PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The No. 1 seeded Immaculata women's tennis team (12-8) is headed to the first-ever Atlantic East Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday night as they dispatched of No. 4 Neumann (1-10) in the semifinals on Friday afternoon, 5-0.
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The Macs will take on No. 2 Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday at 6 p.m. in a rematch of a contest earlier this season that the Mighty Macs claimed, 5-4. IU is in search of their first-ever conference title in women's tennis. The Macs hope to avenge last year's championship match loss to Gwynedd Mercy.
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DOUBLES RESULTS
-The Mighty Macs switched up their top two doubles pairings, but still got great results
-Senior
Susan Callahan and sophomore
Caleigh Masterman cruised 8-0 in the first position
-Sophomore
Morgan Jacob and senior
Caitlin Savage at second doubles, and sophomore
Elizabeth Lipscomb and freshman
Jessica Dougherty at third doubles, each won 8-1
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SINGLES RESULTS
-Masterman finished up a perfect day with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at first singles, and Savage delivered the winning point with a 6-1, 6-0 win at the fourth spot
-At second and third singles, Callahan and Jacob were up 5-0 in the second set after first set triumphs when the match was called
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