Courtesy Middlebury Athletic Communications

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Tufts advanced to the NESCAC semifinals with a 5-4 victory over Wesleyan at Middlebury. The Jumbos will take on Amherst on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., while Amherst meets Bowdoin at 8:30 a.m. in the other semifinal contest.

Tufts led 2-1 after doubles play, with the lead moving to 4-1 after wins at #2 and #4 singles. Alex Sirois of Wesleyan defeated Laura Hoguet 6-4, 6-2 at #6 singles to make it a 4-2 match, before Meghan McCooey sealed the match for the Jumbos with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ania Preneta at #1 singles.

No. 3 Tufts 5, vs. No. 6 Wesleyan 4

Doubles
1 - Anika Fischer/ Rachael Ghorbani (Wesleyan) def. Andrea Cenko/ Mari Homma (Tufts) – 9-8 (5)
2 - Meghan McCooey/Erica Miller (Tufts) def. Alex Sirois/Linda McDougal (Wesleyan) - 8-0
3 - Julia Browne/Edwina Stewart (Tufts) def. Ania Preneta/Elizabeth Collector (Wesleyan) - 8-5

Singles
1 - Meghan McCooey (Tufts) def. Ania Preneta (Wesleyan) – 6-4, 6-2
2 - Julia Browne (Tufts) def. Anika Fischer (Wesleyan) – 6-1, 6-1
3 - Rachael Ghorbani (Wesleyan) def. Erica Miller (Tufts) – 6-1, 6-4
4 - Andrea Cenko (Tufts) def. Meredith Holmes (Wesleyan) – 6-2, 6-0
5 - Linda McDougal (Wesleyan) def. Mari Homma (Tufts) – 6-4, 7-6 (4)
6 - Alex Sirois (Wesleyan) def. Laura Hoguet (Tufts) – 6-4, 6-2