SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The University of Rochester women's tennis team kicked off its weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships, hosted by Skidmore College, with doubles play on Thursday evening.
 
In the main doubles flight, Katie Yang and Hayley Menon defeated Hatwick's Samantha Lantzy and Autumn Millington, 8-0, in their first-round matchup, before falling to eighth-seeded Zoey Albert and Shruti Mannan from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), 8-7 (7-5) in their second-round matchup.
 
Also in the main bracket, Noel Allen and Lauren Kallas dropped their opening-round matchup against Ithaca's Ava Casell and Alys Pop, 8-5.
 
In the 'B' doubles bracket, Lilly Caldwell and Aiza Ahmed earned a bye before topping William Smith's Bethany Walker and Kaitlyn Hardy, 8-6, to advance to the semifinals, where they'll face TCNJ's Priscilla Chow and Anusha Perinkolam later this weekend.
 
The Yellowjackets will return to the court at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships on Friday, Oct. 2, with play getting started in Saratoga Springs, NY at 8:30 a.m.