Owls Women's Tennis Drops 7-0 Decision to #36 Virginia Commonwealth

Saturday, February 13

Richmond, Va.

1:00 p.m.

Temple University

Virginia Commonwealth

Owls Women's Tennis Drops 7-0 Decision to #36 Virginia Commonwealth

2.13.10 | Women's Tennis

Hot VCU team too much for Temple

RICHMOND, Va. – The 36th ranked Virginia Commonwealth women's tennis team was too much for Temple to handle, as the Rams delivered a 7-0 defeat of the Owls on Saturday, February 13.

All six Black & Gold singles players captured straight set wins and VCU swept the doubles point.

The Cherry and White return to action next Friday in an 11 a.m. match against Drexel at Arthur Ashe Tennis Center.

#36 VCU def. Temple, 7-0

Doubles:
1. Ana Bara/Hjertquist def. Rukavyshnykova/Pazderova (TU), 8-5
2. Burns/Yergina def. Stangl/Mittag (TU), 8-4
3. Alex Bara/Leonchuk def. Johnson/Bergman (TU), 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1

Singles:
1. Ana Bara def. Lucie Pazderova (TU), 6-0, 6-3
2. Josefin Hjertquist def. Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (TU), 7-5, 6-1
3. Alex Bara def. Theresa Stangl (TU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Olena Leonchuk def. Katharina Mittag (TU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Laura Burns def. May Johnson (TU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Manuela Pietzuch def. Josephine Bergman (TU), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,5,1,3,2,6