Score: Stetson 6, VCU 1
Location: DeLand, Fla.
Records: VCU 7-7 (1-0 Atlantic 10), Stetson 9-4
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The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis fell to Stetson 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in DeLand, Florida.
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Doubles
- VCU opened doubles play with a win on Court 1, where Mariam Ibrahim and Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando secured a 6-4 victory. The win marked Ibrahim's fifth doubles victory in her last six matches and Andrade's sixth straight. But the momentum was short-lived, as Stetson answered with wins on the remaining two courts. The Hatters claimed a 6-4 victory on Court 2 and followed with a 7-5 win on Court 3 to secure the doubles point.
Singles
- The bright spot for the Rams came on Court 2, where Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando delivered VCU's lone point of the afternoon. Andrade Sabando earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Pilar Astigarraga Harper, pulling away after the second set was tied at 3-3. The win marked Andrade Sabando's fifth victory in her last six singles matches.
- Viktoria Lackova and Sofia Jane Thorne each saw their matches go to a third set, but both ultimately came up short.
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Singles results
1. Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) def.
Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
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Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Pilar Astigarraga Harper (STET) 6-1, 6-4Â
3. Anastasija Adeikyte (STET) def.
Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Yuki Mizuguchi (STET) def.
Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0(5)
5. Dana Baidaulet (STET) def.
Andrea Magallanes (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Clelia Lombardi (STET) def.
Elicia Kim (VCU) 6-2, 6-4
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Doubles results
1.
Mariam Ibrahim /
Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Yuki Mizuguchi / Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) 6-4
2. Anastasija Adeikyte / Dana Baidaulet (STET) def.
Sofia Jane Thorne /
Andrea Magallanes (VCU) 6-4
3. Pilar Astigarraga Harper / Clelia Lombardi (STET) def.
Sara Alba /
Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 7-5
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Order of Finish: Doubles: 1, 2, 3 Â Singles: 3, 2, 6, 5, 4, 1
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Up Next: VCU will be back in action on Friday, March 21, as they host George Mason at 1 pm.
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