Score: VCU 6, Richmond 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Willow Oaks Country Club)
Records: VCU 3-2, Richmond 3-1

The Short Story: VCU took on their crosstown rivals for an off-site home match on Wednesday afternoon that saw the Rams continue their dominance over the Spiders in a 6-1 victory.

Opening Serve

• The doubles point came down to the play on courts two and three, with Hamza El Amine and Mathis Bondaz clinching the point with a 6-3 win
• Oscar Pinto Sansano won his fifth straight match to stay undefeated on the year on court two, sparking the Rams to go 5-1 in singles
• Romain Gales clinched the victory with his win on court three
• Freshman Tristan Piombo made his VCU debut with a strong showing on court four

Singles Results

1. Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Daniel Kliebhan (Richmond) 6-2, 6-2
2. Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) def. Paxton Pritchard 6-2, 6-3
3. Romain Gales (VCU) def. Davis Wiley 6-1, 6-2
4. Tristan Piombo (VCU) def. Sebastian Miano 6-3, 6-0
5. Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Dylan Atkinson 6-1, 6-3
6. Mark Taranov (Richmond) def. Gray Voelzke (VCU) 6(5)-7, 6-3, 11-09

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

Doubles Results

1. Tristan Piombo/Romain Gales (VCU) def. Daniel Kliebhan/Paxton Pritchard (Richmond) 6-1
2. Hamza El Amine/Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Davis Wiley/Cole Brashear (Richmond) 6-3
3. Gray Voelzke/Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) vs. Dylan Atkinson/Sebastian Miano (Richmond) 4-5 (unfinished)

Order of finish: 1, 2

Notable:

• The Rams' victory today was their fourteenth win in a row against Richmond. 

Up Next: The Rams will return to Starkville, Mississippi to play North Florida on Saturday, February 10th at 1 p.m. and Mississippi State on Sunday, February 11th at 12 p.m.