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HOUSTON, Texas \u2013 A busy opening round saw five teams pick up victories to move on to the quarterfinals of the American Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Championship Thursday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. Match 1:\u00a0No. 8 UAB 4, No. 9 Temple 0<\/p>\n Match 2:\u00a0No. 4 Tulsa 4, No. 13 East Carolina 0<\/p>\n Match 3:\u00a0No. 12 South Florida 4, No. 5 Florida Atlantic 2<\/p>\n Match 4:\u00a0No. 7 Tulane 4, No. 10 UTSA 1<\/p>\n Match 5:\u00a0No. 6 North Texas 4, No. 11 Memphis 1 Quarterfinals | Friday, April 17<\/p>\n Match 6:\u00a0No. 1 Wichita State vs No. 8 UAB | 10 a.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Match 7:\u00a0No. 4 Tulsa vs No. 12 South Florida | 10 a.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Match 8:\u00a0No. 2 Charlotte vs No. 7 Tulane | 2 p.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Match 9:\u00a0No. 3 Rice vs No. 6 North Texas | 2 p.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Semifinals | Saturday, April 18<\/p>\n Match 10:\u00a0Match 6 winner vs Match 7 winner | 12 p.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Match 11:\u00a0Match 8 winner vs Match 9 winner | 12 p.m. |\u00a0Live Results<\/a> Final | Sunday, April 19<\/p>\n Match 12:\u00a0Championship | 12 p.m. | |\u00a0Live Results<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0ESPN+<\/a>
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\nSouth Florida recorded the lone upset of the day as the 12-seeded Bulls defeated No. 5 Florida Atlantic 4-2. UAB and Tulsa both won in sweeping fashion, while Tulane (4-1) and North Texas (4-1) also secured wins.
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\nUAB 4, Temple 0 (Box Score<\/a>)
\nRecords: UAB (11-11), Temple (9-10)
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\nUAB opened the American Championship in dominant fashion, not dropping a match in a 4-0 sweep of Florida Atlantic in the opening round.
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\nThe Blazers secured the doubles point with authority, as the duo of Klara Kajabova and Kristyna Damaskova sealed the advantage with a 6-2 victory on court one.
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\nCarrying that momentum into singles play, Kajabova extended the lead to 2-0 with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2. Nera Tesankic followed with a decisive 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 3, putting UAB on the brink.
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\nAntonia Ende closed out the match in style, cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6 to clinch the 4-0 result.
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\nWith the victory, UAB advances to the quarterfinals, where it will face top-seeded Wichita State on Thursday.
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\nTulsa 4, East Carolina 0 (Box Score<\/a>)
\nRecords: Tulsa (14-11), East Carolina (4-11)
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\nNo. 4 seed Tulsa delivered a decisive performance Thursday morning, defeating No. 13 seed East Carolina 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the American Championship.
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\nAfter East Carolina struck first in doubles with a 6-1 win at No. 2, the Golden Hurricane responded with wins on the remaining courts to secure the point. Maria Santos and Isabella Basson evened things up with a 6-3 victory at No. 1, before Erin McKenzie and Caral Valle sealed the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
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\nTulsa carried that momentum into singles, capturing three straight-set victories on courts one, three and four to clinch the match. Maria Santos led the charge with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1, while Carolina Alonso added a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 3, and Alice Baba secured the clinching point with a 6-3, 6-2 decision at No. 4.
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\nWith the win, the Golden Hurricane move on to the quarterfinals, where they will play South Florida at 10 a.m. CT.
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\nSouth Florida 4, Florida Atlantic 2 (Box Score<\/a>)
\nRecords: South Florida (6-15), Florida Atlantic (8-9)
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\nThe South Florida Bulls secured a 4-2 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls on Thursday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center, advancing to the Quarterfinals in the 2026 American Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Championship.
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\nSouth Florida claimed the doubles point in a tightly contested start. After Florida Atlantic picked up a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles, the Bulls responded with back-to-back tiebreak victories. The duo of Amelie Drukerova and Josefine Falster evened the point with a 7-6 (2) win at No. 2 before Francesca Miglio and Melisa Senli clinched the doubles point with another 7-6 (5) decision at No. 3.
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\nIn singles play, Falster and Drukerova extended the South Florida lead to 3-0 with wins at No. 4 and No. 5 in straight set wins. Falter won 6-1, 6-4, while Drukerova won 6-1, 6-1.\u00a0 The Owls responded with straight set wins on courts three and one from Katrin Pavkova and Panna Bartha.\u00a0 Sienna Leeson would secure the win for the Bulls on court two, winning in straight sets 7-6 (6), 6-2.
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\nThe Bulls advance to play No. 4 Tulsa on Friday in the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. CT.
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\nTulane 4, UTSA 1 (Box Score<\/a>)
\nRecords: Tulane (11-11), UTSA (9-11)
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\nThe Tulane Green Wave overcame a doubles loss to defeat the UTSA Roadrunners, 4-1, on Thursday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in the opening round of the 2026 American Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Championship.
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\nUTSA claimed the early advantage by securing the doubles point. The Roadrunners picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, including a 7-6 (3) tiebreak victory on court three, to take a 1-0 lead despite Tulane\u2019s 6-2 win from the No. 63 nationally ranked duo of Summer Chandler and Campbell Ricci at No. 1.
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\nTulane quickly shifted momentum in singles play, sweeping the first four completed matches in straight sets to clinch the team victory. Campbell Ricci evened the match with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles, followed by Summer Chandler\u2019s 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 2 to give the Green Wave the lead.
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\nLeigh Van Zyl extended the advantage with a 7-6 (6), 6-1 win at No. 3, and Natalia Perez sealed the match with a 6-4, 6-2 decision at No. 4.
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\nTulane advances to the Quarterfinals where they will play No. 2 Charlotte at 2 p.m. CT.
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\nNorth Texas, Memphis (Box Score<\/a>)
\nRecords: North Texas (17-7), Memphis (2-17)
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\nThe North Texas Mean Green used a strong showing in singles play to secure a 4-1 victory over the Memphis Tigers on Thursday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in the 2026 American Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Championship.
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\nMemphis opened the match by taking the doubles point, earning wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to claim an early 1-0 lead. The Tigers captured a 6-3 victory on court three before sealing the point with a 6-4 win at the top position.
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\nNorth Texas quickly responded in singles, winning four matches to clinch the team victory. Giulianna Ciangherot got the Mean Green on the board with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6, followed by a dominant 6-2, 6-2 performance from Carolina Laydner at No. 1 to give North Texas the lead.
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\nLou Chalard extended the advantage with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) win at No. 2, and Pia Petelinsek sealed the match at No. 5 with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback victory.
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\nThe Mean Green advance to face host and No. 3-seeded Rice in Friday\u2019s quarterfinal round at 2 p.m. CT,.
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\n2026 AMERICAN CONFERENCE WOMEN\u2019S CHAMPIONSHIP
\nApril 16-19 | George R. Brown Tennis Center | Houston, Texas
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