Score: No. 5 VCU 4, No. 12 Saint Louis 0
Location: Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Records: VCU 11-10, Saint Louis 6-11
Schedule Note: Atlantic 10 Championship First Round

The Short Story: The Rams used strong singles and doubles performances to sweep Saint Louis on Thursday morning and advance to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Women's Championship.

Opening Serve

• VCU started the match by taking the first doubles match on court three with the pairing of Yelizaveta Karlova and Andrea Magallanes. Saint Louis would take the doubles match on court two, but the Rams would take the contested doubles point with a 6-3 win by the pairing of Mariam Ibrahim and Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando on court 1
• The momentum would continue for the Black and Gold as Karlova picked up her third straight singles match win on court five and gave the Rams a 2-0 lead
• T. Adrade Sabando gave VCU their third point of the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court three.
• The dual match sweep was clinched when Sofia Jane Thorne captured a three-set win on court one.
• In the unfinished matches, Mariam Ibrahim was one game away from winning her singles match, and Sara Alba was up one set.

Singles results
1. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Emmerson White (SLU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Madison Hill (SLU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) vs. Fiorella Duran (SLU) 6-4, 5-2 (Unfinished)
4. Lea Malazdra (VCU) vs. Aryn Walker (SLU) 5-7, 0-2 (Unfinished)
5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Aryn Walker (SLU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Sara Alba (VCU) vs. Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) 6-3, 5-6 (Unfinished)

Doubles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Emmerson White / Fiorella Duran (SLU) 6-3
2.  Madison Hill / Aryn Walker (SLU) def. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) 6-2
3. Andrea Magallanes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lizzie Barlow / Elizabeth Choate 6-0

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

Up Next: VCU will face No. 4 Rhode Island tomorrow, Friday, April 25 at 9 a.m. in Orlando, Fla., in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship