COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Capital University women's tennis team emerged 5-2 winners over Mount Union on Tuesday afternoon in the OAC Tournament Quarterfinals at Whetstone Park of Roses in Columbus, Ohio. 

The Comets, who are the No. 4 seed in the OAC Tournament, will now advance to the OAC Semifinals to play the No. 1 seed Otterbein Cardinals on Friday, April 28th at 4:30 p.m. That match will take place at the prestigious Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. 

Overall on the season, Capital improves to 10-7, while Mount Union wraps up their season at 3-9. 

DOUBLES
The Comets took two doubles points thanks to a tiebreaker win at #1 and a default win at #3. At the top spot, Anna Fletcher and Nicole Flock won 8-7 (7-4) over Abby Franks and Amelia Francisco. Amy Wright-Lovell and Jenny Rollins earned the point for Capital via default at the third spot. 

Rachel Smith and Kylee Fliter were narrowly defeated 8-5 at the second spot. 

SINGLES
Ahead 2-1, Capital needed just three wins at singles to secure the match. They got those wins via Fletcher at #1, Rollins at #5 and Fliter at #6. Fletcher defeated Abby Franks 6-2, 6-1, Rollins knocked off Chloe Bancroft 6-0, 6-3 and Fliter won by default. 

Rachel Smith was the only other Comet to finish their match and she was upended 6-4, 6-2 at the #3 spot. Nicole Flock and Amy Wright-Lovell both went unfinished in their matches. 

UP NEXT
As mentioned, the Comets will travel to Mason, Ohio to take on the top-seeded Otterbein Cardinals in the OAC Semifinals this Friday, April 28th at 4:30 p.m. A potential rain site is in the works should weather force the matches indoors. Updates on that will be posted to athletics.capital.edu and to social media should they be needed.