Location: Charlotte, N.C

The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis began their fall season at the Charlotte Invitational this weekend. Yelizaveta Karlova, Mariam Ibrahim, & Amelie Jewelewicz competed in singles and doubles action over three days against Charlotte, James Madison, and East Tennessee State.

OPENING SERVE

• The Rams competed as a hybrid team with members from Kentucky and Davidson joining them to compete in the hidden dual format.

• Mariam Ibrahim and Yelizaveta Karlova got the Ram's lone win this weekend, winning a doubles match against JMU on day two.

• Freshman Amelie Jewelewicz saw her first action in a VCU uniform this weekend.

RESULTS 

DAY ONE vs. Charlotte
Singles
Paula Dougherty (CLT) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 7-5, 7-6
Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-3, 6-4
Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Amelie Jewelewicz (VCU) 6-0, 7-6

Doubles
Sara Suchankova/Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Yelizaveta Karlova/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 7-5

DAY TWO vs. James Madison
Singles
Elena Kraleva (JMU) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 7-6, 6-4
Corinna Rietmann (JMU) def. Amelie Jewelewicz (VCU) 6-2, 6-3 

Doubles
Mariam Ibrahim/Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Daria Munteanu/Reka Matko (JMU) 6-4

DAY THREE vs. East Tennessee State University
Singles
Julia Milan (ETSU) def. Amelie Jewelewicz (VCU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
Linge Steenkamp/Jana Rovira (ETSU) def. Mariam Ibrahim/Amelie Jewelewicz (VCU) 6-2

NEXT UP:
The Rams will compete in the Cissie Leary Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 4 - Oct. 6