COLUMBIA, Md. - Binghamton advanced to the semifinals of the America East Women's Tennis Championship with win over Hartford in the opening round of the conference championship Friday afternoon. The fourth-seeded Bearcats beat the fifth-seeded Hawks, 4-0, to earn a date with top-seeded Albany Saturday. 

Due to inclement weather, the match was moved indoors to the Green Spring Racquet Club and per conference policy, singles matches were played first. The Bearcats took the first four matches that went final, making doubles play unecessary.

Alexis Tashiro won her #5 singles tilt over Karolina Pilip, 6-1, 6-0, and Agatha Ambrozy closed out a 6-1, 6-0 win over Meredith Heitland at #3 minutes later. Shea Brodsky handled Hannah Goldman, 6-1, 6-2, at #4 singles putting the Hawks on the brink of elimination. Olga Ostrovetsky clinched the decision for Bearcats with a 6-1, 6-1 win at #6 over Angela Sabino. 

Binghamton, which improved to 8-12 on the season, will face top-seeded Albany in the first semifinal match Saturday at 10 a.m. Second-seeded Stony Brook, the four-time reigning conference champion, will take on third-seeded UMBC in the second semi at 2 p.m. The winners will meet  Sunday at noon with the conference title and an NCAA automatic bid on the line.

America East Women's Tennis Championship
Opening Round
Binghamton 4, Hartford 0
Singles:
1. Sara Kohtz (BING) led Skyler Scharr (HART) 6-1, 2-2, match not completed
2. Annie DiMuro (BING) def. Emily Sneddon (HART) 6-1, 6-1 **See below
3. Shea Brodsky (BING) def. Meredith Heitland (HART) 6-1, 6-0
4. Agatha Ambrozy (BING) def. Hannah Goldman (HART) 6-1, 6-2
5. Alexis Tashiro (BING) def. Karolina Pilip (HART) 6-1, 6-0
6. Olga Ostrovetsky (BING) def. Gianna Sabino (HART) 6-1, 6-1 $
Order of finish: 5,3,4,6,2
$Clinched match for Binghamton
**Match finished but did not count towards scoring.

Doubles: No doubles played due to weather. Conference policy – singles play first when going inside due to weather.