Score: Delaware 4, No. 70 VCU 0
Location: Newark, Delaware
Records: VCU 14-8 (4-0 Atlantic 10), Delaware 18-6
The Short Story: VCU traveled to Delaware for its last match of the regular season and suffered its first shutout of the year.
Opening Serve
- The Blue Hens won the doubles point on courts one and three. Tiziana Rossini and Emma Rizzetto were left tied in a 5-5 match on court two
- Delaware then took the contest with three more points in singles on courts one, five, and two.Â
- In unfinished matches, Emma Valletta and Rossini fought to three sets but did not finish before the Blue Hens clinched
Singles results
1. Slade Coetzee (DEL) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Eliza Askarova (DEL) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Navya Vadlamudi (DEL) vs. Emma Valletta (VCU) 6-3, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
4. Maryia Hrynashka (DEL) vs. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) 6-2, 3-6, 5-2, unfinished
5. Alex Staiculescu (DEL) def. Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Julieta Honrubia (DEL) vs. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 2-2, unfinished
Doubles results
1. Eliza Askarova/Alex Staiculescu (DEL) def. Yelizaveta Karlova/Emma Valletta (VCU) 7-5
2. Julieta Honrubia/Maryia Hrynashka (DEL) vs. Tiziana Rossini/Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Paulina Jurkowska/Slade Coetzee (DEL) def. Anja Draskovic/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2)
Up Next: The Rams will turn their attention to the Atlantic 10 conference tournament beginning next week in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, April 24th.Â