Score: VCU 4, William & Mary 1
Location: Richmond, Va (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 9-1 (3-0 Atlantic 10), William & Mary 3-4

The Short Story: VCU took the doubles point and two more singles to go up 3-0 before battling late in the match to clinch the 4-1 victory on court five

Opening Serve

• The Rams took the doubles point on courts two and three. 
• Junior Yelizaveta Karlova and sophomore Emma Valletta locked up two more points for the Rams with their victories on courts one and four
• Freshman Emma Rizzetto then clinched the match convincingly in two sets on court five.

Singles Results

1. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Hedda Gurholt (W&M) 7-6(2), 6-3
2. Yu Chen (W&M) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Anja Draskovic (VCU) vs. Ine Stange (W&M) 7-6(4), 5-7, 2-4 (unfinished)
4. Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Mila Mejic (W&M) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Emma Fernald (W&M) 6-2, 6-3
6. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) vs. Francesca Davis (W&M) 6-3, 2-4 (unfinished)

Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 5

Doubles Results

1. #47 Yelizaveta Karlova/Emma Valletta (VCU) vs. Yu Chen/Emma Fernald (W&M) 5-4 (unfinished)
2. Tiziana Rossini/Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Ine Stange/Hedda Gurholt (W&M) 6-4
3. Anja Draskovic/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Francesca Davis/Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 2

Notable:

• VCU plays its first match since being placed at 44 in the National ITA Team rankings this week. Karlova and Valletta moved from 54 to 47 in National Doubles rankings.

Up Next: The Rams will return to Thalhimer Tennis Center on Sunday, February 25rd for a late morning match with George Washington at 11 a.m.