ORLANDO – Top-seeded VCU Men’s Tennis won its sixth Atlantic 10 Championship Friday evening, topping sixth-seeded Dayton 4-0 at the USTA National Campus.
 
The Rams (20-5) have won each title since 2017 and seven total since joining the league in 2012-13. VCU receives the A-10’s automatic bid to the NCAA Team Championship.  
VCU opened the match by winning at one and two doubles. Charles and Maxence Bertimon won at No.1 6-4 and Rayane Stable and Matisse Bobichon won at No. 2 6-1.
 
In singles, Charles Bertimon and Romain Gales finished back-to-back at No. 2 and No. 5 singles respectively. Gales clinched first at five, topping Sai Dore 6-1, 6-1. Charles Bertimon then beat Matt DeMarco at two, 6-1, 6-4. Maxence Bertimon then seal the match victory with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Eric Perkowski at No. 4.
 
The match was moved indoors to the USTA Player Development Courts after severe thunderstorms forced a delay just before the scheduled match time.
 

MATCH #9
#1 VCU def. #6 DAYTON, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Matisse Bobichon (VCU) vs. Connor Bruce (UD) 6-2, 3-4, DNF
2. Charles Bertimon (VCU) def. Matt DeMarco (UD) 6-1, 6-4
3. Rayane Stable (VCU) vs. Ronit Hiryur (UD) 6-3, 5-3, DNF
4. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) def. Eric Perkowski (UD) 6-2, 6-3
5. Romain Gales (VCU) def. Sai Dore (UD) 6-1, 6-1
6. Joaquim de Almeida (VCU) vs. Georgi Mavrodiev (UD) 6-1, 3-5, DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4

DOUBLES
1. Charles Bertimon/Maxence Bertimon (VCU) def. Ronit Hiryur/Matt DeMarco (UD) 6-4
2. Matisse Bobichon/Rayane Stable (VCU) def. Connor Bruce/Sai Dore (UD) 6-1
3. Romain Gales/Joaquim Almeida (VCU) vs. Eric Perkowski/Georgi Mavrodiev (UD) 5-3, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1