Score: No. 41 VCU 4, No. 69 USF 3
Location: Tampa, Fl
Records: VCU 9-9 (1-0 Atlantic 10) South Florida 9-13 (3-1)

The Short Story: Down 3-1, VCU rallied and took the last four singles to grab its second straight come-from-behind win against another top-75 opponent in South Florida

Opening Serve

• The Bulls took the doubles point on courts one and three
• Junior Mathis Bondaz quickly tied the match up with his win on court one in two sets
• USF then put itself on the verge of the clinch with two wins in singles on courts four and six
• Freshmen Hamza El Amine then sparked the Black and Gold rally, winning two tiebreaker sets on court five
• Junior Oscar Pinto Sansano followed by winning his third straight match on court three
• Matisse Bobichon then clinched the match for the Rams on court two

Singles results

1. #92 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. #48 Alvin Tudorica (USF) 6-2, 6-1
2. #86 Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Erik Grevelius (USF) 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-4
3. Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) def. Tom Pisane (USF) 6(4)-7, 6-2, 6-0
4. Elijah Cham (USF) def. #120 Romain Gales (VCU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
5. Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF) 7-5, 7-6(1)
6. Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. German Samofalov (VCU)

Doubles results

1. #55 Alvin Tudorica/Erik Grevelius (USFM) def. #45 German Samofalov/Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) 6-4
2. Romain Gales/Hamza El Amine (VCU) vs. Ben Hudson/Bruno Oliveira (USF) unfinished
3. Elijah Cham/T. Pavlekovich-Smith (USFM) def. Matisse Bobichon/Mathis Bondaz (VCU) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (1, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2)

Notable: 

• VCU played its eighth match in a row against opponents ranked in the ITA National Top 75
• The Rams have won three straight against the Bulls

Up next: The Rams return to Thalhimer Tennis Center on Friday April 5th for an afternoon contest with No. 55 Liberty at 2 p.m.