Score: VCU 5, North Florida 2
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Records: VCU 4-2 (1-0 Atlantic 10) , North Florida 1-4

The Short Story: Junior Mathis Bondaz helped the Rams overcome losing the doubles point, dominating his match in 6-0, 6-0, and sparking VCU to take five out of six singles en route to their third straight win.

Opening Serve

• VCU came close to taking the doubles point which came down to court one, but the Rams fell in a tiebreaker set to a ranked opponent
• After falling behind 2-0 in the match, Bondaz got the Rams going with his shutout that was followed with straight victories the rest of the way for VCU
• Senior Matisse Bobichon, now ranked at 36 in ITA singles, clinched the ultimate match for the Rams. Freshman Tristan Piombo closed play with a win on court five

Singles results

1. #36 Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. #65 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-0, 6-0
3. PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) 4-3, retired
4. Romain Gales (VCU) def. Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-2, 6-2
5. Tristan Piombo (VCU) def. Breno Marques (UNF) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3
6. Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Chase Healey (UNF) 6-0, 6-3

Order of finish: 3, 2, 4, 6, 1, 5

Doubles results

1. #56 Rodrigo Crespo/Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. Oscar Pinto Sansano/German Samofalov (VCU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Romain Gales/Tristan Piombo (VCU) def. Breno Marques/Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-2
3. Spencer Dorosheff/PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Matisse Bobichon/Mathis Bondaz (VCU) 6-3

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

Notable:

• Bobichon and Bondaz played their first match since moving up in the ITA National Single rankings, with Bobichon cracking the top 40 and Bondaz reaching top 70 in the nation 
• Bondaz recorded VCU's first complete shutout in singles this season

Up next: The Rams will play a rematch with Mississippi State in Starkville tomorrow at 12 p.m. EST.