VCU DOWNS TEMPLE FOR FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR
Score: VCU 4, TEMPLE 2
Location: Richmond, Va
Records: VCU 1-1, Temple 0-2
The Short Story: VCU took a hard-fought doubles point and got out to a quick 3-0 lead before staving off a comeback attempt to win 4-2
Opening Serve
- VCU clinched the doubles point with a win on court 3 by Sofia Jane Thorne/Sara Alba and a tie-breaker win on court one from the pairing of Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando/Andrea Magallanes
- T. Andrade Sabando picked up where she left off and won her singles match on court one in straight sets
- Andrea Magallanes would win on court four to give the Rams a 3-0 lead
- Temple would win on courts two and three to lessen VCU's lead to 3-2
- Lea Malazdra would win a second set tiebreaker, after being down 5-0, on court five to clinch the match for the Rams.
Singles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Thamara Kawaratani (TEMPLE) 6-2, 6-1
2. Irmak Ozturk def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
3. Maria Wang Martinez (TEMPLE) def. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) def. Martyna Mackiewicz (TEMPLE) 6-3, 6-2
5. Lea Malazdra (VCU) DEF. Aditi Vaidya (TEMPLE) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Nina Andreoni (TEMPLE) vs. Sara Alba (VCU) 6-4, 4-4 Unfinished
Doubles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando / Andrea Magallanes (VCU) def. Thamara Kawaratani / Irmak Ozturk (TEMPLE) 7-6 (12-10)
2. Maria Wang Martinez / Sevita Aulana (TEMPLE) def. Mariam Ibrahim / Lea Malazdra (VCU) 6-4
3. Sofia Jane Thorne / Sara Alba (VCU) def. Martyna Mackiewicz / Nina Andreoni (TEMPLE) 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles: 3, 2, 1. Singles: 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
Up Next: VCU will be back in action when they take on Navy on January 25 at 11 a.m. at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
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