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6
Winner VCU Women's Tennis VCU-W (6-5)
1
Davidson DAV (8-3)
Winner
VCU Women's Tennis VCU-W
(6-5)
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Final
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Davidson DAV
(8-3)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

WOMEN'S TENNIS BEATS DAVIDSON 6-1 FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON

Score: VCU 6, Davidson 1
Location: Davidson, N.C. (Davidson Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 6-5 (1-0, Atlantic 10), Davidson 8-3 (0-2)

The Short Story: The Rams would take the double's point along with five of the six singles matches as they grab their first Atlantic 10 win of the year as they defeated Davidson 6-1 on Saturday.

Opening Serve

  • The Rams would clinch the doubles point with wins by the pairings of Sofia Jane Thorne and Lea Malazdra on court two and the pairing of Andrea Magallanes and Sara Alba on court three.
  • Davidson would respond by winning the singles match on court one to grab their only point of the dual match.
  • The Black and Gold would respond by winning the last five singles matches, with Mariam Ibrahim, Sofia Jane Thorne, and Andrea Magallanes only needing two sets to win.
  • Sofia Jane Thorne's 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win on court three is her fourth straight singles win and is now 8-2 in singles matches on the season. 
  • Yellizaveta Karlova grabbed her first singles win of the season with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win on court six

Singles results
1. Kavya Patel (DAV) def. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Savanna Kollock (DAV) 6-1, 6-2
3. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Bryson Langford (DAV) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) def. Ellie Hammond 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
5. Lea Malazdra (VCU) vs. Ines Roti (DAV) 5-7, 6-3, 10-3
6. Yeizaveta Karlova (VCU) vs. Olivia Hooper (DAV) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) vs. Kavya Patel / Daniela Porges (DAV) 6-6 (unfinished)
2. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) def. Savanna Kollock / Bryson Langford (DAV) 6-3
3. Andrea Magallanes / Sara Alba (VCU) def. Ellie Hammond / Alex Rodehorst (DAV) 7-5

Order of Finish: Doubles: 2, 3     Singles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Up Next: VCU will continue their tour of the Carolinas as they will head down to Charleston S.C. to take on Charleston Southern on Wednesday, March 12.

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