Box Score Score: VCU 2, Virginia 5
Location: Blacksburg Va. (Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 1-3, Virginia Tech 1-1
The Short Story: No. 116 Senior Paola Diaz-Delgado and Junior
Shivani Manjanna claimed singles victories, but VCU Women's Tennis fell to Virginia Tech 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg.
OPENING SERVE
- Diaz-Delgado and Graduate Noumea Witmus improved to 3-1 in doubles competition this season with a 7-5 victory in the No. 2 position.
- Manjanna earned a straight-set victory 7-5, 6-3 in the No. 6 singles position. The Junior improved to 2-0 on the season with the win.
- Competing in the No. 1 singles position, Diaz-Delgado defeated Virginia Tech senior Nika Kozar in straight sets 6-4, 6-0.
- Freshman Alessia Ciuca battled hard in a back-and-forth match in the No. 3 position. After roaring back to force a third set, Ciuca was ultimately defeated 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
- Freshman Gabriela Davidescu came just short of forcing a third set in the No. 4 position suffering a 7-5, 7-6 defeat.
- VCU falls to 17-10 all-time against Virginia Tech
THE RESULTS
DOUBLES:
1. #58 Elizabet Danailova/Nika Kozar (VT) def.
Luminita Tutunaru/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-2
2.
Noumea Witmus/Paolo Diaz Delgado (VCU) def. Rita Pinto/Nina Sorkin (VT) 7-5
3. Katie Andreini/Erika Cheng (VT) def. Alessia Ciuca/
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
SINGLES:
1. #116 Paolo Diaz Delgado (VCU) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 6-4, 6-0
2. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def.
Luminita Tutunaru (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Sabina Richtrova (VT) def. Alessia Ciuca (VCU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 7-5, 7-6 (0-5)
5. Katie Andreini (VT) def.
Noumea Witmus (VCU) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish – 5,2,1,6,4,3
UP NEXT
The Rams return to Richmond to for a pair of matches next weekend. VCU will face ETSU at 1 p.m. Friday and Temple at 12 p.m. Saturday. Both matches will be played at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. Spectators are not allowed into the tennis center at this time.
