Crusaders Earn Two 4-2 Wins to Advance to Semifinals

Box Score 1 SUMTER, S.C. — The Belmont Abbey women's tennis team earned two wins to advance to the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament Friday at the Palmetto Tennis Center. The No. 4 seed Crusaders opened the tournament with a 4-2 victory over Francis Marion in the first round and followed that with a 4-2 victory over No. 5 seed Emmanuel in the quarterfinals. In the opening match, the Crusaders took two out of three matches in doubles play with Paola Socarras and Alexis Burkhalter clinching the point in a tiebreak. In singles play, Burkhalter and Mackenzie McCarthy both...