CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago defeated Carleton College 5-0 in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship Saturday at Bally's in Hyde Park.

With the victory, the Maroons (20-4) advance to Sunday's third round matchup with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scheduled for noon at the Stagg Field Courts. UW-Whitewater (23-4) defeated Washington (Mo.) University 5-1 in Saturday's other second round contest.

Chicago swept the doubles competition, getting wins from seniors Kendra Higgins (Vero Beach, Fla./ Vero Beach) and Carmen VacaGuzman (Wyoming, Mich./ Grandville) at No. 1 (8-3), senior Jennifer Kung (Sunnyvale, Calif./ Homestead) and junior Linden Li (Great Falls, Va./ Langley) at No. 2 (8-3), and freshmen Kelsey McGillis (Great Falls, Va./ Flint) and Megan Tang (Clayton, Calif./ Clayton Valley) at No. 3 (8-2).

A 6-1, 6-1 VacaGuzman win at No. 3 singles gave the Maroons at 4-0 lead. Chicago then closed out the match when Tang notched a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles.

Both of Saturday's second round matches were moved indoors as a result of rainfall throughout the day.

Carleton ended its season at 19-6.

Match by Match Results

Singles
1. Kendra Higgins (UCW) vs. Kathryn Schmidt (CAR) 6-3, 0-3, unfinished
2. Jennifer Kung (UCW) vs. Bridget Doyle (CAR) 6-1, 4-2, unfinished
3. Carmen VacaGuzman (UCW) def. Anne Lombardi (CAR) 6-1, 6-1
4. Linden Li (UCW) vs. Erin Gudul (CAR) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
5. Megan Tang (UCW) def. Molly Hemes (CAR) 6-0, 6-1
6. Katherine Greenberg (CAR) vs. Kelsey McGillis (UCW) no result

Doubles
1. Higgins/ VacaGuzman (UCW) def. Gudul/ Schmidt (CAR) 8-3
2. Kung/ Li (UCW) def. Doyle/ Lombardi (CAR) 8-3
3. McGillis/ Tang (UCW) def. Greenberg/ Hemes (CAR) 8-2

Notes

• Chicago advanced to the Division III Championship third round for the fourth consecutive season.
  
  
• Currently ranked second in Division III, Chicago is making its fifth NCAA postseason appearance in the past seven years.