ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The University of Chicago women's tennis team lost to Emory University 8-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship semifinals on Saturday.

The No. 16-ranked Maroons dropped to 10-5. The No. 1-ranked Eagles improved to 22-4.

The eight-team conference tournament featured Emory as the No. 1 seed and UChicago as the No. 4 seed. The Maroons picked up a win at No. 1 doubles when senior Stephanie Lee and junior Tiffany Chen triumphed by an 8-3 margin. Emory went on to take the remaining eight matches to move on to the UAA final.

UChicago will next take on No. 9-ranked Carnegie Mellon University in the UAA third-place match on Sunday morning.

Emory 8, UChicago 1
Singles
1. Bridget Harding (EU) def. Ariana Iranpour (UC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michelle Satterfield (EU) def. Rachel Kim (UC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Taylor Cosme (EU) def. Lucy Tang (UC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Beatrice Rosen (EU) def. Tiffany Chen (UC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Madison Gordon (EU) def. Stephanie Lee (UC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Paula Castro (EU) def. Courtney Warren (UC) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Tiffany Chen/Stephanie Lee (UC) def. Anna Fuhr/Daniela Lopez (EU) 8-3
2. Michelle Satterfield/Paula Castro (EU) def. Ariana Iranpour/Kaela Bynoe (UC) 8-1
3. Taylor Cosme/Madison Gordon (EU) won via forfeit

NEXT MATCH:

• Sunday, April 24 – UChicago vs. Carnegie Mellon University at UAA Championship (Altamonte Springs, Fla.), 9 AM (ET)