VCU DUMPS DREXEL, HEADS TO CAA SEMIFINALS
4-17-09
NORFOLK, Va. - Second-seeded Virginia Commonwealth University posted a 4-0 victory over No. 7 Drexel in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Women's Tennis Championship on Friday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University.

In Saturday’s 10 a.m. semifinal matches, stop-seeded Georgia State takes on No. Old Dominion and the Rams (17-8) meet either No. 3 William & Mary or No. 6 Delaware.

VCU moved on to the semifinals with a strong performance against Drexel. The Rams won the doubles point as the number one tandem of Ana Bara and Laura Burns topped the Dragons’ Zineb Hilali and Gorde Unkaya, 8-4, and the VCU number two duo of Alex Bara and Kateryna Yergina beat Sonja Stosic and Mellissa Lewis, 8-0.

The Rams continued to roll in singles as Burns defeated Anahita Jagtiani, 6-0, 6-1 at number three, Alex Bara got past Stosic, 6-0, 6-1 at number four and Mihaela Buena beat Emily Lews, 6-0, 6-0 at number six. Burns is 22-5 in singles play this season.

#2 VCU 4, #7 Drexel 0
Doubles
1. Ana Bara/Burns (VCU) d. Hilali/Unkaya, 8-4
2. AlexBara/Yergina (VCU) d. Stosic/Mellissa Lewis, 8-0
3. Leonchuk/Bunea (VCU) vs. Jagtiani/E. Lewis, 6-3 - DNF
Singles
1. Ana Bara (VCU) vs. Zineb Hilali, 6-4, 1-1 - DNF
2. Kateryna Yergina (VCU) vs. Gorde Unkaya, 7-5, 1-1 - DNF
3. Laura Burns (VCU) d. Anahita Jagtiani, 6-0, 6-1
4. Alex Bara (VCU) d. Sonja Stosic, 6-0, 6-1
5. Olena Leonchuk (VCU) vs. Elise Leizerovich, 6-4, 3-2 - DNF
6. Mihaela Bunea (VCU) d. Emily Lewis, 6-0, 6-0