Score: VCU 7, Temple 0
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 8-2, Temple 4-2
The short story: VCU swept Temple in the second match of the weekend doubleheader to win its sixth straight match
OPENING SERVE
- The combination of Anna Rasmussen and Melissa Ifidzhen defeated Stefaniya Surikova and Kristina Titova of Temple to give VCU its first doubles victory of the match
- Pairing tiegther for only their second match, Noumea Witmus and Sofia Sualehe teamed up to defeat Alice Patch and Oyku Boz to earn VCU the doubles point
- Rasmussen took down Surikova in No. 2 singles in two sets for the first singles point for VCU
- Kanako Yano defeated Chunan Xiang in two sets, only allowing one game against her
- Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado sealed the victory for the Rams after defeating Ruoyu Chen in two sets, keeping her perfect singles record alive
THE RESULTS
VCU 7 Temple 0
DOUBLES:
1. Anna Rasmussen/Melissa Ifidzhen (VCU) def. Stefaniya Surikova/Kristina Titova (Temple) 6-3
2. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado/Kanako Yano (VCU) def. Ruoyu Chen/Chunan Xiang (Temple) 2-5 (DNF)
3. Noumea Witmus/Sofia Sualehe (VCU) def. Alice Patch/Oyku Boz (Temple) 6-4
Order of Finish - 1, 3, 2
SINGLES:
1. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado (VCU) def. Ruoyu Chen (Temple) 6-4, 6-1
2. Anna Rasmussen (VCU) def. Stefaniya Surikova (Temple) 6-1, 6-2
3. Marina Alcaide Bakkari (VCU) def. Kristina Titova (Temple) 6-2, 6-0
4. Kanako Yano (VCU) def. Chunan Xiang (Temple) 6-0, 6-1
5. Melissa Ifidzhen (VCU) def. Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) 6-1, 7-5
6. Noumea Witmus (VCU) def. Cecilia Castelli (Temple) 8-3
Order of Finish - 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6
HEAD COACH PAUL KOSTIN
"The girls all played well today. It was a good, tough test. It was a great weekend for VCU Women's Tennis."
UP NEXT
VCU returns to action on Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. when it hosts West Virginia.
