Box Score BOSTON, Mass. - For the third time in program history, the Umass Boston women's tennis team is advancing to the Little East Conference finals after defeating the Umass Dartmouth Corsairs 5-0. 

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 5, Umass Dartmouth 0 

UMass Boston (9-2, 8-0 LEC) 
Umass Dartmouth (9-6, 4-4 LEC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
With electric energy from both sides of the court, matches were intense. The strong duo of Zainab Patel and Lydia Chan were able to secure the first win of the day, beating their opponents 8-3. Moments later, the veteran duo of Ayonna Stuppard and Elena Albano were able to improve on their already impressive record of 9-3, with a win at #2 Doubles. Finally, Meagan Carney and Sandra Watson got the win in the #3 Doubles match, 8-4 to set the Beacons up, needing only two more match wins to end the day.  

Starting off the singles matches strong; Albano secured the win in the line #5 Doubles spot, 6-1, 6-0. With Albano's win, the Beacons were only one win away from advancing to the conference finals. Once again, playing from the second position, Chan was able to knock her opponent off her feet with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win giving the Beacons their fifth and final match win needed to defeat the Umass Dartmouth Corsairs!  

BY THE NUMBERS
·         Beacons advance comfortably to their third LEC finals appearance in three years  
·         Patel and Chan are 6-0 as a doubles team together  
·         Carney and Watson, although a new pairing, are 2-0 together  

WHO'S NEXT  
The Beacons will play the Little East Conference Finals this Saturday, October 21st against Rhode Island College at Weymouth Athletic Club.