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Emma Valletta plays a backhand shot in a rally against Fordham at the 2023 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship
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Winner Fordham FORW (14-7)
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VCU VCU (9-13)
Winner
Fordham FORW
(14-7)
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Final
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VCU VCU
(9-13)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

RAMS FALL TO FORDHAM IN A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Score: Fordham 4, VCU 1
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 9-13, Fordham 14-7
 
The Short Story: 
VCU lost the doubles point in a heartbreaking tiebreaker on court three and was unable to overcome the early deficit in its singles matches.
 
OPENING SERVE
  • VCU won the first doubles match 6-3 on court two Yelizaveta Karlova and Emma Valletta before Fordham took a 6-4 win on court one. Fordham took the doubles point with a 7-6 (3) tiebreaking win on court three
  • Fordham took a 2-0 lead after a 6-0, 6-0 win on court five but VCU responded with Valletta winning 6-2, 6-4 on court six to get VCU within 2-1
  • Fordham then earned victories on courts four and three to clinch the match
 
THE RESULTS
 
DOUBLES:
1. Valeriya Deminova/Avery Aude (FOR) def. Victoria Smirnova/Victoria Matasova (VCU) 6-4 
2. Yelizaveta Karlova/Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Lindsay Hung/Eleni Fasoula (FOR) 6-3
3. Carlota Casasampere/Rachelle Yang (FOR) def. Anja Draskovic/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 7-6(3)
 
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

SINGLES 
1. Valeriya Deminova (FOR) vs. Victoria Smirnova (VCU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0, DNF
2. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) vs. Lindsay Hung (FOR) 7-6(3), 1-2, DNF
3. Eleni Fasoula (FOR) def. Victoria Matasova (VCU) 6-3, 6-3 
4. Avery Aude (FOR) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-2, 6-4 
5. Carlota Casasampere (FOR) def. Anja Drasovic (VCU) 6-0, 6-0 
6. Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) 6-2, 6-4 
 
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 4, 3
 
 
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