Score:Â VCU 5, Northern Arizona 2
Location:Â Tempe, Ariz. (Whiteman Tennis Center)
Records:Â VCU 7-0, Northern Arizona 0-4
The Short Story:Â VCU Men's Tennis remained undefeated on the season with a 5-2 victory over Northern Arizona Thursday afternoon at the Whiteman Tennis Center.
OPENING SERVE
- The doubles paring of freshman Mario Duron and sophomore Lleyton Cronje opened the match for VCU with a 6-2 win on court three
- Rams Senior Inigo Torre Martin and junior Rayane Stable clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court two
- VCU has earned the doubles point in all seven matches this season
- Rams Sophomore David Cierny opened singles competition with a straight-set, 6-0, 6-3 victory on court five
- Cronje extended the Rams' advantage to three with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court one
- VCU Senior Quentin Coulaud secured the Rams' victory with a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set win on court four
- Torre Martin notched a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court three and improved to 7-0 on the season in singles play
- The Lumberjacks earned singles wins on courts two and six
THE RESULTS
DOUBLES:
1. TUMOSA, Facundo/GROVES, Alex (NAU) vs.
Quentin Coulaud/
Charles Bertimon (VCU) 4-5, unfinishedÂ
2.
Inigo Torre Martin/
Rayane Stable (VCU) def. BUZONICS, Dominick/STEELE, Chris (NAU) 6-3
3.
Mario Duron/
Lleyton Cronje (VCU) def. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban/SULEN, Marcus (NAU) 6-2Â
Order of Finish:Â 3,2
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SINGLES:Â
1.
Lleyton Cronje (VCU) def. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban (NAU) 6-2, 6-2Â
2. TUMOSA, Facundo (NAU) def.
Charles Bertimon (VCU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4Â
3.
Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) def. BUZONICS, Dominick (NAU) 6-4, 6-3Â
4.
Quentin Coulaud (VCU) def. GROVES, Alex (NAU) 6-1, 6-2
5.
David Cierny (VCU) def. SULEN, Marcus (NAU) 6-0, 6-3
6. ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) def.
Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-2, 7-6 (5-0)Â
Order of Finish:Â 5,1,2,4,3,6
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UP NEXT
VCU will be back in at the Whiteman Tennis Center on Friday to face Arizona State. First serve is set for 4 p.m. EST.
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