Tennis Advances to Atlantic 10 Semifinals

ORLANDO, Fla. - After securing the opening doubles point, the middle of the line-up made quick work of Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals as the UMass tennis team picked up a 4-1 win over the Dukes on Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Tennis Association National Campus. The win advances the second-seeded Minutewomen to the A-10 semifinals on Saturday morning (10 a.m.) against the winner of No. 3 Fordham and No. 11 Rhode Island.

This marks the fifth time in the last six years that UMass (10-7) has reached the A-10 semifinals. The Minutewomen have reached the championship match five times with one league title (2001).

In Thursday's action, UMass opened the match with 6-2 wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take a 1-0 lead. Brittany Collens and Laura Moreno won their No. 3 match first before Ana Yrazusta and Janja Kovacevic secured the point with their win in the No. 2 match.

In singles, Yrazusta picked up a straight-set win (6-1, 6-1) in the No. 3 match followed by Anna Woosley earning a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 play.

Duquesne, the tournament's seventh seed, got on the board next with a win at No. 2 singles cutting the Minutewomen's lead to 3-1.

Collens then secured the match point with 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.

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Brittany Collens

Janja Kovacevic

Laura Moreno

Anna Woosley

Ana Yrazusta

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