Box Score Score:Â #38 VCU 4, Saint Joseph's 0
Location:Â Orlando, Fla. (USTA Campus)
Records:Â #38 VCU 18-5, Saint Joseph's 9-8-1
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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.
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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
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THE RESULTS
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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
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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
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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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