RAMS THUMP PRINCETON, 7-0
1-27-09

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Commonwealth University tennis team returned to its winning ways with a 7-0 sweep of Princeton Tuesday at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.

The Rams improved to 6-1 with the victory. Princeton is 0-1.

Senior Martin Schulhauser led the way, overcoming a 7-6 defeat in the first set to rally past Peter Capkovic, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 on the No. 1 court.

Meanwhile, on the No. 2 singles court, Thibaut Charron improved to 8-3 when he topped Ryan Kim with a dominant, 6-1, 6-1 performance.

In addition, newcomer Nicolas Vinel raised his 2008-09 record to 11-3 with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Alex Faust at fourth position.

VCU returns to action on Friday, Jan. 30 when it heads to the ITA National Indoor Championships at Chapel Hill, N.C.

#32 VCU 7, PRINCETON 0
Thalhimer Tennis Center (Richmond, Va.)

Doubles
1. Lindgren/Bouhana (VCU) d. Capkovic/Vuckovic, 8-5
2. Charron/Delemark (VCU) d. Kim/Trubov, 8-1
3. Schulhauser/Vinel (VCU) d. Carpeni/Shoji, 8-5
Singles
1. Martin Schulhauser d. Peter Capkovic, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
2. Thibaut Charron d. Ryan Kim, 6-1, 6-1
3. Benjamin Bouhana d. Alex Vuckovic, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Nicolas Vinel d. Alex Faust, 6-2, 6-1
5. Emil Lindgren d. Charlie Brosens, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
6. Bobo Delemark d. Ravi Yegya-Raman, 6-4, 6-2

Records: VCU 6-1, Princeton 0-1