Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals

Score: No. 1 VCU 4, No. 5 Davidson 0

Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)

Records: VCU (17-5), Davidson (13-11)

The short story: No. 1 seed VCU advanced to its eight consecutive conference championship match behind a 4-0 sweep of No. 5 seed Davidson.

OPENING SERVE

• The Rams won the 1, 3, 4 singles matches en route to the win.
• Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado dominated her No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-1 over Davidson's Megan Scholvinck.
• Anna Rasmussen and Noumea Witmus defeated Megan Scholviinck and Elizabeth Truluck 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for VCU.
• Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado and Melissa Ifidzhen defeated Alexa Abele and Samantha Armas 6-2 in the first doubles match.
• Marina Alcaide Bakkari won the No. 3 singles behind a 6-3, 6-0 win.
• Kanako Yano defeated Samantha Armas 7-6(3), 6-1 to seal the win for the Rams and send them to the A-10 Championship Game.

THE RESULTS

No.1 VCU 4, No. 5 Davidson 0 

SINGLES

1. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado (VCU) def. Megan Scholvinck (DAV) 6-1, 6-1

2. Anna Rasmussen (VCU) vs. Alexa Abele (DAV) 6-3, 0-6, 2-3, DNF

3. Marina Alcaide Bakkari (VCU) def. Gabrielle Centenari (DAV) 6-3, 6-0

4. Kanako Yano (VCU) def. Samantha Armas (DAV) 7-6(3), 6-1

5. Elizabeth Truluck (DAV) vs. Noumea Witmus (VCU) 7-5, 5-5, DNF

6. Melissa Ifidzhen (VCU) vs. Alyssa Hahn (DAV) 6-3, 2-6, 5-2, DNF

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 4

DOUBLES

1. Anna Rasmussen/Noumea Witmus (VCU) def. Megan Scholvinck/Elizabeth Truluck (DAV) 6-4

2. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado/Melissa Ifidzhen (VCU) def. Alexa Abele/Samantha Armas (DAV) 6-2

3. Marina Alcaide Bakkari/Sofia Sualehe (VCU) vs. Gabrielle Centenari/Nicole Krykanov (DAV) 4-4, DNF

Order of Finish: 2, 1

UP NEXT

VCU will face Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Championship match at 3 p.m. on April 27.