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AMHERST Mass. -- It took over 6 1/2 hours, a rain delay and two different sites for the match, but the No. x Amherst College women's tennis team was a dramatic, taut battle with No. 6 Tufts, 5-4, to advance to the NCAA Div. III Tournament national championships in Orlando, Fla. 

This is the same Jumbo team that defeated Amherst 8-1 just two weeks ago.

Amherst began the match by earning an important 2-1 doubles lead. Calista Sha '23 and Julia Lendel '24 won at the #3 spot, but first-years Deliala Friedman and Mia Kintiroglou fell at the #1 spot. At the #2 spot, Amy Cui '25 and Anya Ramras '22 battled past their opponents 8-7 in front of a large group of supporters for the home team.
 
The six singles matches followed the doubles on the outdoor courts, before play was halted by a downpour of rain.

The match was then moved to the indoor courts at Bay Road Tennis Club. Deliala Friedman '25 and Anya Ramras '22 gave Amherst two more wins, while the Jumbos were victorious at the #1, #2, and #4 spots, making the match score 4-4. In a long 3-set match, Mia Kintiroglou '25 prevailed in the deciding match to send Amherst into the Quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4. She won the third and deciding set after being down 2-0 and 3-1. Down 4-3, Kintiroglou closed the set -- and match -- by winning three straight hard-fought games.
 
After her win, Kintiroglou '25 said: "I'm just so happy I was able to help the team make it to Florida. It was a super tough match mentally and physically, but it was my teammates who got me through it – without a doubt. I have so much love for this team and I'm looking forward to competing hard in the next round."
 
Up Next:
 
Amherst (13-8) will travel to Orlando, Florida, to join the other seven teams who have made it to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships Quarterfinals. The Mammoths will take on the #1 University of Chicago Maroons (20-1) on Monday, May 23^rd at the USTA National Campus.
 
Doubles results:
 

1. Tilly Rigby/Elle Christensen (TUFTS) def. Deliala Friedman '25/Mia Kintiroglou '25 (AMHERST) 8-3
2. Amy Cui '25/Anya Ramras '22 (AMHERST) def. Maggie Door/Caroline Garrido (TUFTS) 8-7
3. Calista Sha '23/Julia Lendel '24 (AMHERST) def. Nicole Frankel/Rebecca Lim (TUFTS) 8-5

 
 
Singles results:
 

1. Elle Christensen (TUFTS) def. Amy Cui '25 (AMHERST) 6-4 6-4
2. Zoe Kava (TUFTS) def. Julia Lendel '24 (AMHERST) 6-2 6-4
3. Deliala Friedman '25 (AMHERST) def. Nicole Frankel (TUFTS) 6-3 6-2
4. Casey Cummings (TUFTS) def. Calista Sha '23 (AMHERST) 6-2 6-3
5. Mia Kintiroglou '25 (AMHERST) def. Rebecca Lim (TUFTS) 7-6 3-6 6-4
6. Anya Ramras '22 (AMHERST) def. Maggie Door (TUFTS) 6-3 6-1