For Immediate Release
April 5, 2008
Wellesley College Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Defeats Middlebury
WELLESLEY, MA – The Wellesley College tennis team defeated Middlebury College 8-1 in the final match of the round robin Wellesley Invitational.
Wellesley swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead and then took five of six singles matches to deal the 8-1 victory.
In doubles, Jenna Mezin (Haiku, HI) and Hali Walther (Navarre, Fla.) teamed up for an 8-4 win at number one. At second doubles, Jen Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) and Trish Devine (Westport, MA) were 8-2 wins while Shivani Saxena (Milan, Italy) and Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta) got an 8-4 win at number two.
In singles action, Mezin was a 6-4, 6-0 winner at number one while Schwarzkopf cruised to an easy 6-0, 6-0 win at number two. At third singles, Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA) picked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory while at four, Devine fell in a close match, 6-4, 6-7(7-4), 10-8. At five singles, Saxena was a 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 winner in three sets while at six, Shen closed out the match victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win.
The victory improves Wellesley's record to 17-3 overall. Middlebury falls to 7-2 on the year.
The Wellesley Blue are back in action on Thursday, April 10 at Brandeis for a 3:30pm match.
Wellesley College Tennis, April 5, 2008
Wellesley 8, Middlebury 1
Doubles
#1. Jenna Mezin/Hali Walther (W) def. Smyser/Emery (M), 8-4
#2. Trish Devine/Jen Schwarzkopf (W) def. Haar/Stone (M), 8-2
#3. Shivani Saxena/Jacqueline Shen (W) def. Kurien/Stone (M), 8-4
Singles
#1. Jenna Mezin (W) def. Smyser (M), 6-4, 6-0
#2. Jen Schwarzkopf (W) def. Emery (M), 6-0, 6-0
#3. Meghan Stubblebine (W) def. Kurien (M), 6-4, 6-2
#4. Burke (M) def. Trish Devine (W), 6-4, 6-7(7-4), 10-8
#5. Shivani Saxena (W) def. Haar (M), 6-4, 5-7, 10-4
#6. Jacqueline Shen (W) def. Stone (M), 6-3, 6-2
Exhibition
#7. Jenny Kendall (W) def. Hanson (M), 8-6
#8. Burkeman (M) def. Jane Booth-Tobin (W), 8-6
#9. Nathalie Herman (W) def. Weinberg (M), 8-0