ORLANDO, Fla. - The first round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship concluded on Thursday with No. 6 Duquesne against No. 11 George Mason at the USTA National Campus.  

Match 5: #6 Duquesne def. #11 George Mason 4-0 

The sixth-seeded Duquesne Dukes defeated the eleventh-seeded George Mason Patriots 4-0. Duquesne will meet three-seeded Richmond on Friday in the A-10 quarterfinals. Duquesne won the doubles point with a victory at court two and court three. At No. 2 doubles, Taisia Yakunina and Jasia Roka of Duquesne won 6-4 against Shivanni Ganesh and Brooklyn Siegel of George Mason. On court three, Duquesne’s Sofia Lopez and Dennise Arinez won 6-4 over the Patriots’ Maya Bayat and Avleen Wariach. The Dukes collected three victories on the singles court. Kaya Rand of Duquesne won 6-2, 6-1 on court two versus GM's Maitree Rout. Yakunina defeated Lauren Splett of GM 6-1, 6-0. At No. 6 singles, Lopez took down Brooklyn Siegel 6-2, 6-2.  

SINGLES: 

1. Mila Badics (DUQ) vs. Cenan Liu (GM) DNF 

2. Kaya Rand (DUQ) def. Maitree RoutMary Young (GM) 6-2, 6-1 

3. Jasa Roka (DUQ) vs. Maya Bayat (GM) DNF 

4. Alexandria O’Brian (DUQ) vs. Noelle Talarek (GM) DNF 

5. Taisia Yakunina (DUQ) def. Lauren Splett (GM) 6-1, 6-0 

6. Sofia Lopez (DUQ) def. Brooklyn Siegel (GM) 6-2, 6-2 

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 6

DOUBLES: 

1. Mila Badics / Kaya Rand (DUQ) vs. Cena Liu / Lauren Splett (GM)  DNF 

2. Taisia Yakunina / Jasia Roka (DUQ) def. Mary Young / Brooklyn Siegel (GM) 6-4 

3. Sofia Lopez / Dennise Arinez (DUQ) def. Maya Bayat / Lakshya Motam (GM) 6-4 

Order of Finish: 2, 3
The Atlantic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship continues Friday at 9 a.m. with the quarterfinals.