Score: #35 Memphis 4, VCU 0
Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 14-7, Memphis 14-8
The short story: Vitor Lima was a bright spot for VCU, as he battled a top-100 player to a virtual draw, but the Rams were overpowered by Memphis Saturday in a match at Middle Tennessee State.
FIRST SERVE
- Lima, a freshman from Sao Paulo, Brazil, traded sets with 76th-ranked Ryan Peniston on the No. 2 court. Lima dropped the first set 6-1, but rallied for a 6-3 victory in the second frame. Peniston and Lima were tied 1-1 in the decisive third set when the match was called.
- The Tigers also featured 105th-ranked Andrew Watson on the No. 1 court. He defeated VCU's Michal Voscek 6-1, 6-4.
- VCU freshman Arvid Noren was on the verge of a win on the No. 5 court. He led Felix Rauch 6-1, 2-6, 5-1, but couldn't complete the victory before Memphis clinched the match .
RESULTS
#35 Memphis 4, VCU 0
Singles
1-#105 Andrew Watson (MEM) def. Michael Voscek, 6-1, 6-4
2-#76 Ryan Peniston (MEM) vs. Vitor Lima, 1-6, 6-3, 1-1 DNF
3-Kai Lemke (MEM) def. Catalin Fifea, 6-1, 6-3
4-Daryl Monfils (VCU) vs. Chris Patzanovsky, 7-6, 2-6, DNF
5-Arvid Noren (VCU) led Felix Rauch, 1-6, 6-3, 5-1
6-Shakeel Manji (MEM) def. Louis Ishizaka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Doubles
1-Lemke/Louis Asser (MEM) def. Lima/Monfils, 7-5
2-Peniston/Rauch (MEM) vs. Noren/Ishizaka, DNF
3-Watson/Manji (MEM) def. Voscek/Fifea, 6-0
UP NEXT
VCU will remain in Murfreesboro and take on host Middle Tennessee State Sunday at noon at the Buck Bouldin Tennis Center.
