this spring in singles play and teamed up with Vitor Lima for a doubles win, but Elon edged VCU Sunday afternoon.
FIRST SERVE
- Playing just his second match on the No. 3 court, Monfils slipped past Robert Lindgren 6-4, 7-6 to improve to 8-0 this spring. He is 11-2 overall this year.
- On the No. 4 court, Lima made short work of Salvador Mijares, 6-4, 6-2.
- Lima and Monfils also helped VCU take the doubles point Sunday, pairing for a 6-3 victory over Mijares and Mario Paccini on the No. 1 court.
RESULTS
Elon 4, VCU 3
Singles
1-Mario Paccini (Elon) def. Michal Voscek, 6-3, 6-4
2-Felipe Sarrasague (Elon) def. Catalin Fifea, 6-0, 6-3
3-Daryl Monfils (VCU) def. Robert Lindgren, 6-4, 7-6
4-Vitor Lima (VCU) def. Salvador Mijares, 6-4, 6-2
5-Chris Humphreys (Elon) def. Arvid Noren, 6-3, 7-5
6-Charlie Sullivan (Elon) def. Philip Mobius, 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 6, 4, 1, 3, 5
Doubles
1-Lima/Monfils (VCU) def. Mijares/Paccini, 6-3
2-Humphreys/Petar Tomic (Elon) def. Mobius/Noren, 6-3
3-Voscek/Fifea (VCU) def. Lindgren/Taylor Foote, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
UP NEXT
- VCU will return to the friendly confines of the Thalhimer Tennis Center to host Norfolk State on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m.
