Score: No 2 VCU 4,  No 7 Saint Joseph's 0
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 11-11, Saint Joseph's 9-18 
Schedule Note: Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals

The Short Story: The Rams dominated Saint Joseph's in doubles and singles en route to a  4-0 win on Thursday night to move on to the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship Semifinals.

Opening Serve

• The Rams started the match with doubles wins on court two, by the pairing of Nicolo Consonni and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan, and court three, by the pairing of Alfred Almasi and Leon Zaorski, to take the doubles point
• Freshman Gevorg Mnatsakanyan continued the hot start for the Rams in singles with his 6-2, 6-1 win on court six.
• Shortly after, Senior German Samofalov made it 3-0 for the Black and Gold with his win on court one.
• Alfred Almasi clinched the dual match for the Rams with his 7-5, 6-3 win on court four.

Singles results
1. German Samofalov (VCU) def. Justus Agbo (SJU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) vs. Ernesto Ruy (SJU) 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (Unfinished)
3. Erwann Bochet (VCU) vs. Santiago Valle (SJU) 7-5, 3-6 (Unfinished)
4. Alfred Almasi (VCU) def. Matthew Dubas (SJU) 7-5, 6-3
5. Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) vs Othman Bezzaz (SJU) 3-6, 4-5 (Unfinished)
6. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles results
1. German Samofalov / Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) vs. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) 4-2 (Unfinished)
2. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan / Nicolo Consonni (VCU) def. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle (SJU) 6-2
3. Leon Zaorski / Alfred Almasi (VCU) def. Justus Agbo / Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) 6-0

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

Up Next: VCU will take on the winner of No. 3 Richmond and No. 6 George Mason at 5:30 pm tomorrow, Friday, April 25, in Orlando, Fla., in the Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals