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Maroons Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals

CHICAGO -- With a 5-0 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sunday at the Stagg Field Courts, the University of Chicago earned its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinals.

Summary & Highlights

  • Chicago (21-4) won all three doubles matches, with victories 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 (8-5).

  • Tang's 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles gave the Maroons a 4-0 lead. Chicago then closed out the match when Higgins notched a 6-2, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 slot.

  • Chicago, which has placed fourth at each of the past three NCAA Division III Championships, will open 2012 quarterfinal action against Johns Hopkins University May 21 in Cary, N.C.

  • Wisconsin-Whitewater ended its season at 23-5.

Match by Match Results

Singles
1. Kendra Higgins (UCW) def. Kalla Schaefer (UWW) 6-2, 6-0
2. Jennifer Kung (UCW) vs. Sydney Divelbiss (UWW) 6-1, 4-0, unfinished
3. Carmen VacaGuzman (UCW) vs. Annie Smith (UWW) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
4. Linden Li (UCW) vs. Alexandra Bayliss (UWW) 5-0, unfinished
5. Megan Tang (UCW) def. Megan Kasten (UWW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Kelsey McGillis (UCW) vs. Jackie Vitale (UWW) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished

Doubles
1. Higgins/ VacaGuzman (UCW) def. Bayliss/ Schaefer (UWW) 8-3
2. Kung/ Li (UCW) def. Divelbiss/ Smith (UWW) 8-3
3. McGillis/ Tang (UCW) def. Aguilar/ Kasten (UWW) 8-5

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