Richmond, Va. – In a rematch of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship final, the Fordham women's tennis squad paired off with VCU, falling to the other Rams, 4-3, at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.
 
The match opened with VCU winning the doubles point, winning both completed matches, and then the VCU clinched the win by taking the first three completed singles matches. Fordham picked up its points at third, fourth, and fifth singles.
 
VCU 4, Fordham 3
Thalhimer Tennis Center | Richmond, Va.
Sunday, April 2, 2023

SINGLES
1. Victoria Smirnova (VCU) def. Valeriya Deminova (FORW) 6-2, 7-5
2. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lindsay Hung (FORW) 6-3, 6-2
3. Eleni Fasoula (FORW) def. Victoria Matasova (VCU) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Avery Aude (FORW) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 2-6, 6-2, 5-1, retired
5. Carlota Casasampere Escoda (FORW) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Emma Valletta (VCU) def. Lorraine Bergmann (FORW) 6-4, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. Victoria Smirnova/Victoria Matasova (VCU) vs. Valeriya Deminova/Avery Aude (FORW) 4-3, unfinished
2. Yelizaveta Karlova/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) def. Lindsay Hung/Eleni Fasoula (FORW) 6-2
3. Emma Valletta/Anja Draskovic (VCU) def. Carlota Casasampere Escoda/Rachelle Yang (FORW) 6-1
 
What's Next?
The Rams host the University of Rhode Island on the Hawthorn/Rooney Courts on Saturday, April 8, at 1:00 p.m.