Box Score Score: Duke 4, VCU 2
Location: Durham, N.C,
Records: VCU 2-4, Duke 4-2
 
The Short Story: The Rams claimed the doubles point but eventually fell to Duke 4-2 in Durham, N.C.
 
OPENING SERVE

• VCU claimed the doubles point with victories on courts one and three
• The pairing of Senior Charles Bertimon and Junior Maxence Bertimon took a 6-3 win over Duke's Garrett Johns and Sean Sculley who are currently ranked no. 45 in the ITA rankings
• Grad Student Inigo Torre Martin and Senior Rayane Stable fought back from 2-4 down to claim a 7-5 victory over Duke's Andrew Zhang and Michael Heller
• Torre Martin controlled his match taking a 6-1, 6-2 over Duke's Andrew Dale on court 4
• Garrett Johns clinched the match for Duke with tight victory that ended in a tie breaker

 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:

1. Maxence Bertimon/Charles Bertimon No. 25 (VCU) def. No. 45 Garrett Johns/Sean Sculley 6-3
2. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang 7-5
3. Niroop Vallabhaneni/Connor Krug def. Joaquim Almeida/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 7-6

 
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
 
SINGLES:

1. Garrett Johns def. Charles Bertimon (VCU) 6-3, 7-6(8-6)
2. Andrew Zhang def. Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Connor Krug def. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) def. Andrew Dale 6-1, 6-2
5. Niroop Vallabhaneni def. Joaquim Almeida (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) vs. Edu Guell 6-3, 4-6, 3-2, UF

 
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
 
UP NEXT
The Rams will be back in action on Sunday, February 13 when they take on Delaware and Morgan State as part of a double header. First serve is set for 11 a.m.