NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The UMBC and Stony Brook University
women captured 4-0 wins to advance to the America East Women's Tennis Championship
semifinals tomorrow at 10 a.m. while the Boston U. men earned a 4-0 victory
over Hartford to move into the men's semifinals tomorrow against Binghamton.
The #3 Seawolves jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead over the #6
Hawks, capturing the doubles point with 8-0 wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Senior Paola Rodolfi (Asuncion,
Paraguay/Sek Paraguay International) then captured Stony Brook's first
singles win, posting a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Anna Pieschl (Gothenburg,
Sweden/Katrinelund), ranked 115th in the country, earned a
third point for the squad, blanking Hartford at second singles before junior Gayatri
Krishnan (Chennai, India/National Inst. of Open Schooling)
clinched the match for the Seawolves with a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6
position. Stony Brook faces #2 Boston University, who has captured the last 16
consecutive championship titles, at 1 p.m. tomorrow (May 1).
The #4 Retrievers advance to the semifinals where they will
face the top seeded Bearcats at 1 p.m. after claiming a 4-0 win over #5 Albany.
Winning the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and 3 spot, UMBC entered
singles up 1-0. Freshman Lorena Valente (Florianopolis,
Brazil/Coracao de Jesus) then quickly won a second point for the squad
in her first championship match, blanking Albany at third singles. Senior Alice
Chen (North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard) and sophomore
Carmen Jackman (Silver Spring, Md./Blake) then
clinched the match with wins at No. 1 and 2 singles.
Fourth-seeded Boston U. earned a decisive 4-0 win over #5
Hartford. The Terriers won the doubles point, claiming wins at No. 1 and 3
doubles. In singles, sophomore Bill Kring (Charlton,
Mass./Colgate) won at No. 4 singles followed by senior James Bernstein (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep), who won at the No. 6
spot. Freshman Josh Friedman (Los Angeles,
Calif./Milken Community) claimed the deciding point with a win at second
singles. Boston U. faces #1 Binghamton, the defending champion, tomorrow at 10
a.m.
America East Women's Tennis Championship
April 30-May 2, Yale Tennis Center
Friday, April 30, 2010
Match 1 - First Round: #4 UMBC, 4, #5 Albany 0 RESULTS
Match 2 - First Round: #3 Stony Brook 4, #6 Hartford 0
RESULTS
Saturday, May 1
Match 3 - Consolation: Albany vs. Hartford, 10 a.m.
Match 4 - Semifinals: UMBC vs. #1 Binghamton, 1 p.m.
Match 5 - Semifinals: Stony Brook vs. #2 Boston U., 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 2
Match 6 - Championship Round
America East Men's Tennis Championship
April 30 - May 2, Yale Tennis Center
Friday, April 30, 2010
Match 1 - First Round: #4 Boston U., 4, #5 Hartford 0
RESULTS
Saturday, May 1
Match 2 - Semifinals: #3 UMBC vs. #2 Stony Brook, 10 a.m.
Match 3 - Semifinals: Boston U. vs. #1 Binghamton, 10 a.m.
Match 4 - Consolation: Loser of Match 2 vs. Loser of Match
3, 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 2
Match 6 - Championship Round