The Mount St. Mary's women's tennis team defeated Sacred Heart, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tennis Championships. The Mount (19-9) advance to face top-seeded Quinnipiac in the semifinals on Saturday. It is the fourth straight year the Mount has advanced to the NEC semifinals.

The Mount opened the match by taking the doubles points. The No. 1 tandem of Emma Haley and Emily Bolchoz bested Nicole Betz and Darcy Demers, 8-4. The Mount's No. 3 tandem of Ashley Wentzel and Emily Grugan earned an 8-5 win over Elizabeth Harrington and Mandy Finkelstein.

In singles play, Chelsea Johnson cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win at the No. 2 singles spot over Demers. Bolchoz defeated Betz, 6-0, 6-2, at the No. 3 position and Wentzel swept past Finkelstein, 6-0, 6-3, at the No. 6 position.

The Mount moves on to face top-seeded Quinnipiac in the semifinals at 11:00 am tomorrow at the West Windsor Tennis Center in West Windsor, N.J.