Score: VCU 4, College of Charleston 2
Location: Charleston, S.C.
Records: VCU 7-6, College of Charleston 5-6

The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis comeback attempt in singles fell short as they dropped the dual match against Charleston Southern 4-3.

Opening Serve:

• The doubles pairings of Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando and Mariam Ibrahim on court two and Sara Alba and Andrea Magallanes on court three each won their matches to clinch the Rams' doubles point
• The Rams kicked singles off with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court six by Yelizaveta Karlova before the Cougars would take the singles match on court four and make the dual match 2-1
• Singles would continue to be a back-and-forth affair with the College of Charleston taking the singles match on court one with Sara Alba responding with a 6-3, 7-6 win on court five
• Sofia Jane Thorne won the dual match for the Rams on court three, winning 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
• In the lone unfinished singles match, Mariam Ibrahim was up in the third set, 1-0.

Singles results
1. Maja Jekauc (COC) def. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) vs. Francesca Salvato (COC) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (unfinished)
3. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Oziera Ahmad (COC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Sia Cariov (COC) def. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sara Alba (VCU) def. Isabella De Luise (COC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Helena Huff (COC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles results
1. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) vs. Francesca Salvato / Sia Cariov (COC) 6-5 (unfinished)
2. Mariam Ibrahim / T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Oziera Ahmad / Maja Jekauc (COC) 7-5
3. Andrea Magallanes / Sara Alba (VCU) def. Mckenzie Daniel / Isabella De Luise (COC) 6-4

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

Up Next: VCU will return home for an Atlantic 10 Conference match on Saturday, March 22 when they take on Fordham at Thalhimer Tennis Center at 1 p.m.