Score: Furman 5, VCU 2
Location: Greenville, S.C.
Records: VCU 0-1, Furman 1-0
 
The Short Story: VCU started off their first match of the spring season strong by securing the doubles point but Furman held strong in singles play to eventually clinch the match
 
OPENING SERVE

• The doubles pairing of Grad Student Nina Sorkin and Freshman Yelizaveta Karlova earned a 6-4 victory on court three to open the match for the Rams
• VCU would take the doubles point as the pairing of Junior Gabriela Davidescu and Senior Shivani Manjanna notched a hard fought 7-5 victory on court one
• Sorkin put together a comeback victory winning two straight contested sets after losing the first. This included winning three straight games in the third on her way to a 7-5 set win that clinched the lone singles point for the Rams
• Freshman Anja Draskovic battled no. 65 ranked Sara Snyder to a tie-break in the second set
• Furman led by no. 45 ranked Julia Adams would take the other 5 singles points and the match

 
Up Next
The Rams will host ECU on Friday, January 21 for their home opener at Thalhimer Tennis Center. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
 
The Results
 
DOUBLES:
1. Davidescu/Manjanna def. Dawson/Dillon (Furman) 7-5
2. Schoppe/Adams (Furman) def. Draskovic/Diaz-Delgado 6-1
3. Sorkin/Karlova def. Baykan/Snyder (Furman) 6-4
 
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
 
SINGLES:
1. Julia Adams (Furman) def. No. 61 Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado 6-2, 6-2
2. Madison Dillon (Furman) def. Yelizaveta Karlova 6-1, 6-2
3. Nina Sorkin def. Ellie Schoppe (Furman) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Sara Snyder (Furman) def. Anja Draskovic 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Jess Dawson (Furman) def. Laura Astudillo 7-6, 6-2
6. Ellie Shulson (Furman) def. Shivani Manjanna 6-0, 6-2
 
Order of Finish – 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5