Score:Â No. 22 Tennessee 4, No. 60 VCU 1
Location:Â Raleigh, N.C.Â
Records:Â VCU 18-7, Tennessee 16-9
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The Short Story:Â No. 60 VCU battled No. 22 Tennessee in tightly contest singles matches but the Rams were unable to overcome the Volunteers.
OPENING SERVE:
- Tennessee won the doubles point with 6-0 and 6-4 victories on courts two and three
- Nina Sorkin won VCU's lone point of the match in a 6-3, 7-6 singles win on court three
- The Volunteers won singles victories on courts two, five and six to win the match
- No. 96 Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado had pushed No. 29 Rebeka Martena into a tiebreaker set before the match was abandoned. Gabriela Davidescu had also pushed her match to the tiebreaker set before it was also abandoned
THE RESULTS
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SINGLES
1. #29 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) vs. #96 Paola Diaz-Delgado (VCU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished
2. #73 Tenika McGiffin (TENN) def.
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-0, 6-2
3.
Nina Sorkin (VCU) def. Elza Tomase (TENN) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Daria Kuczer (TENN) vs.
Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-4, 1-6, 4-2, unfinished
5. Esther Adeshina (TENN) def.
Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) def.
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
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Order of Finish: 2, 5, 3, 6
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DOUBLES
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1. #41 Esther Adeshina/Rebeka Mertena (TENN) def.
Gabriela Davidescu/
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 5-4
2. Elza Tomase/Tenika McGiffin (TENN) def. Paola Diaz-Delgado/Laura Astudillo (VCU) 6-0
3. Daria Kuczer/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) def.
Nina Sorkin/
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3
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UP NEXT:
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Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado will participate in the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Tournament that will run May 23-28 in Champaign, Ill.
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