PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Fourth-seeded UMass Dartmouth defeated fifth-seeded Plymouth State University, 4-0, in the opening round of the Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Tennis Championship Tuesday in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

The Corsairs improved to 10-6 and advanced to face top-seeded Rhode Island College in the semifinals. Plymouth State concluded its season at 8-5.

UMass Dartmouth captured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Magali Breur and Ava Aguiar defeated Lauryn Corrigan and Chloe Ahern, 6-1, at No. 1, while Sofia Beltran and Gianna Doiron topped Anyah Fields and Amelia Laidlaw, 6-3, at No. 3.

The Corsairs followed with three straight-set singles victories to secure the win. Breur defeated Ahern, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, while Alyson Tobias earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sidney Huff at No. 3. Tamia McQueen added a 6-1, 6-0 win over Laidlaw at No. 6.

The remaining matches were unfinished. Alyson Tobias and Mya Dean held a 5-2 lead over Huff and Leela Bakhshi at No. 2 doubles. In singles, Dean led Corrigan, 7-5, at No. 2, Doiron led Bakhshi, 6-1, at No. 4, and Aguiar held a 7-6 advantage over Fields at No. 5.