For Immediate Release
September 28, 2007
Contact: Lauren Ferrett
Wellesley Tennis Rolls to Fourth-Straight Win;
Blue Down Bowdoin 8-1
WELLESLEY, MA – Avenging last season’s 8-1 loss to the Polar Bears, the Wellesley College tennis team cruised to an 8-1 win over Bowdoin College on Friday afternoon in Wellesley. The Blue swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead and then took five of the six singles matches to earn their fourth-straight dual match victory.
At number one doubles, Jennifer Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) and Trish Devine (Westport, MA) were 8-6 winners over the sibling pair of Kristin and Kathryn Raymond. Also 8-6 winners, Hali Walther (Navarre, FL) and Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, CA) took their second flight doubles match over Bowdoin’s Brett Davis and Rachel Waldman.
Rounding out the doubles scoring, the team of Meghan Stubblebine (Bridgeville, PA) and Shivani Saxena (Milan, Italy) defeated Liz Pedowitz and Charlotte Hitch, 8-3.
In singles, Wellesley stretched the lead to 8-0 after winning the first five singles matches including a 6-3, 6-4 win from Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) in the number six spot.
Bowdoin got on the board in the final match of the night with a win from Kristin Raymond at number one doubles. Davis was a 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(7-3) winner over Schwarzkopf but Wellesley took the match 8-1.
The loss sets Bowdoin’s record to 0-1 on the season. The Polar Bears will next compete in the Middlebury Open on Saturday and Sunday.
Wellesley improves to 4-0 on the season and will face Smith College tomorrow at 1:00pm at home.
Wellesley College Tennis
September 28, 2007
Wellesley 8, Bowdoin 1
Singles
1.) Kristin Raymond (B) def. Jen Schwarzkopf (W), 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(7-3)
2.) Trish Devine (W) def. Brett Davis (B), 6-2, 6-4
3.) Shivani Saxena (W) def. Rachel Waldman (B), 6-2, 6-1
4.) Jacqueline Shen (W) def. Kathryn Raymond (B), 6-3, 6-2
5.) Meghan Stubblebine (W) def. Liz Pedowitz (B), 6-4, 4-6, 10-2
6.) Mohona Siddique (W) def. Stephanie Langer (B), 6-3, 6-4
*7.) Charlotte Hitch (B) def. Jenny Kendall (B), 7-6(8-6), 6-1
Doubles
1.) Devine/Schwarzkopf (W) def. Raymond/Raymond (B), 8-6
2.) Walther/Shen (W) def. Davis/Waldman (B), 8-6
3.) Stubblebine/Saxena (W) def. Pedowitz/Hitch (B), 8-3
*Exhibition match