ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Dayton women's tennis team triumphed in the opening round of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday afternoon, dispatching No. 10-seed Duquesne 4-0 at the USTA National Campus.
 
Dayton jumped to the early lead thanks to a win in the doubles point. Marra Bruce and Elizabeth Hamilton won at No. 2, 6-2, and Erica Wojcikiewicz and Laura Greb were victorious at No. 3, 6-4.
 
Neena Katauskas got the singles party started for UD, winning handedly 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3. Bruce gave the Flyers a commanding lead with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory at No. 2, and Hamilton clinched at No. 4 with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

The win is the first for the Flyers at the A-10 Championship since the 2018 campaign.
 
SINGLES
1. Osiecki (UD) vs. Latoni (DUQ) 6-7 (6), 5-0 unfinished
2. Bruce (UD) def. Badics (DUQ) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Katauskas (UD) def. Roka (DUQ) 6-2, 6-2
4. Hamilton (UD) def. Rand (DUQ) 6-4, 6-3
5. Wojcikiewicz (UD) vs. Shanahan (DUQ ) 7-5, 3-4 unfinished
6. Greb (UD) vs. Yakunina (DUQ) 4-6, 5-2 unfinished
 
DOUBLES
1. Osiecki / Katauskas (UD) vs. Latoni / Rand (DUQ) 5-4 unfinished
2. Bruce / Hamilton (UD) def. Roka / Badics (DUQ) 6-2
3. Wojcikiewicz / Greb (UD) vs. Shanahan / Yakunina (DUQ) 6-4
 
UP NEXT
A date with No. 2 seed Saint Louis is up next for the Flyers, taking on the Billikens on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at the USTA National Campus.
 
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