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Delaware 6, Towson
1 Hens Wins Five Singles Matches to Advance to Semifinals
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The No. 3 seed University of Delaware women's tennis team advanced to Saturday's semifinals with a 6-1 victory over No. 6 Towson University Friday in the first round of the America East Championships at the Yale University Tennis Facility. Delaware (6-4) won the doubles point by taking two of the three matches then won five of the six singles matches to win its first round match for the third straight year. The Blue Hens, runners-up the last seven years in the tournament, will take on No. 2 Hartford in the semifinals Saturday at 1 p.m. In other first round matches, top seed and six-time defending champion Boston University downed No. 8 Hofstra 7-0, No. 5 New Hampshire upset No. 4 Vermont 4-3, and No. 2 Hartford downed No. 7 Drexel 5-1. Boston University will take on New Hampshire in the other semifinal match Saturday at 1 p.m. The finals will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. with the champion earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Hens, who have defeated Towson eight straight times, got singles wins from Elly Giese at No. 1, Jessica Wilkes at No. 2, Martine Street at No. 3, Danielle Wall at No. 5, and Jessica Quittman at No. 6. Wall improved to 9-0 on the season. In doubles, the Hens got wins from Giese and Street at No. 1 and from Quittman and Anisha Talati at No. 3. AGATE: Delaware 6, Towson 1 Singles: Elly Giese, D, def. Dana Lewis, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3; Jessica Wilkes, D, def. Megan Scott, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0; Martine Street, D, def. Lindsay Brown, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2; Emily Weichart, T, def. Anisha Talati, 6-0, 6-1; Danielle Wall, D, def. Sarah Dumansky, 7-6 (2), 6-3; Jessica Quittman, D, def. Stacey Pigmatelli, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0. Doubles: Giese-Wilkes, D, def. Scott-Lewis, 8-1; Weichert-Brown, T, def. Wall-Street, 8-6; Talati-Quittman, D, def. Dumansky-Betsy Chew, 8-1
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