MURFREESBORO, TN. – The Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship Semifinals took place on Saturday with the Monarchs of No.1 Old Dominion moved pass the No. 4 Rice Owls with a 4-0 victory while the 49ers of No 3. Charlotte battled it out with the Panthers of No. 2 FIU with the final being 4-1. Old Dominion and Charlotte head to the championship starting at 10 am CT on Sunday.  
 
Championship Central
 
Semifinal Matches – Saturday, April 23
(1) Old Dominion 4, (4) Rice 0
Box Score (PDF)

Doubles
1. #10 Yuliia Starodubtseva/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. #16 Diae El Jardi/Maria Budin (RICE) 6-2
2. Alesya Yakubovich/Shahar Biran (ODU) vs. Anastasia Smirnova/Allison Zipoli (RICE) 5-4, unfinished
3. AlexandraViktorovich/Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Saara Orav/Federica Trevisan (RICE) 6-2

Singles
1. #17 Yuliia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Victoria Smirnova (RICE) 6-2, 6-0
2. #123 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Federica Trevisan (RICE) 6-4, 6-2
3. Marina Alcaide (ODU) vs. Allison Zipoli (RICE) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
4. Sofia Johnson (ODU) vs. Anna Bowtell (RICE) 6-7 (5-7), 2-2, unfinished
5. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. Maria Budin (RICE) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shahar Biran (ODU) vs. Saara Orav (RICE) 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
4-seed Rice 15-8; National ranking #57
1-seed Old Dominion 19-6; National ranking #33
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2)

(3) Charlotte 4, (2) FIU 1
Box Score (PDF)

Doubles 
1. #29 Margaux Maquet/Lucia Quiterio (CLT) def. Kamila Umarova/Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Andreea Velcea/Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Ruxi Schech/Kaavya Sawhney (CLT) 6-4
3. Rocio Safont/Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) def. Yasmine Kabbaj/Basak Akbas (FIU) 6-4

Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Margaux Maquet (CLT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Kamila Umarova (FIU) vs. Ruxi Schech (CLT) 7-6 (7-1), 1-1, unfinished
3. Rocio Safont (CLT) def. Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Lucia Quiterio (CLT) def. Kristina Miletic (FIU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Emma Wilkins (CLT) def. Andreea Velcea (FIU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Basak Akbas (FIU) vs. Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) 6-7 (2-7), 3-2, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
3-seed Charlotte 19-6; National ranking #51
2-seed FIU 17-4; National ranking #41
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,5,3)