Score: Georgia 4, VCU 1
Location: Athens, Ga.
Records: VCU 1-2, Georgia 2-0
 
The Short Story: VCU commanded an early advantage by winning the doubles point but was unable to carry this momentum into singles as they fell to no. 7 Georgia 4-1
 
OPENING SERVE

• Brothers Senior Charles Bertimona and Junior Maxence Bertimon kicked off the match with a commanding 6-3 doubles victory over Georgia's no. 21 ranked pairing of Trent Bryde and Phillip Henning
• Freshman Joaquim Almeida and Sophomore Matisse Bobichon fought through a back and forth set to clinch the doubles point with a  7-6 (8-6) win for VCU
• Junior Maxence Bertimon took an early one set advantage over no. 23 Phillip Henning but ended up falling in three sets
• Georgia clinched the match with four singles win, two of which went to three sets
• Five of Georgia's six singles players are currently ranked in the ITA Singles top 125

 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:

1. Maxence Bertimon/Charles Bertimon No.59 (VCU) def. Trent Bryde/Phillip Henning 6-3
2. Tristan McCormick/Hamish Stewart def. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-2
3. Joaquim Almeida/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Blake Croyder/Erik Grevelius 7-6 (8-6)

 
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
 
SINGLES:

1. Trent Bryde def. Charles Bertimon (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Phillip Henning def. Max Bertimon (VCU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Hamish Stewart def. Inigo Torre Martin No. 98 (VCU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. Tristan McCormick def. Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2
5. Blake Croyder vs. Joaquim Almeida (VCU) 6-4, 4-4 (UF)
6. Thomas Paulsell vs Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 5-4 (UF)

 
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4, 3
 
UP NEXT
The Rams will be back in action on Monday, January 31 when they take on Virginia Tech as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend. First serve is set for 10 a.m.