NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Both the Stony Brook University women and men, as well as the UMBC women, swept their way into the semifinals of the 2011 America East Tennis Championships. The No. 3 Stony Brook women defeated No. 6 University of Hartford, 4-0, while No. 4 UMBC took care of No. 5 Albany, also by a 4-0 score. For the men, fourth-ranked Stony Brook wrapped up the first day of the tournament with a 4-0 win over No. 5 Hartford.

In the women's first round, Stony Brook dropped just seven games total as it dispatched Hartford, 4-0. The Seawolves took the doubles point as sophomore Aylin Mehter and junior Prerana Appineni grabbed an 8-2 victory over Hartford freshman Katina Zampas and junior Maggie Sabatino in the top spot.  Senior Katherine Hanson teamed with junior Salome Mkervalidze to win in No. 2 doubles, 8-2, while sophomore Nini Lagvilava and senior Gayatri Krishnan did not drop a game in an 8-0 win from the third spot. The Seawolves were strong in the singles matches as well as Krishnan, Mkervalidze and Appineni each won their first round matches. Krishnan and Mkervalidze won in straight sets without dropping a game, 6-0, 6-0, from the No. 4 and No. 6 spots, respectively. Appineni posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Hartford senior Nicole Haynal from the third position. Stony Brook was leading in the other three singles matches when the win was finalized.

In the other women's first-round matchup, UMBC earned a 4-0 win over Albany. The Retrievers took the doubles point thanks to an 8-0 win by freshman Kim Berghaus and senior Emily Mannix in the second position and an 8-1 win from sophomore Heidi Danielsson and freshman Josefin Stange-Jonsson in the third position. Danielsson and Stange-Jonssonn then went on to earn singles victories. Danielsson took a 6-2, 6-1 decision in the No. 4 spot while Stange-Jonsson earned a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6. Sophomore Julia Gregara-Cano sealed the Retriever victory with a 6-0, 6-0 win from the third position. Albany senior Melissa Coughlin was a bright spot for the Great Danes as she led her opponent, 6-3, 0-2, when the match was suspended.

On the men's side, Stony Brook advanced out of its first-round match with Hartford with a 4-0 victory. The No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Roope Kailaheimo and Mehmet Duru won, 8-2, while the No. 3 duo of freshmen Nikita Fomin and Francesco Arciuli grabbed an 8-0 to earn the Seawolves the doubles point. Fomin then earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 1 singles slot while Duru and junior Max Sztabholz won from the No. 6 and No. 5 slots, respectively, by identical 6-1, 6-2 scores.

April 29
Women's First Round
No. 3 Stony Brook 4, Hartford 0
No. 4 UMBC 4, Albany 0

Men's First Round
No. 4 Stony Brook 4, Hartford 0

April 30
Women's Consolation
Albany vs. Hartford, 10 a.m.       

Women's Semifinals
#1 Binghamton vs. UMBC, 1 p.m.      
#2 Boston U. vs. Stony Brook, 1 p.m.      

Men's Semifinals
#1 Binghamton vs. Stony Brook, 10 a.m.      
#2 UMBC vs. #3 Boston U., 10 a.m.
   
May 1
Women's Final
W. Match 4 Winner vs. W. Match 5 Winner, 11 a.m.      

Men's Final
M. Match 2 Winner vs. M. Match 3 Winner, 11 a.m.