ORLANDO, Fla. – Top seeded VCU defeated No. 4 Davidson 4-0, while No. 3 Dayton defeated No. 2 Saint Jospeh's, 4-0, in the semifinals of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men'sTennis Championship at the USTA National Campus Saturday.

VCU advances to their ninth Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship appearance to face No. 3 Dayton Sunday at 10:00 am. 

VCU took the opening point with victories at No. 3 and No. 2 doubles. Joaquim Almeida and Matisse Babichon finished first with a win at No. 3 doubles, 6-1 over Juan Gongora and Nico Pinzon. Inigo Torre Martin and Rayane Stable then sealed the deal at the No. 2 court, winning 6-2 to clinch the doubles point.  

Rayane Stable kicked off singles play for the Rams with a victory at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-3 over Sam Kavarana. Teammate Matisse Bobichon quickly followed suit with a win at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-2 over Juan Gongora. He passed the torch to Charles Bertimon at No.1 singles to finish off the Cats', defeating Alejandro Solares, 6-2, 6-2, and taking the match 4-0.

In the second semifinal, Joe DeMarco and Ronit Hiryur got the Flyers going in doubles play, securing a win at the No. 3 court, 6-2 over duo SJU's Nassim Fenijiro and Alex McNeil. Matt DeMarco and Steven Karl then defeated Alp Sentay and Justus Agbo, 6-4 at No.2 doubles, to clinch the early point.

In singles action, Eric Perkowski set the tone for the Flyers, winning in the No. 5 position, 6-2, 6-1 over Eshan Kanetkar.

Nathan Perrone, Nickolas Frisk and Alp Sentay each won their opening sets on court one and two, and three, respectively, for the Hawks. 

Matt DeMarco finished next on court four, 6-3, 6-3 over Justus Agbo to give the Flyers a 3-0 match lead. Steven Karl finished off the Hawks in singles play at the No. 6 court, 6-1, 6-4 over Nassim Fenijiro, to send UD to the Championship final for the first time since 2018. 

MATCH #7
#1 VCU def. #4 DAVIDSON, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Charles Bertimon (VCU) def. Alejandro Solares (DAV), 6-2, 6-2
2. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) vs. Udday Singh (DAV), 6-4, 2-3, DNF
3. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) vs. Maxwell Kachkarov (DAV), 6-4, 1-3, DNF
4. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Juan Gongora (DAV), 6-0, 6-2
5. Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Sam Kavarana (DAV), 6-0, 6-3
6. Brooks Green (DAV) vs. Joaquim Almeida (VCU), 7-5, 4-1, DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1

DOUBLES
1. Charles Bertimon/Maxence Bertimon (VCU) vs. Alejandro Solares/Udday Singh (DAV), 5-3, DNF
2. Inigo Torre Martin/Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Maxwell Kachkarov/William Clark (DAV), 6-2
3. Joaquim Almeida/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Juan Gongora/Nico Pinzon (DAV), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2

MATCH #8
#3 DAYTON def. #2 SAINT JOSEPH’S, 4-0
SINGLES

1. Nathan Perrone (SJU) vs. Connor Bruce (UD), 6-3, 1-6, 3-2, DNF
2. Nickolas Frisk (SJU) vs. Ronit Hiryur (UD), 6-1, 5-4, DNF
3. Alp Sentay (SJU) vs. Will Harper (UD), 6-3, 5-4, DNF
4. Matt DeMarco (UD) def. Justus Agbo (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Eric Perkowski (UD) def. Eshan Kanetkar (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Steven Karl (UD) def. Nassim Fenjiro (SJU), 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6

DOUBLES
1. Nathan Perrone/Nickolas Frisk (SJU) vs. Will Harper/Connor Bruce (UD), 5-5, DNF
2. Matt DeMarco/Steven Karl (UD) def. Alp Sentay/Justus Agbo (SJU), 6-4
3. Joe DeMarco/Ronit Hiryur (UD) def. Nassim Fenjiro/Alex MacNeil (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2