PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Top-seeded Rhode Island College secured the doubles point and three straight-set singles victories to defeat fourth-seeded UMass Dartmouth, 4-0, in the Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Tennis Championship semifinals Thursday at the RIC Tennis Center.

The Anchorwomen improved to 13-3 and will face third-seeded UMass Boston in the championship final Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. The Corsairs concluded their season at 11-7.

Rhode Island College opened the match with a pair of doubles victories. Arianna DeThomas and Emilia Houwers defeated Mya Dean and Alyson Tobias, 6-1, at No. 2 before Addison Hadlock and Ivy Par clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Gianna Doiron and Tamia McQueen at No. 3.

The No. 1 doubles match was unfinished, with Rhode Island College’s Haylie Peacock and Faith Owren leading Magali Breur and Ava Aguiar, 5-3.

Houwers carried that momentum into singles, defeating Tobias, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 3 to extend the Anchorwomen’s advantage to 2-0. Owren followed with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Doiron at No. 4.

DeThomas then secured the decisive point at No. 2, topping Dean, 6-1, 6-2, to send Rhode Island College to the championship final.

Three singles matches remained unfinished. Breur led Peacock, 6-3, 4-2, at No. 1, while Hadlock held a 6-3, 4-1 advantage over Aguiar at No. 5. McQueen led Par, 6-4, 1-0, at No. 6 when play concluded.