SAN DIEGO – The No. 3 seed University of San Diego women's tennis team defeated No. 6 Saint Mary's in the WCC Quarterfinals on Thursday, 4-1.
 
After the Gaels won the doubles point, USD bounced back with four straight singles wins.
 
Claudia De Las Heras crusied to a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4, followed by Elizabeth Goldsmith at No. 2, 7-5, 6-3.
 
After Jordyn McBride clinched a win at No. 3 by a score of 7-6, 6-4, Solymar Colling clinched the win in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
No. 3 San Diego 4, No. 6 Saint Mary's 1
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Jordan Harris/Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Claudia De Las Heras/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD), 6-1
No. 2 – Lene Mari Hovda/Julia Ronney (SMC) vs. Victoria Kalaitzis/Jordyn McBride (USD), 4-3 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Jocelyn Massey/Olivia Rook (SMC) def. Solymar Colling/Abigail Desiatnikov (USD), 6-0
Order: 1,3
 
Singles
No. 1 – Solymar Colling (USD) def. Mariia Kozyreva (SMC), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2 – Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Julia Ronney (SMC), 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Jordyn McBride (USD) def. Jordan Harris (SMC), 7-6, 6-4
No. 4 – Claudia De las Heras (USD) def. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC), 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) vs. Jocelyn Massey (SMC), 5-7, 6-1, 1-1 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Victoria Kalaitzis (USD) vs. Gabriela Tevez (SMC), 3-6, 7-5 (unfinished)
Order: 4,2,3,1
 
UP NEXT
USD will face No. 2 LMU in the semifinals on Friday at 1:30 PM.