Orlando, Fla - The second-seeded Massachusetts Minutewomen defeated the No. 7 seed Duquesne, 4-1, in a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday evening. UMass moves on to the semifinals where they await the winner of No. 3 Fordham/No. 11 Rhode Island. The semifinal matchup will be played at 10:00 am on Saturday.

The Minutewomen came out strong clinching the doubles point with a pair of 6-2 wins at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots. Brittany Collens and Laura Moreno teamed up at No. 3 to defeat their Dukes opponents, Ally Miller and Zuzanna Stelmaszak. Ana Yrazusta and Janja Kovacevic cliched the doubles point for the Minutewomen with a victory over Megan Wasson and Laurel Shymansky. 

Yrazusta only dropped two sets on her way to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Megan Wasson claiming the first singles point for UMass. Anna Woosley was the next to finish her match up with Miller, where she won 6-2, 6-1. Duquesne's Julianne Herman was the lone Duke to earn a point with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at second singles over Ruth Crawford. Collens clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 decision on the No. 5 spot. 

UMass closed the regular season with wins over both Fordham (5-2) and Rhode Island (6-0).

#2 MASSACHUSETTS def. #7 DUQUESNE, 4-1
SINGLES
1. Janja Kovacevic (UMASS) vs. Kylie Isaacs (DUQ), 6-4, 3-5 (DNF)
2. Julianne Herman (DUQ) def. Ruth Crawford (UMASS), 6-3, 6-3
3. Ana Yrazusta (UMASS) def. Megan Wasson (DUQ), 6-1, 6-1
4. Anna Woosley (UMASS) def. Ally Miller (DUQ), 6-2, 6-1
5. Laura Moreno (UMASS) vs. Aishwarya Kona (DUQ), 6-3, 1-6 (DNF)
6. Brittany Collens (UMASS) def. Laurel Shymansky (DUQ), 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3,4,2,6
DOUBLES
1. Ruth Crawford/Anna Woosley (UMASS) vs. Kylie Isaacs/Julianne Herman (DUQ), 4-4 (DNF)
2. Ana Yrazusta/Janja Kovacevic (UMASS) def. Megan Wasson/Laurel Shymansky (DUQ), 6-2
3. Brittany Collens/Laura Moreno (UMASS) def. Ally Miller/Zuzanna Stelmaszak (DUQ), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2

ORLANDO, FLA - Top-seeded VCU Rams defeated No. 8 Richmond in a back-and-fourth battle in the final match of game two of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship. VCU earns its spot in a semifinal matchup and awaits the winner of No. 4 Davidson/No. 5 Saint Louis who plays Friday at 9:00 am. 

The Rams won the top spot in doubles 6-2 to open the match, but the Spiders took the final two points to clinch. Dessislava Zlateva and Gaby Rosales defeated VCU's Darya Berezhnaya and Magda Aubets, 6-4 at No. 2 making the match even. Lea Owens and Brittany Boys clinched the point at No. 3 with a 7-5 victory. 

Singles was just as competitive, as VCU won the first point at the No. 2 spot 6-2, 6-3. Richmond answered with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at the fifth spot as Kelsey Williams defeated Gabriela Araujo. It continued to go back-and-forth until VCU's Magda Aubets delieved the match clinching point winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 over Gaby Rosales. 

The Rams did not meet Davidson in the regular season, but defeated Saint Louis 6-1 in late February. The awaited opponent and VCU will square off on Saturday at 10:00 am. This is VCU's fifth trip to the A-10 semifinals since joining the league in 2012.

#1 VCU def. #8 RICHMOND, 4-3
SINGLES
1. Janina Braun (VCU) def. Dessislava Zlateva (UR), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Anna Rasmussen (VCU) def. Lea Owens (UR), 6-2, 6-3
3. Magda Aubets (VCU) def. Gaby Rosales (UR) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
4. Kiana Marshall (UR) def. Darya Berezhnaya (VCU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Kelsey Williams (UR) def. Gabriela Araujo (VCU), 6-2, 7-5
6. Noumea Witmus (VCU) def. Ana Ramirez (UR) 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3
DOUBLES
1. Janina Braun/Anna Rasmussen (VCU) def. Kiana Marshall/Lyndell Giffenig (UR), 6-2
2. Dessislava Zlateva/Gaby Rosales (UR) def. Darya Berezhnaya/Magda Aubets (VCU), 6-4
3. Lea Owens/Brittany Boys (UR) def. Noumea Witmus/Isabella Camargo (VCU), 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3