Score: No. 54 Memphis 4, No. 60 VCU 3
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU 11-4 (4-0 Atlantic 10), Memphis 11-6
The Short Story: Down 3-1, VCU rallied but couldn't complete the comeback and fell 4-3 in their first home outdoor match of 2024.
Opening Serve
- Memphis won the doubles point on courts one and two
- Down 2-0, Emma Valletta came back after dropping the first set and got VCU on the board with her victory on court three
- After another Tiger victory on court four, Yelizaveta Karlova and Tiziana Rossini won their singles to tie the match at three
- Memphis then clinched the contest on court two in a close, three set match.
Singles Results
1. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Camila Soares (MEM) 7-5, 7-6 (7-6)
2. Leonie Moeller (MEM) def. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-4
3. Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Monique Woog (MEM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
4. Emily Meyer (MEM) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Alice Amendola (MEM) def. Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Micah Pierce (MEM) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Doubles results
1. Leonie Moeller/Emily Meyer (MEM) def. #78 Yelizaveta Karlova/Emma Valletta (VCU) 6-2
2. Camila Soares/Monique Woog (MEM) def. Tiziana Rossini/Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 6-3
3. Anja Draskovic/T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Alice Amendola/Miriam Grosmann (MEM) 5-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,3,4,1,6,2)
Notable:Â
- With their victories in singles today, Karlova, Valletta, and Rossini joined Emma Rizzetto on the list of Rams with at least ten wins this season
Up Next: The Rams finish their weekend homestand on Sunday, March 24th against No. 64 Florida Atlantic at 11:30 a.m.