NCAA DII National Championship – Academy of Art vs Concordia (N.Y.) Final Results
 
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Making history: No. 9 Academy of Art advances to the quarterfinals after running the table against No. 35 Concordia (N.Y.) on Tuesday afternoon. The Urban Knights defeated the Clippers 5-0.
 
It all got started against with near, perfect scores in doubles: Junior twins and No. 9-ranked Alma Thell-Lenntorp and Klara Thell-Lenntorp won first doubles 8-2. Meanwhile, junior Taisiia Andrieieva and sophomore Mariacristina Andrisani only surrendered one game as they took the match 8-1. Finally, the Urban Knights took a commanding, 3-0 lead when juniors Paula Alcantara and Monika Stanikova won 8-2 in the third position.
 
ART U flew through the singles portion of the match as well. In fact, in their two singles wins needed to win the match, the Urban Knights only allowed their opponent to win one game out of four sets. Alcantara finished her match first, sweeping the Clippers' Franziska Putschbach with a flawless, 6-0, 6-0 score. A. Thell-Lennorp sealed the deal in the fifth position, nailing down a 6-1, 6-0 score.
 
A big test comes ART U's way in quarterfinals as they will face the No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Barry Buccaneers who defeated No. 12 Drury in the Round of 16. The Urban Knights faced the Bucs earlier this season in Melbourne, Fla. And they fell by the score of 8-1. However, a month and a half removed from that contest, Academy of Art will look to come away victorious in Wednesday's NCAA DII National Championship Quarterfinals. First serve will take place at 4:00 p.m. and live stats can be found here.