RAMS TOPPLE #19 NORTH CAROLINA IN ITA QUALIFIER
1-31-09

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Depth proved to be the difference Saturday when Virginia Commonwealth University upset 19th-ranked North Carolina, 4-2, an ITA Indoor Qualifier.

The victory sends the Rams to a meeting with 14th-ranked Michigan Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in Chapel Hill. The winner will earn a berth in the 16-team ITA Indoor Championships Feb. 13-16 at the Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago, Ill.

VCU (7-1) edged UNC for the doubles point when junior Thibaut Charron and sophomore Bobo Delemark held off Andrew Crone and Zach Hunter, 9-8 (6).

The Rams forged ahead to a 3-0 lead when senior Emil Lindgren (pictured) and Delemark cruised to straight-set wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively.

The Tarheels fought back with victories on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts, but freshman Benjamin Bouhana sealed the Ram victory when he defeated Crone, 7-6 (3), 6-4 on the No. 3 court.

#38 VCU 4, #19 NORTH CAROLINA 2
Doubles
1. C. Donato/T. Fogleman [#5] (UNC) d. B. Bouhana/E. Lindgren (VCU) 8-4
2. T. Charron/B. Delemark (VCU) d. A. Crone/Z. Hunter (UNC) 9-8(6)
3. M. Schulhauser/ N. Vinel (VCU) d. B. Boyajian/A. Rafiee (UNC) 9-7
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Clay Donato [#73] (UNC) d. Martin Schulhauser (VCU) 7-6(4), 6-4
2. Taylor Fogleman [#59] (UNC) d. Thibaut Charron (VCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Benjamin Bouhana (VCU) d. Andrew Crone (UNC) 7-6(3), 6-4
4. Nicolas Vinel [#107] (VCU) vs. Brennan Boyajian (UNC) 6-4, 2-6, 4-2 (DNF)
5. Emil Lindgren [#98] (VCU) d. Luke Mojica (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
6. Bobo Delemark (VCU) d. Zach Hunter (UNC) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2, 1, 3*