RAMS SWEEP WINTHROP FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN
3-1-09

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University picked up its second straight win with a 5-0 victory over Winthrop Sunday at Thalhimer Tennis Center.

The Rams improve to 10-4 with the victory, while Winthrop is 3-3.

Junior Thibaut Charron led the way, routing Roy Sichel on the No. 1 court, 6-1, 6-0. Charron improved to 14-4 on the season with the victory.

Meanwhile, freshman Nicolas Vinel earned his team-leading 16th win when he topped Diego Toledo, 6-4, 6-1 on the No. 4 court. Vinel is 16-5 overall, including 7-3 in dual matches.

VCU returns to action on Thursday, March 19 when it heads to the Blue Gray National Invitational in Montgomery, Ala.  

VCU 5, WINTHROP 0
Doubles
1. Bouhana/Lindgren (VCU) d. Toledo/Daudt, 8-4
2. Charron/Delemark (VCU) d. Sichel/Ruppin, 8-3
3. Vinel/Schulhauder (VCU) d. Belov/Stanic, 8-4
Singles
1. Thibaut Charron d. Roy Sichel, 6-1, 6-0
2. Martin Schulhuser d. Sergey Belov, 6-1, 6-4
3. Benjamin Bouhana vs. Nadav Ruppin, 6-7 (5), 5-1, DNF
4. Nicolas Vinel d. Diego Toledo, 6-4, 6-1
5. Filip Svensson d. Arthur Takahashi, 6-1, 6-2
6. Emil Lindgren led Luka Stanic, 2-0, DNF