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Mens Tennis Group Photo at Match
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VCU Men's Tennis VCU (4-4)
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Winner ARK ARK (7-3)
VCU Men's Tennis VCU
(4-4)
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Final
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ARK ARK
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

VCU FALLS JUST SHORT AGAINST ARKANSAS

Score: Arkansas 4, VCU 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 4-5, Arkansas 8-3
 
The Short Story: VCU fell just short in a competitive back-and-forth match that included four tiebreaks
 
OPENING SERVE
  • Arkansas claimed the doubles point with victorious on courts two and three
  • Senior Charles Bertimon and Junior Maxence Bertimon claimed a competitive 7-6 (7-5) victory from court one. This improves the pairings record to 7-2 on the season
  • Grad Student Inigo Torre Martin fell behind 1-4 early in the first set but was able to fight back to take the set 7-6 (7-1). Torre Martin capitalized on this momentum and took a commanding 6-3 victory in the second set
  • Maxence Bertimon claimed a three-set victory over Arkansas's Nico Rousset. Bertimon is now 4-2 from the no. 2 position this season
 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:
  1. Maxence Bertimon/Charles Bertimon No. 31 (VCU) def. Alex Reco/Nico Rousset 7-6 (7-5)
  2. Adrien Burdet/Melvin Manuel No.48 def. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-3
  3. Hunter Harrison/Jacob Sweeney def. Joaquim Almeida/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 7-6 (7-5)
 
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
SINGLES:
  1. Alex Reco def. Charles Bertimon (VCU) 7-5, 6-2
  2. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) def. Nico Rousset 6-0, 4-6, 7-5
  3. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) def. Oscar Pinto Sansano 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
  4. Adrien Burdet def. Rayane Stable (VCU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-1
  5. Melvin Manuel def. Joaquim Almeida (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
  6. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Jacob Sweeney 7-6 (10-8), 6-2
 
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 6, 3, 2, 4
 
UP NEXT
The Rams will be back in action on Wednesday, February 23 when they travel to face Alabama State. First serve is set for 12 p.m.
 
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