April 21, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University women's tennis fell to No. 1 seed VCU 4-0 Saturday evening in the semifinals of the CAA Tennis Championships at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
VCU started strong in doubles winning at No. 2 doubles 8-1 and No. 3 8-3.
The Rams clinched the match with wins at numbers four through six. Alena Gerasimova won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4 while Salome Kvitashili was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at No. 5. Marketa Placha clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 6.
#1 VCU 4, #5 Old Dominion 0
Singles
#1 Ana Bara (VCU) vs. Diana Ivanova (ODU) - DNF, 6-1, 3-3
#2 Alex Bara (VCU) vs. Aleksandra Mitrovska (ODU) - DNF, 6-4, 3-1
#3 Olga Terteac (VCU) vs. Melissa Esnal Olguin (ODU) - DNF, 6-3, 4-2
#4 Alena Gerasimova (VCU) vs. Nika Khmolovska (ODU), 6-2, 6-3
#5 Salome Kvitashvili (VCU) d. Juliana Pires (ODU), 6-1, 6-0
#6 Marketa Placha (VCU) d. Faith Atiso (ODU), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4
Doubles
#1 Bara/Bara (VCU) vs. Ivanova/Mitrovska (ODU) - DNF, 7-4
#2 Terteac/Daria Yakauleva (VCU) d. Olguin/Khmolovska, 8-1
#3 Kvitashvili/Gerasimova (VCU) d. Pires/Atiso (ODU), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3