Score: No. 1 VCU 4, No, 4 Davidson 0
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)Â
Records: VCU 17-6, Davidson 13-8
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The Short Story: VCU advanced to the A-10 Championship for the ninth consecutive year after a dominant 4-0 sweep of Davidson.
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OPENING SERVE:
- The Rams have reached the A-10 Championship match every year since joining the league
- VCU secured the doubles point with two 6-1 victories. The Rams claimed quick wins on courts one and two
- Junior Gabriela Davidescu and senior Shivani Manjanna clinched the doubles point one court immediately following graduate Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado and freshman Laura Garcia Astudillo's 6-1 win
- Diaz-Delgado put VCU up 2-0 with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over Josie Schaffer on court one
- Freshman Yelizaveta Karlova sealed the win with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court two to send VCU back to the A-10 Championship match
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THE RESULTS
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SINGLESÂ
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1.
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado (VCU) def. Josie Schaffer (DAV), 6-0, 6-2
2.
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Elizabeth Truluck (DAV), 6-3, 6-4Â
3.
Nina Sorkin (VCU) vs. Emma Heiderscheit (DAV), 6-2, 5-7, 2-0, DNFÂ
4.
Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) vs. Kavya Patel (DAV), 6-3, 6-5, DNFÂ
5.
Anja Draskovic (VCU) vs. Franny Shea (DAV) 7-6(4), 3-2, DNFÂ
6.
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) def. Daniela Porges (DAV), 6-3, 6-4Â
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Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2Â
DOUBLESÂ
1.
Gabriela Davidescu/
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) def. Josie Schaffer/Kavya Patel (DAV), 6-1
2.
Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado/
Laura Garcia Astudillo (VCU) def. Elizabeth Truluck/Mira Gladstone (DAV), 6-1Â
3.
Nina Sorkin/
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) vs. Emma Heiderscheit/Franny Shea (DAV), 3-3, DNF
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Order of Finish: 2, 1
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