Firebirds Fall to Queens, 5-0 in ECC Semifinals

FLUSHING, NY - The University of the District of Columbia women's tennis team was defeated 5-0 by Queens College in the East Coast Conference Semifinal on Friday afternoon. 

The Knights (9-1), ECC runner-up the past three seasons, set the tone by capturing all three doubles matches. Sumeera Kamil and Andrea Samson picked up an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles, while Camelia Abdallah and Angelika Sobiecka pulled out an 8-6 win at No. 2. Frederike Borner and Anne Strating won at 3rd doubles, 8-4 as well. 

The match concluded with singles victories by Queens at No. 3 and No. 6, with the Knights leading in three of the four other matches. 

For the 4th straight year the Knights advance to play front runner NYIT in the ECC Finals on Saturday at 12 PM. The Bears advanced with a win today over No. 4 seed LIU Post. 

This concludes the Fall season for UDC as the Firebirds finished 5-5 overall. They will resume play in the Spring and look to qualify for an at-large berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament.