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VCU VCU-W (11-3)
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Winner South Florida Women USFW (8-6)
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South Florida Women USFW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

VCU DROPS FINAL MATCH OF ROAD TRIP TO BULLS

Score: No. 72 South Florida 4, No. 54 VCU 2
Location: Tampa, Fl.
Records: VCU 11-3 (4-0 Atlantic 10), South Florida 7-7

The Short Story: VCU won the doubles point but couldn't clinch in singles en route to just its third loss of the year

Opening Serve

  • The doubles point came down to court three after Tiziana Rossini and Emma Rizzetto picked up their ninth doubles win and sixth straight
  • Mariam Ibrahim and Anja Draskovic clinched doubles point on court three
  • South Florida began singles play with three wins on courts two, three, and one
  • Rizzetto made it 3-2 after her exciting victory on court five in tiebreaker sets
  • Following, the Bulls clinched the overall match on court six in a hard-fought three-set match.

Singles Results

1. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Nadja Bay Christians (USF) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Melisa Senli (USF) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Marta Falceto Font (USF) vs. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) 2-3, unfinished
5. Emma Rizzetto (VCU-) def. Gargi Pawar (USF) 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)
6. Ireland Simme (USF) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

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

Doubles Results

1. Nadja Bay Christians/Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Yelizaveta Karlova/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU-) 6-0
2. Tiziana Rossini/Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Marta Falceto Font/Ireland Simme (USF) 6-4
3. Anja Draskovic/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU-W) def. Melisa Senli/Kelly Vargas (USFW) 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Notable:

  • Rossini and Rizzetto are 9-2 on the season in doubles together

Up Next: The Rams return home for a weekend home stand beginning Friday against Memphis at 2 p.m. The match will be played following the conclusion of the VCU Men's Tennis match at 10 a.m.

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