Score: VCU 6, George Washington 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 6-9, George Washington 5-10
The short story: Senior Olga Barshcheuskaya made a victorious return the lineup, while VCU rattled off straight sets wins in four of six singles matches on the way to a lob-sided triumph over George Washington Sunday.
FIRST SERVE
- Barshcheuskaya, in her first singles action since March 10, outlasted Teodora Radosavljevic, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 on the No. 1 court.
- VCU received little resistance on most other fronts. Anna Rasmussen and Magda Aubets surrendered just one game in their straight sets wins on the No. 2 and No. 4 singles courts, respectively.
- Barshcheuskaya, Darya Berezhnaya, Rasmussen and Janina Braun were all victorious in both singles and doubles play for VCU Sunday.
- The Rams are now 4-0 against George Washington since VCU joined the Atlantic 10 Conference prior to the 2012-13 season.
RESULTS
VCU 6, George Washington 1
Singles
1-Olga Barshcheuskaya (VCU) def. Teodora Radosavljevic, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
2-Anna Rasmussen (VCU) def. Sara Grubac, 6-0, 6-1
3-Janina Braun (VCU) def. Taylor Nederlander, 7-5, 6-0
4-Magda Aubets (VCU) def. Victoria Kogan, 6-0, 6-1
5-Darya Berezhnaya (VCU) def. Allison Hansen, 6-4, 6-3
6-Egle Jakuciunaite (GW) def. Sofia Segerfors, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
Doubles
1-Barshcheuskaya/Berezhnaya (VCU) def. Hansen/Nederlander, 6-0
2-Rasmussen/Braun (VCU) def. Kogan/Decamps, 6-0
3-Aubets/Morar (VCU) led Jakuciunaite/Rodosavljevic, 4-2 DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
UP NEXT
VCU returns to the courts on Friday, April 8 when it hosts crosstown rival Richmond at 2:30 p.m. at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.
