DALLAS – Charlotte, Memphis, Rice and SMU all advanced to the semifinals with wins in the quarterfinals at the 2024 American Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship Friday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
 
No. 1 SMU started off the day with a 4-1 win over No. 9 seed UTSA before fourth-seeded Rice defeated No. 5 seed South Florida, 4-0. Charlotte, the No. 2 seed, outlasted No. 7 seed Wichita State, 4-3, before third-seeded Memphis defeated No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic, 4-1.
 
Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring of each match, can be found on the conference’s Championship Central site. Live coverage of the final will be available on ESPN+.
 
SMU 4, UTSA 1
Records: SMU (11-11), UTSA (15-7)
 
Hadley Doyle won at both No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles as SMU defeated UTSA, 4-1, in the day’s first match.
 
Doyle and teammate Drew Morris clinched the doubles point for SMU with a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker against UTSA’s Fatima Gutierrez and Ekua Youri at No. 2 doubles.
 
Doyle then was first to finish in singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Cassie McLay at No. 3. Youri scored the Roadrunners’ lone point with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Caroline McGinley at No. 5 singles.
 
Both Lana Mavor and Millie Skelton needed tiebreakers to win their first sets, but then captured their second sets to clinch the win for the Mustangs. Mavor defeated Vittoria Baccino, 7-6 (1), 6-2 at No. 4, while Skelton beat topped Magda Tuells, 7-6 (4), 6-1 at No. 6.
 
SMU will face Rice on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT.
 
Rice, 4, South Florida 0
Records: Rice (12-9), South Florida (12-11)
 
Rice took down South Florida, 4-0, in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon.
 
Anushka Ashar and Divna Ratkovic clinched the doubles point for the Owls with a 6-4 win over South Florida’s Melisa Senli and Kelly Vargas.
 
The Owls then had three straight-set wins in singles to clinch the match. Ratkovic defeated Senli, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 3 before Federica Trevisan finished a 6-0, 6-2 win over Grace Schumacher at No. 1. Saara Orav clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Vargas at No. 5 singles.
 
Rice will face SMU on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT.
 
Charlotte 4, Wichita State 3
Records: Charlotte (19-7), Wichita State (13-10)
 
Charlotte’s Shona Nakano outlasted Wichita State’s Giorgia Roselli, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 in a 3-hour marathon that clinched the match for the 49ers, 4-3. The third set was played entirely after the match was tied, 3-3.
 
Wichita State clinched the doubles point when Theodora Chantava and Roselli defeated Charlotte’s Lucie Petruzelova and Emma Wilkins, 6-4, at No. 3. 
 
Petruzelova was the first to finish singles, defeating Natsumi Kurahashi, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2. Wichita State took a 2-1 lead when Kristi Kudryavtseva defeated Sara Suchankova, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4. 
 
Charlotte’s Lucia Quiterio took down Xin Tong Wang, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-0 at No. 1 singles before Wichita State’s Jessica Ango topped Wilkins, 7-5, 7-6 (3), at No. 6 to tie the match at 3.
 
Charlotte will face Memphis on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT.
 
Memphis 4, Florida Atlantic 1
Records: Memphis (16-7), Florida Atlantic (13-9)
 
Micah Pierce earned the clinching point with a straight-set victory as Memphis took down Florida Atlantic, 4-1.
 
Emily Meyer and Leonie Moeller took down Florida Atlantic’s Panna Bartha and Lexi Silna, 6-3, at No. 2 doubles to clinch the first point for Memphis.
 
Monique Woog defeated Carla Galmiche, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 for the first singles point for Memphis. Meyer claimed the second with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Amber McGinnis at No. 4. 
 
Pierce earned a 6-4, 6-3 win over Millie-Mae Matthews at No. 6 singles after Florida Atlantic’s Victoria Gomez O’Hayon won at No. 2 over Moeller, 6-2, 6-1.
 
Memphis will face Charlotte on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT.
 
 
2024 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 17-21 | Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex | Dallas, Texas
 
First Round | Wednesday, April 17
 
Match 1: No. 12 North Texas 4, No. 13 East Carolina 1
 
Match 2: No. 11 UAB, 4, No. 14 Temple 2 
 
 
Second Round | Thursday, April 18
 
Match 3: No. 9 UTSA 4, No. 8 Tulane 2  
 
Match 4: No. 5 South Florida 4, No. 12 North Texas 1 
 
Match 5: No. 7 Wichita State 4, No. 10 Tulsa 0 
 
Match 6: No. 6 Florida Atlantic 4, No. 11 UAB 2 
 

Quarterfinals | Friday, April 19
 
Match 7: No. 1 SMU 4, No. 9 UTSA 1 
 
Match 8: No. 4 Rice 4, No. 5 South Florida 0 
 
Match 9: No. 2 Charlotte 4, No. 7 Wichita State 3 
 
Match 10: No. 3 Memphis 4, No. 6 Florida Atlantic 1 
 
 
Semifinals | Saturday, April 20
 
Match 11: SMU (11-11) vs. Rice (12-9) | 10 a.m.
 
Match 12: Charlotte (19-7) vs. Memphis (16-7) | 2 p.m.
 

Final | Sunday, April 21
 
Match 13: Semifinal winners | Noon | ESPN+ 
 
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