Score: VCU 5, Belmont 2
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Centennial Sportsplex)
Records: VCU 12-3, Belmont 4-4
The short story: Victor Lima and Michal Voscek earned wins on both the singles and doubles courts and VCU stormed to an early lead Wednesday in a win over Belmont in Nashville.
FIRST SERVE
- VCU sewed up the match early, grabbing the doubles point, followed by singles wins from Voscek, Louis Ishizaka and Arvid Noren to take a 4-0 advantage and clinch the victory.
- Voscek won for the 12th time in 15 tries this spring. The senior from Bratislava, Slovakia cruised past Cedric Dujacquier, 6-2, 6-2 on the No. 1 court. Voscek has now won 74 singles matches in his VCU career. He also teamed with Catalin Fifea for a win at No. 3 doubles.
- Lima also celebrated a pair of wins Wednesday. The freshman from Sao Paulo, Brazil outlasted Adam Rudowski, 5-7, 7-5, 10-6 at the No. 3 position. He paired with Daryl Monfils to clinch the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-5) triumph over Robin Demasse and Cedric Dujacquier.
RESULTS
VCU 5, Belmont 2
Singles
1-Michal Voscek (VCU) def. Cedric Dujacquier, 6-2, 6-2
2-Robin Demasse (BELM) def. Catalin Fifea, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
3-Vitor Lima (VCU) def. Adam Rudowski, 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
4-Zak Khan (BELM) def. Daryl Monfils, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
5-Arvid Noren (VCU) def. Stephen Goldman, 6-2, 6-3
6-Louis Ishizaka (VCU) def. Toby Nicholson, 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 6, 5, 2, 4, 3
Doubles
1-Monfils/Lima (VCU) def. Demasse/Dujacquier, 7-6 (7-5)
2-Goldman/Khan (BELM) def. Noren/Philip Mobius, 7-6 (7-5)
3-Voscek/Fifea (VCU) def. Rudowski/Caio Niel (BELM) 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
UP NEXT
- VCU, which is on its spring break, will remain on the road and head to Clarksville, Tennessee to face Austin Peay on Saturday, March 12 at 4 p.m.
