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NEW HAVEN, Conn. ? Boston University’s continued its dominance of the America East Women’s Tennis Championship on Sunday afternoon as the top-seeded Terriers swept No. 3 UMBC, 4-0, in the title match at the Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn. With the victory, Boston University earns America East’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and has now won 14-straight conference crowns and 18 of the 19 title events in league history.

The Terriers earned the doubles point as Erin Katims and Francine Whu won at the No. 1 spot (8-0) and Rebecca Row and Yana Sadovskaya were victorious in the No. 3 hole (8-4). Whu won her match at No. 4 singles. Elizabeth Corrao also won at No. 6 single, while Cori Lefkowith earned a win at No. 5 singles en route to the tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer honors, which was selected by the winning head coach.

The America East Tennis Championship utilizes a format of three doubles matches and six singles matches. Doubles matches are played first using eight-game pro sets with a 12-point tie-break at eight games all. The team winning two or more of the doubles matches receives one point in the team scoring. The doubles matches are followed by the singles matches using a best two-of-three sets format. Each singles match is worth one point. A minimum of four points is required to win the team match.

America East Women’s Tennis Championship
April 27-29, Connecticut Tennis Center, New Haven, Conn.

Friday, April 27
Match 1 -- #4 Stony Brook 4 def. #5 Albany 1 Scores
Match 2 -- #3 UMBC 4 def. #6 Hartford 0 Scores

Saturday, April 28
Match 3 -- #5 Albany 4 def. #6 Hartford 0 Scores (Fifth-Place Match)
Match 4 -- #1 Boston U. 4 def. #4 Stony Brook 0 Scores
Match 5 -- #3 UMBC 4 def. #2 Binghamton 2 Scores

Sunday, April 29
Match 6 -- #1 Boston U. 4 def. #3 UMBC 0 (Championship) Scores

Most Outstanding Performer: Cori Lefkowith, Boston U.