VCU DROPS COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE FIXTURE AGAINST DAYTON

Score: No 2 VCU 4,  No. 3 Richmond 2
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 12-11, Richmond 12-9
Schedule Note: Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals

The Short Story: The Rams used a comeback effort after dropping the doubles point to beat Richmond 4-2 on Friday night to move to the Atlantic Ten Men's Tennis Championship finals

Opening Serve

• After the Rams took the first doubles match on court one, Richmond would take the doubles matches on courts two and three to take the doubles point
• Senior German Samofalov captured the Rams first point with his two-set win on court one.
• The Spiders retook the lead and made it 2-1 with a win on court two.
• The Black and Gold would tie the match at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-3 win by Freshman Leon Zaorski on court six.
• Kostiantyn Mantach grabbed a three-set win on court five to keep the Rams rolling and make it 3-2
• Alfred Almasi clinched the match for VCU with his win on court four, which saw him win the last two sets

Singles results
1. German Samofalov (VCU) def. Davis Wiiley (RIC) 7-5, 6-0
2. Paxton Pritchard (RIC) def. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Erwann Bochet (VCU) vs. Dylan Atkinson (RIC) 2-6, 7-5, 6-6 (Unfinished)
4. Alfred Almasi (VCU) def. Otto Sewell (RIC) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
5. Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) def. Cole Brashear (RIC) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
6. Leon Zaorski (VCU) def. Zach Portnoy (RIC) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles results
1. German Samofalov / Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) def. Daviis Wiley / Cole Brashear 6-2
2. Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (RIC) de. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan / Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Dylan Atkinson / Otto Sewell def. Leon Zaorski / Alfred Almasi (VCU) 6-4

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

Up Next: VCU will take on No. 1 Dayton at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, April 26, in Orlando, Fla., in the finals of the Atlantic 10 Championship.