Cristiani and Sikharulidze Reach Semifinals of NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— Babson College senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) and first-year Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) won each of their singles matches and combined for a straight-set victory in the quarterfinals at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Champions Tennis Club. Cristiani and Sikharulidze both recorded straight-set wins to secure two of the four spots in Sunday’s semifinals. Top-seeded Cristiani beat eighth-seeded sophomore Elsie Van Wieren (Ann Arbor, Mich.) of Middlebury, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals for the second time in her career, while Sikharulidze topped senior Lauren Long (Carmel, Ind.) of Washington…