VCU women’s tennis advanced to the Atlantic 10 semifinals after defeating Saint Louis 4-0 on Apr. 24 at the Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond, Virginia.
The win allows VCU to continue its pursuit of a second consecutive conference championship and its sixth title in eight seasons. The Rams maintained their perfect record against Saint Louis, having won all nine meetings between the two programs.
In doubles play, VCU secured early leads on Courts 2 and 3 before closing out both matches with identical 6-4 victories. Play was halted on Court 1 with the score tied at four games each. In singles, VCU players won three straight-set matches to clinch the sweep. The first singles victory came from Court 4 with a commanding run of nine straight games after an initial tie, ending in a 6-3, 6-0 result. Another straight-set win followed on Court 6 (6-2, 6-4), marking her third consecutive such victory this season. The match was sealed on Court 1 as VCU’s player recorded her fourth straight win with matching set scores of 6-2.
Singles matches that were unfinished included close contests on Courts 2, 3, and 5 when play concluded due to VCU reaching four points.
With this result, VCU improves its season record to twelve wins and ten losses overall (six wins without defeat in Atlantic Ten competition), while Saint Louis drops to eight wins and ten losses for the year.
VCU will next face Richmond in the Atlantic Ten Semifinals with first serve scheduled for Friday evening at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
