Women's Tennis Tops VCU 5-2 - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Sunday, January 14

Richmond, Va.

11:00 AM

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Women's Tennis Tops VCU 5-2

1/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Jan. 14, 2018

RICHMOND, Va. - Four newcomers paved the way for the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team to beat VCU 5-2 on Sunday, avenging a 2017 loss to the Rams.

Quick Hits

Natalia Boltinskaya and Marisa Ruiz started the match with a 6-3 doubles victory
After VCU won the No. 2 doubles, Aliona Bolsova and Jemi Aguilar topped Anna Rasmussen and Melissa Ifidzhen in the No. 1 spot 7-5 to earn the point for the Owls
2 ranked Bolsova took down Rasmussen again to kick off singles play with a 6-2, 6-0 victory
Naiya Oden fell 6-2, 6-2 as VCU's Marina Alcaide got the Rams on the board
JaCara Gillis dominated Noumea Witmus 6-1, 6-1 to extend the FAU advantage to 3-1
Kristen Thomas then battled to a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win over Ifidzhen in the No. 3 slot to clinch the match
Boltinskaya won her No. 2 singles contest 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 before Ruiz fell 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to Kanako Yano

Up Next

The Owls will take on William & Mary Monday at 11:30 a.m. before returning home to host the FAU Owl Cup Hidden Dual next weekend.

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Box Score Recap History

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1

Bolsova, Aliona/ Aguilar, Jemi [FAU]

7

Anna Rasmussen/ Melissa Ifidzhen [VCU]

5

#2 Doubles Match

1

Gillis, Ja'Cara/ Leib, Jennifer [FAU]

3

Noumea Witmus/ Paola Diaz Delgado [VCU]

6

#3 Doubles Match

1

Boltinskaya, Natalia/ Ruiz, Marisa [FAU]

6

Kanako Yano/ Sofia Sualehe [VCU]

3

Order of Finish:

3,2,1

#1 Singles Match

12

Bolsova, Aliona / 0 [FAU]

66

Anna Rasmussen / 0 [VCU]

20

#2 Singles Match

123

Boltinskaya, Natalia / 0 [FAU]

746

Paola Diaz Delgado / 0 [VCU]

561

#3 Singles Match

123

Thoms, Kristen / 0 [FAU]

666

Melissa Ifidzhen / 0 [VCU]

424

#4 Singles Match

123

Ruiz, Marisa / 0 [FAU]

642

Kanako Yano / 0 [VCU]

466

#5 Singles Match

12

Oden, Naiya / 0 [FAU]

02

Marina Bakari / 0 [VCU]

66

#6 Singles Match

12

Gillis, Ja'Cara / 0 [FAU]

66

Noumea Witmus / 0 [VCU]

11

Order of Finish:

1,5,6,3,2,4

Jemi Aguilar

/ Women's Tennis

Aliona Bolsova

/ Women's Tennis

Natalia Boltinskaya

/ Women's Tennis

Ja'Cara Gillis

/ Women's Tennis

Naiya Oden

/ Women's Tennis

Marisa Ruiz

/ Women's Tennis

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