April 10, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- The Old Dominion women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to #18 Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday afternoon.

The loss saw Old Dominion's record fall to 16-8 overall and 4-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association, meanwhile the Rams improved to a perfect 21-0 overall.

Despite the loss, the Lady Monarchs' Fernanda Luiz (Nova Lima, Brazil) picked up an upset at No. 3 singles. The second-year Lady Monarch edged out #102 Viktoria Konstantinova, 6-4, 6-2 to pick up the victory.

Also earning a singles win for Old Dominion was Larissa Santos (Florianopolis, Brazil), who posted a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (2) victory over the Rams' Vera Petrashevitch at No. 5 singles.

A Lady Monarch doubles team also recorded a win despite the doubles point going to the Rams. The duo of Barbara Costa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and Barbara Kerner (Herxheim, Germany) emerged with an 8-7(5) win over Viktoria Konstantinova and Ripert at No. 3 doubles

#18 VCU 5, Old Dominion 2

Singles
1. #77 Tatsiana Uvarova, V, def. Kerstin Endlich, 6-2, 6-1
2. #46 Marianna Yuferova, V, def. Charleen Haarhoff, 6-2, 6-2
3. Fernanda Luiz, O, def. #102 Viktoria Konstantinova, 6-4, 6-2
4. #75 Olga Borisova, V, def. Barbara Costa, 6-3, 6-4
5. Larissa Santos, O, def. Vera Petrashevitch, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (2)
6. Gabrielle De Beaucoudrey, V, def. Barbara Kerner, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. #14 Borisova/Yuferova, V, def. Haarhoff/Luiz, 8-5
2. #40 Uvarova/Petrashevitch, V, def. Endlich/Santos, 8-4
3. Costa/Kerner, O, def. Kostantinova/Ripert, 8-7 (5)