Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Sunday, January 14
Richmond, Va.
11:00 AM
Florida Atlantic
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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.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Anna Rasmussen / 0 [VCU]
20
#2 Singles Match
123
746
Paola Diaz Delgado / 0 [VCU]
561
#3 Singles Match
123
666
Melissa Ifidzhen / 0 [VCU]
424
#4 Singles Match
123
642
Kanako Yano / 0 [VCU]
466
#5 Singles Match
12
02
Marina Bakari / 0 [VCU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Noumea Witmus / 0 [VCU]
11
Order of Finish:
1,5,6,3,2,4
Players Mentioned
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