MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS GEORGIA STATE 4-2
Score: VCU 4, Georgia State 2
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Records: VCU 6-9, Georgia State 5-10
The Short Story: In the first of two matches down in Georgia, the Rams overcame Georgia State, winning 4-2 on Friday afternoon
Opening Serve
- VCU took the first doubles match on court two, with the pairing of Nicolo Consonni and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan winning 6-2. After dropping the doubles match on court three, German Samofalov and Erwann Bouchet clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court one
- The Rams grabbed the first singles point as Kostiantyn Mantach made it 2-0 Rams with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court five
- After Georgia State tied it up at 2-2, Alfred Amasi would give VCU 3-2 and notch his fourth straight singles win with a 6-3, 6-2 on court five
- Erwann Bouchet would win the match for the Black and Gold with his 6-4, 6-4 win on court four
Singles results
1. Baran Soyler (GSU) def. German Samofalov (VCU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) vs. Edward Tymes (GSU) 7-5, 4-6, 0-1 (Unfinished)
3. Gabriele Datei (GSU) def. Leon Zaorski (VCU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Erwann Bouchet (VCU) def. Aryan Jit Singh (GSU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alfred Almasi (VCU) def. Ethan Vander Auwera (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) def. Brian Capalnean (GSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles results
1. German Samofalov / Erwann Bouchet (VCU) def Gabriele Datei / Aryan Jit Singh (GSU) 7-5
2. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan / Nicolo Consonni def. McKane Johnson / Ethan Vander Auwera (GSU) 6-2
3. Baran Soyler / Edward Tymes (GSU) def. Leon Zaorski / Alfred Almasi (VCU) 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles: 2, 3, 1 Singles: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4
Up Next: The Rams will finish their two-match Georgia road trip when they take on Kennesaw State on Saturday, March 29, at 3 p.m.
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