Score: VCU 4, Richmond 0
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU 16-6, Richmond 8-11
 
The Short Story: VCU kicked off the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament with a dominant victory over regional rival University of Richmond
 
OPENING SERVE:

• VCU secured the doubles point after three hard-fought matches. Claiming win on courts two and three
• Graduate Student Nina Sorkin and Freshman Yelizaveta Karlova clinched the doubles point edging out Richmond's Helene Heiberg and Emily Garvin with a 7-1 tiebreak win
• Senior Shivani Manjanna kicked off singles action for the Rams earning a commanding 6-0, 6-0 sweep victory from court six
• Sorkin kept the momentum going for VCU taking home a 6-1, 6-0 win over Richmond's Helene Heiberg from court two
• Graduate Student clinched the match for the Rams claiming a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Richmond Emily Dunbar from court one. This is Diaz-Delgado's second with over Dunbar this season

 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:
1. Emily Dunbar/Sara Salemyr (RICH) def. Gabriela Davidescu/Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 7-5
2. Paola Diaz-Delgado/Laura Astudillo (VCU) def. Marta Buendia/Carly Cohen (RICH) 6-3
3. Nina Sorkin/Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Helene Heiberg/Emily Garvin (RICH) 7-6 (7-1)
 
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
 
SINGLES:
1. #101 Paola Diaz-Delgado (VCU) def. Emily Dunbar (RICH) 6-1, 6-1
2. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) vs. Carly Cohen (RICH) 6-3, 3-5, unfinished
3. Nina Sorkin (VCU) def. Helene Heiberg (RICH) 6-1, 6-0
4. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) vs. Sara Salemyr (RICH) 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Anja Draskovic (VCU) vs. Marta Buendia (RICH) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
6. Shivani Manjanna (VCU) def. Emily Garvin (RICH) 6-0, 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 6,3,1