COLCHESTER, Vt. – Fourth-seeded Saint Michael's advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Women's Tennis Championship with a 5-0 victory over fifth-seeded Bentley on Wednesday afternoon.

The Purple Knights took a huge 3-0 advantage into singles after winning all three doubles matches. Bentley came closest in the second flight, where Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) and Melanie Scott (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) fell 8-4 to Alex Dalton and Caroline Martin.

Those results in doubles meant the Knights needed to win just two singles matches, and they got them from Emily Magee in the first-flight and Dalton in the second-flight to end the match.

At the time the match ended, Rachael Litton (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson) was winning 6-4, 3-0 in the third-flight, and Brittany Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) was in the midst of a first set tiebreaker in the fourth-flight.

Bentley falls to 9-12 overall, while the Knights, who are now 13-7, will take on top-seed Stonehill in the semis on Friday.

Box Score

At Colchester, Vt.

Northeast-10 First Round

Saint Michael's 5, Bentley 0

Doubles

1. Emily Magee/Eileen Mullowney (STM) def. Paulina Sotomayor/Rachael Litton (BEN) 8-3

2. Alex Dalton/Caroline Martin (STM) def. Kara Murphy/Melanie Scott (BEN) 8-4

3. Caroline Toutoungi/Emily Ogilvy (STM) def. Brittany Harbert/Alyssa Hayes (BEN) 8-3

Singles

1. Emily Magee (STM) def. Paulina Sotomayor (BEN) 6-2, 6-0

2. Alex Dalton (STM) def. Kara Murphy (BEN) 6-2, 6-3

3. Jean-Marie McGrath (STM) vs. Rachael Litton (BEN) 4-6, 0-3, unfinished

4. Hannah Benoit (STM) vs. Brittany Harbert (BEN) 6-6 (4-4), unfinished

5. Katie Van Gilst (BEN) vs. Caroline Toutoungi (STM) no result

6. Melanie Scott (BEN) vs. Emily Ogilvy (STM) no result