Score: No. 67 VCU 5, Elon 2
Location: Elon, N.C.
Records: VCU 14-6 (4-0 Atlantic 10), Elon 12-8
The Short Story: VCU overcame a lost doubles point with four dominant wins in singles over the Phoenix to finish this weekend with back-to-back road wins
Opening Serve
- The Phoenix took the doubles point on courts one and two
- To begin singles, Emma Valletta equalized the match at one, winning on court four
- Emma Rizetto then gave VCU the lead with her victory on court six
- Tiziana Rossini followed with another two-set win on court five to make it 3-1 Rams
- Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando then clinched the match on court two, coming through in a back-and-forth three-set contest
- Elon got their second point in a win by retirement on court one
- Anja Draskovic then finished the match with her fourth straight win on court three
Singles results
1. Lizette Reding (EU)def.
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 5-7, 6-4, 4-1 (win by retirement)
2. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Sibel Tanik (EU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3.
Anja Draskovic (VCU) def. Mariana Reding (EU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
4.
Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Ella Suk (EU) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Helen Sarikulaya (EU) 6-0, 6-4
6.
Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Simone Bergeron (EU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles results
1. Sibel Tanik / Lizette Reding (EU) def. Yelizaveta Karlova / Emma Valetta (VCU) 6-4
2. Madison Cordisco / Mariana Reding (EU) def. Tiziana Rossini / Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 6-2
3. Ella Suk / Simone Bergeron (EU) 5 vs. Mariam Ibrahim / Anja Draskovic (VCU) 5-4 uf
Order of Finish: Doubles 2, 1. Singles 4, 6, 5, 2, 1, 3
Up Next: VCU returns to Thalhimer Tennis Center on Thursday, April 11 for a 12 p.m. contest with No. 46 Charlotte, before one last road match at Delaware the following Saturday to close the regular season
