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RICHMOND, VA – The Winthrop women's tennis team dropped its fifth straight match as the Eagles fell to Virginia Commonwealth 5-2 Sunday afternoon at the Thalhimer Tennis Center.
With the loss, Winthrop falls to 3-6 as VCU improves to 7-1.
The Eagles came up empty in the doubles round, but got on the scoreboard in the singles round. Junior
Yasmine Alkema gained a victory over VCU's Ana Bara at No. 1 singles 6-2, 7-5, as Giovanna Portioli defeated Alena Gerasimova 6-3, 6-3 in No. 5 singles.
“We played very well today against a very good VCU team,” head coach
Cid Carvalho said. “Yasmine and Giovanna had great wins and everyone played well.”
The Eagles will continue their road trip on Friday, Feb. 10 as they travel to Eastern Kentucky. That match is slated for 12 p.m.
