The fifth-seeded Davidson Wildcats earned a spot in the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis quarterfinals with a 4-0 victory against No. 12 Saint Joseph's in Orlando Wednesday. The 'Cats got on the board first in doubles action as the pair of Emma Heiderscheit and Savanna Kollock defeated Sophia Amato and Ireland Amato, 6-1. Daniela Porges and Kavya Patel then clinched the point with a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles. In singles action, Davidson notched victories on courts two, five and three to earn the win. Patel, Bryson Langford won in straight-sets at No. 2 and 5 singles before the match was clinched behind Davidson's Heiderscheit, 7-5, 6-1. Davidson will take on No. 4 Fordham on Thursday at 4:30 pm.
MATCH #3
#5 DAVIDSON def. #12 SAINT JOSEPH'S, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Victoria Tracey (SJU) vs. Daniela Porges (DAV) 7-6(7), 3-1, DNF
2. Kavya Patel (DAV) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Emma Heiderscheit (DAV) def. Sophia Amato (SJU) 7-5, 6-1
4. Savanna Kollock (DAV) vs. Charlotte Kordonowy (SJU) 7-5, 3-4, DNF
5. Bryson Langford (DAV) def. Brooke Tackett (SJU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ireland Amato (SJU) vs. Charlotte Calderwood (DAV) 6-3, 5-4, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 3
DOUBLES
1. Daniela Porges/Kavya Patel (DAV) def. Victoria Tracey/Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU) 6-3
2. Emma Heiderscheit/Savanna Kollock (DAV) def. Sophia Amato/Ireland Amato (SJU) 6-1
3. Brooke Tackett/Charlotte Kordonowy (SJU) vs. Olivia Hooper/Ines Roti (DAV) 5-3, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
The sixth-seeded Rhode Island Rams came back in singles action to defeat No. 11 St. Bonaventure, 4-2, to earn a spot in the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis quarterfinals. St. Bonaventure struck first in doubles action as the top pair of Cirkeline Lundberg and Abbie Tyler took down Nadia Rajan and Nikki Fernando, 6-2. The Bonnies then clinched the opening point behind Anastasia Gubanova and Isabella Venter, who won 6-4 on court two. Venter carried that momentum into singles play, earning a second point for the Bonnies, winning 6-3, 6-2 on court two. Rhode Island then rattled off four-straight singles victories to claim the team win. Fernando was next to finish on court three, followed by Sophie Herrman on court one, and Stephanie Hylton on court five, each netting straight-set victories. Rhody finished out the match on court four behind Klara Nelander, outlasting Abbie Tyler 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The Rams will take on No. 3 Massachusetts on Thursday at 7:00 pm.
MATCH #4
#6 RHODE ISLAND def. #11 ST. BONAVENTURE, 4-2
SINGLES
1. Sophie Herrman (URI) def. Cirkeline Lundberg (SBU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Isabella Venter (SBU) def. Nadia Rajan (URI) 6-3, 6-2
3. Nikki Fernando (URI) def. Anastasia Gubanova (SBU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Klara Nelander (URI) def. Abbie Tyler (SBU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. Stephanie Hylton (URI) def. Sienna Smith (SBU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kashish Bote (SBU) vs. Priyanka Shanker (URI) 6-4, 1-6, 2-2, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
DOUBLES
1. Cirkeline Lundberg/Abbie Tyler (SBU) def. Nadia Rajan/Nikki Fernando (URI) 6-2
2. Anastasia Gubanova/Isabella Venter (SBU) def. Stephanie Hylton/Priyanka Shanker (URI) 6-4
3. Sienna Smith/Kashish Bote (SBU) vs. Klara Nelander/Sophie Herrman (URI) 5-4, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
The seventh-seeded Dayton Flyers clinched the final spot in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals with a 4-0 victory against No. 10 Duquesne on Wednesday in Orlando. UD outlasted the Dukes to earn the doubles point, first winning on court two behind Marra Bruce and Elizabeth Hamilton, 6-2, before clinching at No. 3 doubles as Erica Wojcikiewicz and Laura Greb defeated Ellen Shanahan and Taisia Yakunina, 6-4 to clinch the point. Duquesne's Daniela Latoni and Kaya Rand were leading on court one when the point was called. In singles action, the Flyers extended their lead to 2-0 with a straight-set victory from Neena Katauskas. Next to finish was Bruce, who battled back after a second-set loss to win in three and give Dayton a 3-0 match advantage. Hamilton won on court four to clinch the match, winning against Kaya Rand, 6-4, 6-3 to send the Flyers into Thursday's quarterfinals, where they will take on No. 2 Saint Louis at 7:00 pm.
MATCH #5
#7 DAYTON def. #10 DUQUESNE, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Daniela Latoni (DUQ) vs. Natalie Osiecki (UD) 7-6(6), 0-5, DNF
2. Marra Bruce (UD) def. Mila Badics (DUQ) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Neena Katauskas (UD) def. Jasa Roka (DUQ) 6-2, 6-2
4. Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) def. Kaya Rand (DUQ) 6-4, 6-3
5. Erica Wojcikiewicz (UD) vs. Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) 7-5, 3-4, DNF
6. Taisia Yakunina (DUQ) vs. Laura Greb (UD) 6-4, 2-5, DNF
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4
DOUBLES
1. Daniela Latoni/Kaya Rand (DUQ) vs. Natalie Osiecki/Neena Katauskas (UD) 5-4, DNF
2. Marra Bruce/Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) def. Jasa Roka/Mila Badics (DUQ) 6-2
3. Erica Wojcikiewicz/Laura Greb (UD) def. Ellen Shanahan/Taisia Yakunina (DUQ) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3