Score: VCU 6, Richmond 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 8-0 (3-0 Atlantic 10), Richmond 2-3 (0-1)
The Short Story: VCU took the doubles point in convincing fashion and quickly won three singles to clinch its eighth victory of the season en route to an overall 6-1 win.Â
Opening Serve
- The Rams took the doubles point on courts one and two
- Junior Yelizaveta Karlova stayed undefeated on court one with a 6-0, 6-2 victory
- Junior Anja Draskovic clinched the match on court three with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win
- Freshman Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando battled in three sets on court two for her win
- Coming off a clinching match, freshman Tiziana Rossini won her third match in a row on court six
- Sophomore Emma Valletta continued her hot start to the season with a win on court four, 6-3, 6-4. She has won seven out of eight matches to start the year
Singles Results
1. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Andrea Campodonico (Rich) 6-0, 6-2
2. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Carly Cohen (VCU) 7-6(5), 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Anja Draskovic (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak (Rich) def. 6-1, 6-1
4. Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Claire Le Du (Rich) 6-3, 6-4
5.Lara Bakhaya (Rich) def. Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) vs. Lainey O'Neil (Rich) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5
Doubles Results
1. ??#54 Yelizaveta Karlova/Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Andrea Campodonico/Lara Bakhaya (Rich) 6-2
2. Tiziana Rossini/Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Claire Le Du/Elizabeth Novak (Rich) 6-3
3. Anja Draskovic/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) vs. Carly Cohen/Lainey O'Neil 4-5 (unfinished)
Order of finish: 1, 2
Notable:
- The Rams continue their best start to a season in over a decade
- VCU continues its dominance over the Spiders, having won 24 straight matches against Richmond dating back to 2001
- Through eight matches, no Ram has lost in back-to-back singles matches
Up Next: The Rams will make the short trip to Lynchburg to take on Liberty this weekend on Saturday, February 17th at 11 a.m.
