ST. LOUIS -- The 30th-ranked University of Chicago women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to fourth-ranked Emory University Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2008 University Athletic Association Championship at Washington (Mo.) University.

Emory (13-9) won two of three doubles matches and four of six singles contests.

Chicago freshman Chrissy Hu (Palo Alto, Calif./ Palo Alto) notched a 7-5, 6-4 win at third singles and won 8-6 at second doubles with sophomore teammate Justine Kentla (Palatine, Ill./ Palatine). Junior Vindya Dayananda (Kathmandu, Nepal/ Lincoln School) won 6-4, 6-2 at second singles.

Chicago (10-8) will face either Washington and Carnegie Mellon University Sunday at 9 a.m. in the third place match.

Emory 6, Chicago 3

Singles
1. Tshema Nash (EU) def. Marissa Lin (UCW) 6-4, 7-5
2. Vindya Dayananda (UCW) def. Kirsten Hillock (EU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Chrissy Hu (UCW) def. Lorne McManigle (EU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Leah Seyburn (EU) def. Justine Kentla (UCW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sara Vrabec (EU) def. Anuja Parikh (UCW) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jenny Moscato (EU) def. Cristina Simpetru (UCW) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Nash/Sabra Rogers, (EU) def. Lin/ Dayananda (UCW) 8-3
2. Hu/ Kentla (UCW) def. Moscato/Hillock (EU) 8-6
3. Vrabec/McManigle (EU) def. Parikh/Jennifer Walters (UCW) 8-3