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6
Winner Liberty LU (12-9)
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VCU VCU (6-12)
Winner
Liberty LU
(12-9)
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Final
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VCU VCU
(6-12)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

RAMS COME UP SHORT AGAINST LIBERTY

Score: No. 60 Liberty 6, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 6-12 (2-0 Atlantic 10), Liberty 12-9
 
The Short Story: VCU Men's Tennis fell 6-1 to No. 60 Liberty on Thursday afternoon, showing fight across every court but unable to capitalize on key opportunities.
 
Quote from Coach Kutrovsky: "Tough match today, had chances on a few courts both in singles and in doubles, we're putting ourselves in good positions, just gotta sprint over the finish line and close those matches out and we will be in a different place but at the end of the day you have to do it, that's the difference in these matches. Good performance from Erwann."
 
Doubles
  • Liberty took an early 1-0 lead by winning two of the three doubles matches. The Rams picked up a strong performance on Court 1, where Erwann Bouchet and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan earned a 6-3 win. However, Liberty secured victories on Courts 2 and 3 to clinch the doubles point.
Singles
  • VCU's lone point came at the top of the lineup, where Erwann Bouchet battled back for a three-set victory on Court 1, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. After narrowly dropping the first set despite holding an early lead, Bouchet took control of the match, losing just two games the rest of the way to secure the Rams' lone point. The victory improved Bouchet's win total to nine on the year.
  • On the other courts, Nicolo Consonni and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan battled through three-set matchups but ultimately fell just short.
Singles Results
  1. Erwann Bouchet (VCU) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
  2. Benjamin Sparks (LU) def. Mats Bredschneijder (VCU) 7-6(4), 6-3
  3. Rodrigo Sant Arraez (LU) def. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
  4. Carl Roothman (LU) def. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5
  5. David Ekpenyong (LU) def. Alfred Almasi (VCU) 7-6(6), 7-5
  6. Chase Robinson (LU) def. Leon Zaorski (VCU) 6-3, 7-6(1)
Doubles Results
  1. Erwann Bouchet / Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. David Ekpenyong and Benjamin Sparks (LU) 6-3
  2. Rodrigo Arraez / Guy Vorwerk (LU) def. Alfred Almasi / Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 6-4
  3. Siwanat Auytayakul / Carl Robinson (LU) def. Patrik Petera / Leon Zaorski (VCU) 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles 3, 1, 2  Singles 2, 5, 1, 6, 3, 4

Up Next: The Rams hit the road to face ODU on Sunday, April 12.
 
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