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The top-ranked and top-seeded Emory University Women's Tennis program looks for its fifth consecutive University Athletic Association crown and the 28^th overall in program history as the UAA Championships get underway this week. This year's version of the Championships are set to take place from Thursday, April 20^th through Saturday, April 22^nd at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Emory (10-5) opens the draw Thursday morning, taking on eighth-seeded and 37^th-ranked University of Rochester (13-4) at 9:00 AM. The winner of the opening round match will face either fourth-seeded and nationally- ranked No.-11 Carnegie Mellon (15-6) or fifth-seeded and nationally ranked No.-18 Case Western Reserve University (15-4) on Friday in the semifinals.

On the other side of the draw, the No.-9 team in the nation, University of Chicago (14-3), earned the No.-2 seed and will play seventh-seeded and 31st-ranked New York University (7-3). The winner will play the victors of the fourth quarterfinal matchup between third-seeded and 10th-ranked Washington University (10-8) and sixth-seeded and 19th-ranked Brandeis University (14-3).

The semifinal matches will both be held at 2:00 PM on Friday with the championship match to be played at 9:00 AM Saturday morning.

At last year's UAA Championships, Emory defeated Rochester by a 9-0 decision before topping Chicago 8-1 to advance to the championship match. In the title match, the Eagles knocked off Washington University, 7-2, to claim their fourth straight conference championship and 27th overall.

For more information regarding the 2017 UAA Championships, please see the links found at the top of the page.