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Nina Sorkin Temple Match

Women's Tennis

VCU TAKES DOWN WEST VIRGINIA FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN

Box Score Score: VCU 4, WVU 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 5-1, WVU 2-2
 
The Short Story: The Rams came out victorious in a hard fought match that saw all but one singles matchup go to a third set
 
OPENING SERVE:
  • West Virginia claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three
  • Graduate Student Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado controlled her matchup taking a 6-1, 6-4 victory from court one
  • After going down a set early, Junior Gabriela Davidescu came out on top winning the second and third sets 6-3, 6-1. This marks two straight singles wins for Davidescu.
  • Freshman Yelizaveta Karlova fought through a back-and-forth match eventually claiming a 6-4 third set victory to claim the win
  • Graduate Student Nina Sorkin sealed the match for the Rams with a strong three set win that ended with a 6-3 third set victory
 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:
  1. Ting-Pei Chang/Momoko Nagato def. Gabriela Davidescu/Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 7-5
  2. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado/Laura Garcia (VCU) def. Kendall Kovick/Camilla Bossi 6-4
  3. Michaela Kucharova/Tatiana Lipatova def. Yelizaveta Karlova/Nina Sorkin (VCU) 6-3 1-6
 
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
SINGLES:
  1. Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado No. 61 (VCU) def. Ting-Pei Chang 6-1, 6-4
  2. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Momoko Nagato 6-3, 6-7 (6-7), 6-4
  3. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) def. Kendall Kovick 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
  4. Nina Sorkin (VCU) def. Michaela Kucharova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
  5. Camilla Bossi def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
  6. Tatiana Lipatova def. Laura Garcia Astudillo (VCU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
 
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 4 
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Players Mentioned

Gabriela Davidescu

Gabriela Davidescu

5' 5"
Freshman
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

5' 7"
Junior
Shivani Manjanna

Shivani Manjanna

5' 7"
Sophomore
Nina Sorkin

Nina Sorkin

5' 5"
Graduate Student
Yelizaveta   Karlova

Yelizaveta Karlova

5' 9"
Freshman
Anja  Draskovic

Anja Draskovic

5' 9"
Freshman
Laura Garcia Astudillo

Laura Garcia Astudillo

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriela Davidescu

Gabriela Davidescu

5' 5"
Freshman
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

5' 7"
Junior
Shivani Manjanna

Shivani Manjanna

5' 7"
Sophomore
Nina Sorkin

Nina Sorkin

5' 5"
Graduate Student
Yelizaveta   Karlova

Yelizaveta Karlova

5' 9"
Freshman
Anja  Draskovic

Anja Draskovic

5' 9"
Freshman
Laura Garcia Astudillo

Laura Garcia Astudillo

Freshman