VCU TOPPLES NO. 1 SEED FORDHAM 4-2 TO MAKE A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Score: No. 5 VCU 4, No. 1 Fordham 2
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 13-10, Fordham 16-6
Schedule Note: Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals
The Short Story: VCU came back in singles to topple the top-seeded Fordham 4-2 on Saturday morning to advance to the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship match
Opening Serve
- Fordham clinched the doubles point with wins on courts two and three.
- After dropping the first singles match, the Black and Gold captured their first point of the dual match with a win on court six from Sara Alba.
- The comeback effort would continue for VCU as Senior Yelizaveta Karlova would tie the match at 2-2 with her 6-4, 7-5 win on court five.
- Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando kept VCU rolling with her two-set win on court two, to make the dual match 3-2.
- Sophomore Mariam Ibrahim clinched the dual match for VCU with her three-set win on court three.
Singles results
1. Nevena Kolarevic (FOR) def. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 6-0, 6-2
2. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Julianne Nguyen 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
3. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Lorrain Bergmann (FOR) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) vs. Lily Chitambar (FOR) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 1-3 (Unfinished)
5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Paola Ueno Dalmonico (FOR) 6-4, 7-5
6. Sara Alba (VCU) vs. Catalina Padilla (FOR) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) vs. Nevena Kolarevic / Julianne Nguyen (FOR) 4-3 (Unfinished)
2. Lorraine Bergamnn / Lily Chitambar (FOR) def. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) 6-1
3. Paola Ueno Dalmonico / Catalina Padilla (FOR) def. Andrea Magallanes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles: 2, 3 Singles: 1, 6, 5, 2, 3
Up Next: VCU will face No. 3 Richmond tomorrow, Sunday, April 27, at 10 a.m. in Orlando, Fla., for the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship
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