Score: No. 1 VCU 5, Saint Louis 0
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA Campus)
Records: VCU 14-9, Saint Louis 15-4
The Short Story: No. 1 seed VCU swept Saint Louis to reach its conference championship match for the 16
th consecutive season.
Opening Serve
- Overall, VCU has reached the conference championship in all 11 seasons in the Atlantic 10 and five seasons in the recently renamed Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
- The Rams are seeking to win their seventh consecutive A-10 Championship
- VCU went up 1-0 after dominating 6-1, 6-1 wins on courts two and three in its double matches
- The Rams went up 2-0 on court two after Matisse Bobichon won 6-2, 6-1. The Rams then got a 6-1, 6-4 win on court four from Romain Gales
- VCU clinched the match with simultaneous wins on courts one and six with Mathis Bondaz winning 6-4, 6-1 on court one and German Samofalov winning 6-2, 6-2 on court six
SINGLES
1.
Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Ryota Fukushima (SLU) 6-4, 6-1
2.
Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Andres Castellanos (SLU) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) vs. Declan Townsend (SLU) 7-6(5), 2-2, DNF
4.
Romain Gales (VCU) def. Luca Lo Nardo (SLU) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Hamza El Amine (VCU) vs. Theo Ortis (SLU) 7-5, 2-4, DNF
6.
German Samofalov (VCU) def. Adam Behun (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 1
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DOUBLES
1.
German Samofalov/
Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) vs. Adam Behun/Declan Townsend (SLU) 4-2, DNF
2.
Matisse Bobichon/
Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Ryota Fukushima/Theo Ortis (SLU) 6-1
3.
Romain Gales/
Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. Andres Castellanos/Luca Lo Nardo (SLU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
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UP NEXT
VCU faces Dayton at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Atlantic 10 Championship match in Orlando, Fla.
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