Score: Ohio State 4, VCU 1
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Tennis Center)
Records: Ohio State 21-3, VCU 17-5

The Short Story: No. 36 VCU Men's Tennis suffered a 4-1 defeat to No. 35 Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Championship Friday Afternoon at the Wake-Forest Tennis Center. 

OPENING SERVE

• Trialing 1-0, the pairing of junior Charles Bertimon and senior Quentin Coulaud evened doubles play with a 6-3 victory on court three
• Ohio State responded and earned the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court two
• Facing to two-point deficit, junior Rayane Stable got the Rams on the board with a 6-4, 6-1 straight-set win on court four
• 81st-ranked sophomore Lleyton Cronje ended his breakout season with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Ohio State senior John McNally on court one. Cronje tallied a 12-4 singles record in his second year
• The Buckeyes closed out the match with a three-set victory on court three, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

THE RESULTS

DOUBLES:
1. James Trotter/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Lleyton Cronje/David Cerny (VCU) 6-4
2. John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) def. #81 Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) 7-5 
3. Charles Bertimon/Quentin Coulaud (VCU) def. JJ Mercer/JJ Tracy (OSU) 6-3 

Order of Finish: 1,3,2
 
SINGLES: 
1. John McNally (OSU) def. #81 Lleyton Cronje (VCU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #120 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. Charles Bertimon (VCU) 6-7 (2-6), 6-2, 2-4, unfinished 
3. James Trotter (OSU) def. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Justin Boulais (OSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Kyle Seelig (OSU) vs. Quentin Coulaud (VCU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
6. JJ Tracy (OSU) def. David Cerny (VCU) 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish – 6,4,1,3
 
UP NEXT
VCU finishes its 2020-21 campaign with a 17-5 record, including a 3-0 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents.