MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis women's tennis team won the doubles point and never looked back against number six seed East Carolina (17-9) in the first round of the 2016 American Athletic Conference championship, Wednesday. Memphis won, 4-1, to advance to a quarterfinal match-up against number three seeded SMU, Thursday, at 3 p.m. In the case of rain, the match will be played at The Racquet Club of Memphis. If the match is outside, it will be at the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center on the campus of MUS.
In doubles, the Tigers (3-16) took off to early leads at No.