Score: VCU 4, Mississippi State 3
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Records: VCU 1-1 , Mississippi State 4-1

The Short Story: VCU began the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a showdown against previously undefeated No. 12 Mississippi State. The Rams battled in a close 4-3 match to take their first victory of the season and advance to the final match of the regional.

Opening Serve

• Senior Matisse Bobichon, currently ranked at 90 in ITA singles, took down a top fifteen opponent in two sets on court one
• Juniors Mathis Bondaz and Oscar Pinto Sansano both battled back after dropping his first set to take another point on court two
• Sansano and junior German Samofalov teamed up for a big win to shut out #24 Jankovich/Martinez 6-0.

Singles results

1. #90 Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. #13 Petar Jovanovic (MS) 6-4, 6-4
2. #78 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Nemanja Malesevic (MS) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
3. Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) def. Dusan Milanovic (MS) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Carles Hernandez (MS) def. Hamza El Amine (VCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. Romain Gales (VCU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Radomir Tomic (MS) def. German Samofalov (VCU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)

Doubles results

1. Oscar Pinto Sansano/German Samofalov (VCU) def. #24 Petar Jovanovic/B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) 6-0
2. Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MS) def. Hamza El Amine/Romain Gales (VCU) 6-1
3. Matisse Bobichon/Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Marshall Landry/Nemanja Malesevic (MS) 6-3

Up next: The Rams will play the winner of Florida State and Arizona State tomorrow at 2 p.m.