April 17, 2009

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The sixth seeded UMass women's tennis team opened play in the Atlantic 10 Championships on Friday afternoon with a 5-0 win over Dayton. With the win, the Minutewomen are set to face third seeded Xavier, later today at 6 p.m. UMass earned the doubles point then took singles Nos. 1-4 for the victory. The team was also leading at Nos. 5 and 6, but the matches did not finish due to the outcome being decided.

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#6 MASSACHUSETTS 5, #11 DAYTON 0
Doubles
1. Ploch/Hodgson (UM) def. Dzubay/O'Connell (UD) - 8-3
2. Danai/Lecluyse (UM) def. Dickerhoof/Glankler (UD) - -8-3
3. Boney/Lauren MacKay vs. (UM) Grote/Matthews (UD) - 8-7 (DNF)

Singles
1. Maggie Ploch (UM) def. Loni Dickerhoof (UD) - 6-0, 6-3
2. Candynce Boney (UM) def. Laina Grote (UD) - 6-1, 6-2
3. Tanisha Hodgson (UM) def. Chelsea Glankler (UD) - 6-0, 6-0
4. Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) def. Nikki Dzubay (UD) - 6-1, 6-1
5. Maude Lecluyse (UM) vs. Kelly O'Connell (UD) - 6-3, 3-2 (DNF)
6. Laura Danai (UM) vs. Molly Matthews (UD) - 6-2, 3-2 (DNF)