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Rayane Stable and Matisse Bobichon high five after securing a point in their A-10 Quarterfinals doubles match
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Men's Tennis

RAMS SWEEP SAINT JOSEPH'S TO ADVANCE TO A-10 SEMIFINALS

Box Score Score: #38 VCU 4, Saint Joseph's 0
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA Campus)
Records: #38 VCU 18-5, Saint Joseph's 9-8-1
 
The Short Story: VCU opened the Atlantic 10 Championships with a sweep of No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's to advance to the A-10 Semifinals.
 
OPENING SERVE
  • The Rams clinched the doubles point after Romain Gales and Joaquim Almeida took a 6-0 win on court three followed by a 6-3 win on court two from Matisse Bobichon and Rayane Stable
  • VCU pushed its lead to 2-0 after Gales earned a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win on court four
  • The Black and Gold earned the final two points on courts two and five with Stable winning 6-0, 6-3 and Almeida winning 7-6 (5), 6-0, respectively
  • VCU has reached the A-10 Semifinals each year since joining the league in 2012-13
 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:
1. Charles Bertimon/Maxence Bertimon (VCU) vs. Alejandro Vedri/Inigo Diaz (SJU) 5-4, DNF
2. Matisse Bobichon/Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Oscar Serra/John Butler (SJU) 6-3
3. Romain Gales/Joaquim de Almeida def. (VCU) Nassim Fenjiro/Justus Agbo (SJU) 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 3, 2

SINGLES:
1. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) vs. Alejandro Vedri (SJU) 6-4, 5-3, DNF
2. Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Justus Agbo (SJU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Inigo Diaz (SJU) vs. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) 6-2, 5-5, DNF
4. Romain Gales (VCU) def. Nassim Fenjiro (SJU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Joaquim de Almeida (VCU) def. Oscar Serra (SJU) 7-6(5), 6-0
6. Etienne Marty (VCU) vs. Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) 6-2, 5-1, DNF
 
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5


UP NEXT:
VCU faces No. 4 seed Davidson on Friday, April 28. The match is set for 5:30 p.m. and will be live streamed on the USTA National Campus website.
 
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Players Mentioned

Charles Bertimon

Charles Bertimon

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rayane Stable

Rayane Stable

6' 1"
Sophomore
Joaquim Almeida

Joaquim Almeida

5' 8"
Sophomore
Maxence Bertimon

Maxence Bertimon

6' 1"
Senior
Matisse Bobichon

Matisse Bobichon

6' 2"
Junior
Romain Gales

Romain Gales

6' 0"
Freshman
Etienne Marty

Etienne Marty

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charles Bertimon

Charles Bertimon

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rayane Stable

Rayane Stable

6' 1"
Sophomore
Joaquim Almeida

Joaquim Almeida

5' 8"
Sophomore
Maxence Bertimon

Maxence Bertimon

6' 1"
Senior
Matisse Bobichon

Matisse Bobichon

6' 2"
Junior
Romain Gales

Romain Gales

6' 0"
Freshman
Etienne Marty

Etienne Marty

6' 1"
Freshman