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Matisse Bobichon of VCU pumps his right fist after earning a point against Saint Louis at the 2024 A-10 Men's Tennis Championship
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Saint Louis SLU (15-4)
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Winner VCU VCUMEN (14-9)
Saint Louis SLU
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Final
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VCU VCUMEN
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

RAMS BEAT SAINT LOUIS 5-0, ADVANCE TO A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP

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 16th 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
 
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
 
UP NEXT
VCU faces Dayton at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Atlantic 10 Championship match in Orlando, Fla.
 
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