Score: No. 5 VCU 4, No.3 Richmond 1
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 14-10, Richmond 16-7
Schedule Note: Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Finals

The Short Story: Women's Tennis took a close doubles point and carried the momentum into singles to take down No. 3 Richmond, 4-1, to win the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday morning

Opening Serve

• The Rams kicked off the championship match by taking an extremely close doubles point with Sofia Jane Thorne and Lea Malazdra grabbing a tiebreaker win on court two and Andrea Magallanes and Yelizaveta Karlova winning on court three.
• Sophomore Mariam Ibrahim kept the momentum rolling for the Black and Gold when she captured the first singles match with her two-set win on court three.
• VCU made the dual match 3-0 when Yelizaveta Karlova grabbed a 6-3, 6-3 win on court five.
• The Spiders grabbed their first point with a win on court two
• Freshman Sara Alba clinched the match for the Rams with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court six

Singles results
1. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) vs. Sofia Barbulescu (RIC) 6-3, 5-6 (Unfinished)
2. Andrea Campodonico (RIC) def. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Lara Bakhaya (RIC) 6-4, 6-1
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) vs. Claire Le Du (RIC) 7-5, 1-6, 1-1 (Unfinished)
5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak (RIC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Sara Alba (VCU) def. Abby Lee (RIC) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles results
1.Lara Bakhaya / Andrea Campodonico (RIC) def. T. Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak / Sofia Barbulescu (RIC) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Andrea Magallanes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lainey O'Neil / Claire Le Du (RIC) 6-1

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

Up Next: VCU will await its opponent and destination for the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, which will be held May 2-3. The selection show will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28.