The second-seeded Saint Louis Billikens punched their ticket into the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis semifinals with a 4-0 victory against No. 7 Dayton on Thursday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. The Bills' got on the board first in doubles play, earning victories behind the top pair of Elizabeth Mintusova and Kseniia Aleshina, 6-4, followed by the No. 2 doubles team of Norhan Hesham and Nicolly Ferreira, who won 6-3. Saint Louis carried that momentum into singles play, taking a 2-0 match lead with Emmerson White's 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles. Mintusova was the next to finish for SLU, earning a straight-set decision, 6-1, 6-2 in the first flight, extending the lead to 3-0. The match was clinched on court five as Fiorella Duran secured a 6-4, 6-2 win and the 4-0 match score. With the win, the Billikens will take on No. 3 Massachusetts in the semifinals on Friday at 5:30 pm.
MATCH #8
#2 SAINT LOUIS def. #7 DAYTON, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Elizabeth Mintusova (SLU) def. Natalie Osiecki (UD) 6-1, 6-2
2. Norhan Hesham (SLU) vs. Marra Bruce (UD) 6-0, 4-6, 1-1, DNF
3. Kseniia Aleshina (SLU) vs. Neena Katauskas (UD) 6-2, 4-6, 0-0, DNF
4. Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) vs. Sandra Gines (SLU) 6-4, 1-3, DNF
5. Fiorella Duran (SLU) def. Erica Wojcikiewicz (UD) 6-4, 6-2
6. Emmerson White (SLU) def. Laura Greb (UD) 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5
DOUBLES
1. Elizabeth Mintusova/Kseniia Aleshina (SLU) def. Natalie Osiecki/Neena Katauskas (UD) 6-4
2. Norhan Hesham/Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) def. Marra Bruce/Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) 6-3
3. Emmerson White/Fiorella Duran (SLU) vs. Erica Wojcikiewicz/Laura Greb (UD) 5-5, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
The third-seeded Massachusetts Minutewomen defeated No. 6 Rhode Island, 4-0, on Thursday to advance to the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis semifinals. UMass struck first in the match, earning the doubles point with victories on courts two and one. The pair of Ella Faessler and Amelia Tye earned a 6-3 decision in second doubles, before Danielle Hack and Thamonpan Jonglertra sealed the opening point of the match. The Minutewomen earned first-set victories on each court except No. 4 singles, where Klara Nelander netted a tiebreak victory. The Minutewomen took a 2-0 lead behind Renata Farima's 6-2, 6-2 win on court five, before Hack added a 6-2, 6-2 decision of her own in the top flight. The 4-0 victory was clinched on court two by Thamonpan Jonglertra, sending UMass into the semifinals, where they will take on No. 2 Saint Louis on Friday at 5:30 pm.
MATCH #9
#3 MASSACHUSETTS def. #6 RHODE ISLAND, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Danielle Hack (UM) def. Sophie Herrman (URI) 6-2, 6-2
2. Thamonpan Jonglertra (UM) def. Nadia Rajan (URI) 6-4, 6-3
3. Ella Faessler (UM) vs. Nikki Fernando (URI) 6-4, 4-6, 2-2, DNF
4. Klara Nelander (URI) vs. Mariana Campino (UM) 7-6(3), 3-2, DNF
5. Renata Farima (UM) def. Stephanie Hylton (URI) 6-2, 6-2
6. Polina Akimova (UM) vs. Blake Rothchild (URI) 6-4, 5-0, DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 2
DOUBLES
1. Danielle Hack/Thamonpan Jonglertra (UM) def. Nadia Rajan/Nikki Fernando (URI) 6-3
2. Ella Faessler/Amelia Tye (UM) def. Stephanie Hylton/Priyanka Shanker (URI) 6-3
3. Renata Farima/Mariana Campino (UM) vs. Klara Nelander/Sophie Herrman (URI) 5-3, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1