Score: No. 35 VCU 4,  No. 59 Miami 3
Location: Coral Gables, Fl.
Records: VCU 5-4 (1-0 Atlantic 10) , Miami 7-3

The Short Story: The Rams overcame losing the doubles point and played neck-and-neck with the Hurricanes to climb back, with sophomore Romain Gales clinching the win for VCU.

Opening Serve

• Gales' come-from-behind win came on court three. It is his eighth victory overall on the season and sixth straight
• Following doubles, juniors Mathis Bondaz and Oscar Pinto Sansano both won their matches in two sets to give the Rams a 2-1 lead. Bondaz remained undefeated while Sansano snapped a two-game skid in singles
• After VCU fell behind 3-2, junior German Samofalov notched his first win in singles to tie the match, in a competitive victory to set up Gales for the clinch.

Singles results

1. No. 73 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Martin Katz (UM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) def. Vladislav Melnic (UM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Romain Gales (VCU) def. Antonio Prat (UM) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Adrien Burdet (UM) def. Tristan Piombo (VCU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. Hamza El Amine (VCU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
6. GERMAN SAMOFALOV (VCU) def. Sam Baumgartner (UM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

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

Doubles results

1. Oscar Pinto Sansano/German Samofalov (VCU) def. #27 Vladislav Melnic/Adrien Burdet (UM) 6-3
2. Nacho Serra Sanchez/Sam Baumgartner (UM) def. Romain Gales/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Antonio Prat/Martin Katz (UM) def. Mathis Bondaz/Hamza El Amine (VCU) 7-6 (9-7)

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Notable:

• VCU played its first match since being named No. 35 in the ITA National Rankings this past week. Gales also played his first match since breaking into the ITA National Singles rankings at 98
• The lost snaps VCU's two-game skid

Up next: The Rams continue their road stretch at the Diablo College Tennis Invitational hosted by Arizona State, beginning on Friday, March 1st.