ORLANDO, Fla. - The top-seeded VCU Rams made quick work of the No. 9 Saint Joseph's Hawks Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship, held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.
VCU got off to a hot start, winning No. 3 doubles behind the pair of Charles Bertimon and Quentin Coulaud, 6-1. They would be followed by VCU's second flight of Inigo Torre Martin and Rayane Stable, who also won 6-1, to clinch the doubles point.
In singles action, the Rams quickly made it 2-0 in the match, as David Cierny dropped just one game per set in the victory on court six. Rayane Stable picked up a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles to give the Rams a three-point lead.
The Hawks were battling on No. 1 and No. 2 singles as both Nathan Perrone and Nickolas Frisk were up in the second sets.
Coulaud fininshed his No. 4 singles match, 6-1, 6-1 to give the Rams a 4-0 sweep. With the win, VCU earned a spot in Saturday's semifinals and will take on the winner of Davidson/George Mason.
MATCH #4 - #1 VCU def. #9 SAINT JOSEPH’S, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Charles Bertimon (VCU) vs. Nathan Perrone (SJU) 6-4, 1-3, DNF
2. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) vs. Nickolas Frisk (SJU) 6-0, 3-5, DNF
3. Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Eshan Kanetkar (SJU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Quentin Coulaud (VCU) def. Francesco Mowrey (SJU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Timo Zgraggen (VCU) vs. Johnnie Massart (SJU) 6-3, 5-0, DNF
6. David Cierny (VCU) def. Luis Janko (SJU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4
DOUBLES
1. Lleyton Cronje/David Cierny (VCU) vs. Nathan Perrone/Eshan Kanetkar (SJU) 5-3, DNF
2. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Nickolas Frisk/Francesco Mowrey (SJU) 6-1
3. Charles Bertimon/Quentin Coulaud (VCU) def. Johnnie Massart/Alex MacNeil (SJU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
ORLANDO, Fla. - The fourth-seeded Davidson Wildcats outlasted the fifth-seeded George Mason Patriots, 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship, held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.
George Mason struck first in doubles action as the top pair of Ryan Charles and Rithik Sardana defeated Davidson's Max Kachkarov and Alejandro Solares, 6-1. The Wildcats would get one back on court three as Camden Mazzoni and Ogden Timpson won their match, 6-1. Davidson earned the point on the number two court with a 6-1 victory from Doug Macintosh and Sam Kavarana.
In singles play, Alejandro Solares and Brooks Green both picked up straight set victories at No. 5 and No. 6 to give Davidson a 3-0 match lead. Solares defeated Herman Jentoft 6-3, 6-3, while Green won a first-set tiebreaker, before taking the second set 6-0.
George Mason's Rithik Sardana got the Patriots on the board, taking down Yash Parikh 7-5, 7-5 on court two, cutting Davidson's lead to 3-1. Rishab Sardana also took his first set, 7-6 and was leading 2-1 at top singles when the match was clinched at No. 4 singles.
Mazzoni used a 6-3, 7-5 victory to give Davidson the 4-1 team victory. With their win, Davidson will take on top-seeded VCU in Saturday's semfiinals at 10:0 am.
MATCH #5 - #4 DAVIDSON def. #5 GEORGE MASON, 4-1
SINGLES
1. Rishab Sardana (MASON) vs. Max Kachkarov (DAV) vs. 7-6, 2-1, DNF
2. Rithik Sardana (MASON) def. Yash Parikh (DAV) 7-5, 7-5
3. Ryan Charles (MASON) vs. Sam Kavarana (DAV) 7-5, 0-6, 1-2, DNF
4. Camden Mazzoni (DAV) def. Momin Khan (MASON) 6-3, 7-5
5. Alejandro Solares (DAV) def. Herman Jentoft (MASON) 6-3, 6-3
6. Brooks Green (DAV) def. Erick Rivas (MASON) 7-6(2), 6-0
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 2, 4
DOUBLES
1. Ryan Charles/Rithik Sardana (MASON) def. Max Kachkarov/Alejandro Solares (DAV) 6-1
2. Doug Macintosh/Sam Kavarana (DAV) def. Rishab Sardana/Momin Khan (MASON) 6-1
3. Camden Mazzoni/Ogden Timpson (DAV) def. Herman Jentoft/Erick Rivas (MASON) 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2