ORLANDO – The University of Chicago women's tennis team battled its way to a 5-3 victory over Amherst College in the NCAA Division III Championship quarterfinals on Monday night.
The No. 1-ranked Maroons (21-1 record) reached the NCAA semifinals for the fifth time in program history. The No. 9-ranked Mammoths concluded the year with a 13-9 record.
UChicago got off on the right foot by capturing two of the third doubles bouts. The tandems of Sylwia Mikos/Shianna Guo at No. 1 and Nicole Geller/Lauren Park at No. 3 both won by matching 8-3 scores.
In singles action, the Maroons received wins at the top two spots to put themselves on the brink of a team victory. Mikos picked up a 6-2, 6-4 triumph at No. 1, while Guo also recorded a straight-sets win at No. 2 by scores of 6-2, 7-5.
Middlebury pulled to within 4-3 with two matches remaining. However, it was Geller who capped off the evening with a 7-6, 7-5 clincher at No. 4.
UChicago 5, Amherst 3
Singles
1. Sylwia Mikos (UC) def. Jackie Bukzin (AMH) 6-2, 6-4
2. Shianna Guo (UC) def. Amy Cui (AMH) 6-2, 7-5
3. Julia Lendel (AMH) def. Claudia Ng (UC) 6-3, 7-5
4. Nicole Geller (UC) def. Deliala Friedman (AMH) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
5. Calista Sha (AMH) def. Miranda Yuan (UC) 6-3, 6-4
6. Lauren Park (UC) vs. Anya Ramras (AMH) 3-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. Sylwia Mikos/Shianna Guo (UC) def. Deliala Friedman/Mia Kintiroglou (AMH) 8-3
2. Amy Cui/Anya Ramras (AMH) def. Eugenia Lee/Claudia Ng (UC) 8-6
3. Nicole Geller/Lauren Park (UC) def. Julia Lendel/Calista Sha (AMH) 8-3
NEXT MATCH:
- Tuesday, May 24 @ 3:00 PM (ET) – UChicago vs. Middlebury College (at Orlando, Fla.)
