Rams dominate Monarchs

After losing against Clemson last Saturday, VCU was looking to get back to winning.

Good news: Rival Old Dominion came to town yesterday. The Rams swept the doubles matches and won 5-of-6 singles matches to topple the Monarchs 6-1.

Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus) improved to 8-0 in doubles play, defeating their opponents 8-1.

Olen Leonchuk (Kiev, Ukraine) earned her team-high 11th singles victory over the season, defeating Linda Garder 8-3. Yuferova earned her eighth win of the season with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Charleen Haarhoff, ranked 93rd by the ITA.

By the numbers

DOUBLES
1. Yuferova/Borisova (VCU) d. Haarhoff/Luiz, 8-1
2. Klokotzky/Konstaninova (VCU) d. Kubieikova/Garder, 8-4
3. Petrashevitch/Leonchuk (VCU) d. Cohen/Costa, 8-1

SINGLES
1. Yuferova (VCU) d. No. 93 Haarhoff, 6-4 6-4
2. Borisova (VCU) d. Luiz, 6-1 6-0
3. Klokotzky (VCU) d. Kubieikova, 7-6 (4) 6-2
4. Costa (ODU) d. Konstantinova, 7-6 (5) 6-4
5. Petrashevitch (VCU) d. Cohen, 6-0 6-2
6. Leonchuk (VCU) d. Garder, 8-3