Score: Charlotte 4, VCU 0
Location: Charlotte, N.C. (Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex)
Records: VCU 11-9, Charlotte 20-6

The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis suffered a 4-0 defeat to Charlotte Saturday afternoon at the Holton-Wagner Tennis Complex

OPENING SERVE

• Trailing 1-0, freshman Alessia Ciuca and junior Shivani Manjanna evened doubles competition with a 6-4 victory on court three. The duo improved to 10-3 this season with the win
• The 79th-ranked pairing of senior Paola Expositio Diaz-Delgado and Noumea Witmus were tied 5-5 on court two, but dropped the final two sets as the 49ers claimed the point
• Charlotte recorded singles victories on courts four, two and three to earn the match win
• The 93rd-ranked Diaz-Delgado was battling in the second set against 78th-ranked sophomore Ruxi Schech. The senior lost the first set 6-4, but held a 4-0 advantage in the second
• Graduate Noumea Witmus was leading in the second set on court five, when Charlotte notched the victory. Witmus took the first set 7-5 and was tied 3-3 in the second

 
THE RESULTS

DOUBLES:
1. Kaavya Sawhney/Ruxi Schech (CLT) def. Gabriela Davidescu/Luminita Tutunaru (VCU) 6-2
2. Jenna Dean/Noumea Witmus (CLT) def. #76 Paola Diaz Delgado/Noumea Witmus (VCU) 7-5
3. Alessia Ciuca/Shivani Manjanna (VCU) def. Rocio Safont/Emma Wilkins (CLT) 6-4

Order of Finish: 1,3,2
 
SINGLES: 
1. #93 Paola Exposito Diaz Delgado (VCU) vs. #78 Ruxi Schech (CLT) 6-4, 0-4
2. Margaux Maquet (CLT) def. Luminita Tutunaru (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Rocio Safont (CLT) def. Alessia Ciuca (VCU) 6-2, 6-3 
4. Kaavya Sawhney (CLT) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Noumea Witmus (VCU) vs. Jenna Dean (CLT) 7-5, 3-3
6. Lara Van Der Merwe (VCU) vs. Emma Wilkins (CLT) 6-3, 1-4 

Order of Finish – 4,3,2
 
UP NEXT
VCU will close out the 2020-21 regular season on Wednesday when it welcomes George Mason to the Thalhimer Tennis Center. First serve is set for 3 p.m.