Location: Lynchburg, Va

The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis competed at the ITA Atlantic Regional this past week, hosted by Liberty University. Four Rams competed in the Main draw and the doubles pairing of Emma Rizzetto and Tiziana Rossini reached the Round of 16 in doubles.

Opening Serve:

• Anja Draskovic, Emma Valletta, and Rossini won two rounds in the qualifying draw on the first day to join Yelizaveta Karlova in the main draw
• The Rams fought hard in the main draw but weren't able to advance to further play
• Mariam Ibrahim and Draskovic made it the Round of 32 in doubles
• The Rams compiled an overall record of 13-9 for the weekend

Results:
10.19
Anja Draskovic def. Ashira Murray (Towson) 6-4, 6-0
Anja Draskovic def. Lara Bakhaya (Richmond) 6-2, 6-4

Tiziana Rossini def. Madison Lee (GWU) 7-6(3), 6-0
Tiziana Rossini def. Sia Chaudry (U.S. Naval Academy) 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-4

Emma Valletta def. Polina Shitikova (Richmond) 6-2, 4-6, 10-5
Emma Valletta def. Avantika Willy (Georgetown) 6-2, 2-6, 10-4

Emma Rizzetto loss to Chloe Bendetti (Georgetown) 7-6(3), 6-2
Emma Rizzetto def. Victoria Tracey (Saint Joseph's), 6-2, 6-0 (consolation)

10.20
Emma Valletta loss to Sofia Johnson (ODU) 6-4, 6-0
Yelizaveta Karlova loss to Alexandra Staiculescu (Delaware) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Tiziana Rossini loss to Emily Tannenbaum (U.S. Naval Academy) 6-3, 6-3
Anja Draskovic loss to Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) 6-3, 6-4

Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini def. Sophia Amato and Ireland Amato (Saint Joseph's) 8-5
Anja Draskovic/Mariam Ibrahim def. Cenan Liu and Dana Edson (GMU) 8-3
Emma Valletta/Yelizaveta Karlova loss to Natasha Subhash and Hibah Sheikh (UVA) 8-5

10.21
Emma Valletta def. Mya Spencer (Towson) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 (consolation)
Yelizaveta Karlova loss to Alessandra Anghel (William & Mary) 6-3, 6-4 (consolation)
Tiziana Rossini def. Charlotte Kordonowy (Saint Joseph's) 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 (consolation)
Anja Draskovic def. Emily Wirt (GMU) 6-2, 6-1 (consolation)

Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini def. Esther Lovato and Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) 8-5
Anja Draskovic/Mariam Ibrahim loss to Selma Cadar and Mary Brumfield (Maryland) 8-3

Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini loss to Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova (West Virginia) 8-3