VCU men's tennis wins CAA Championship

Staff Reports

Since joining the CAA 17 years ago, the VCU men’s tennis team has reached the conference’s tournament championship match 16 times.

Saturday morning, the Rams beat Old Dominion 4-0 in the tournament semifinals behind Junior Jaime Vazquez, who has won nine straight matches and has a team-leading 24 singles wins this year.

Singles

Alexis Heugas (VCU) d. Krzystof Muzalewski (ODU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

Max Wennakoski (VCU) vs. Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) – DNF, 6-2, 3-6, 5-2

Filip Svensson (VCU) vs. Albert Ochagavia (ODU) – DNF, 6-4, 5-7

Antoine Baroz (VCU) d. Wesley Barrett (ODU), 6-4, 6-0

Alejandro Argente (VCU) vs. Can Cetinel (ODU) – DNF, 6-2, 3-6, 5-0

Jaime Vazquez (VCU) d. Alfredo Rodriguez (ODU), 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

Heugas/Baroz (VCU) d. Cetinel/ Fahoum Fahoum (ODU), 8-4

Ochagavia/Lopez Villa (ODU) d. Svensson/Wennakoski (VCU), 8-5

Argente/Vazquez (VCU) d. Muzalewski/Rodriguez (ODU), 8-4

Sunday morning, the Rams brought in their 13th CAA title in 17 years by dominating UNC Wilmington 4-0 in the tournament finals. VCU will wait nearly a month to find out its NCAA Tournament opponent. It will be the Rams 19th tournament appearance under head coach Paul Kostin.

Singles

Alexis Heugas (VCU) vs. Rafael Aita (UNCW) – DNF, 6-2, 5-2

Max Wennakoski (VCU) d. Chris Cooprider (UNCW), 6-1, 6-2

Filip Svensson (VCU) vs. Kosta Blank (UNCW) – DNF, 6-2, 5-4

Antoine Baroz (VCU) d. Pedro Mol (UNCW), 6-3, 6-4

Alejandro Argente (VCU) vs. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) – DNF, 0-6, 6-2, 2-2

Jaime Vazquez (VCU) d. Michael Reilly (UNCW), 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

Heugas/Baroz (VCU) d. Cooprider/Blank (UNCW), 8-4

Svensson/Wennakoski (VCU) d. Reilly/Sam Williams (UNCW), 8-4

Argente/Vazquez (VCU) vs. Mol/ Pereira (UNCW) – DNF, 7-7

The VCU women’s tennis team reached the CAA Tournament Championship for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons. The Rams defeated Old Dominion 4-0 in the tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon.

Singles

Ana Bara (VCU) vs. Diana Ivanova (ODU) – DNF, 6-1, 3-3

Alex Bara (VCU) vs. Aleksandra Mitrovska (ODU) – DNF, 6-4, 3-1

Olga Terteac (VCU) vs. Melissa

Esnal Olguin (ODU) – DNF, 6-3, 4-2

Alena Gerasimova (VCU) vs. Nika Khmolovska (ODU), 6-2, 6-3

Salome Kvitashvili (VCU) d. Juliana Pires (ODU), 6-1, 6-0

Marketa Placha (VCU) d. Faith Atiso (ODU), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

Bara/Bara (VCU) vs. Ivanova/Mitrovska (ODU) – DNF, 7-4

Terteac/Daria Yakauleva (VCU) d. Olguin/Khmolovska, 8-1

Kvitashvili/Gerasimova (VCU) d. Pires/Atiso (ODU), 8-3