George Washington University
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Women's Tennis Topped by VCU
3/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND â€" The George Washington women's tennis team saw its 3-0 Atlantic 10 win-streak snapped on Saturday afternoon, falling to VCU, 6-0, at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.
The Rams took the early doubles point, but the Colonials attempted to come back in singles play. Melis Bayraktaroglu took VCU's Anna Rasmussen to the tiebreaker at the No. 1 position, but was narrowly edged. Marie-Louise Decamps also challenged her opponent, and was up 3-2, but the match went unfinished.
Doubles
1- Anna Rasmussen/Kanako Yano (VCU) def. Melis Bayraktaroglu/Victoria Kogan (GW) 6-3
2- Paola Exposito Diaz Delgado/Noumea Witmus (VCU) def. Julia Herlogsson/Sara Grubac (GW) 6-2
3- Marina Alcaide Bakkari/Sofia Sualehe (VCU) vs. Marie-Louise Decamps/Diana Kussainova (GW) 4-4 DNF
Singles
1- Anna Rasmussen (VCU) def. Melis Bayraktaroglu (GW) 7-5, 7-5
2- Paola Exposito Diaz Delgado (VCU) def. Sara Grubac (GW) 6-4, 6-1
3- Marina Alcaide Bakkari (VCU) def. Julia Herlogsson (GW) 6-1, 7-6(1)
4- Noumea Witmus (VCU) vs. Marie-Louise Decamps (GW) 4-6, 6-2, 3-3 DNF
5- Kanako Yano (VCU) def. Diana Kussainova (GW) 6-1, 6-4
6- Sofia Sualehe (VCU) def. Kamilla Beisenova (GW) 6-2, 7-6(6)
BROWNING'S BULLETS: "VCU is a tough team and they are one of the best teams in the conference. We put ourselves in positions to win but we fell short with execution. With a team like this, you have to execute and take advantage of opportunities. Marie and Melis played very well today. Melis went up against one of the best players in the conference and was up twice in both sets and had trouble converting. Marie played solid tennis today and I am very confident she would have won the 3rd set. Kamilla, Julia, and Diana did a great job of coming back in their 2nd sets and almost winning them. We still have a lot of work to do and still need to get accustomed to playing outside. However, but positive signs form today's match."
LOOK AHEAD: GW will be back in action on Friday to host cross-town rival Georgetown at 3 p.m. at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
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