For Immediate Release
October 6, 2007
Contact: Lauren Ferrett
Wellesley Tennis Downs Mount Holyoke
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – The Wellesley College tennis team sprinted to a 9-0 victory over Mount Holyoke College this afternoon in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action at the Mount Holyoke Tennis Courts.
With the win, the Blue remained perfect in league play. The three time reigning NEWMAC champions earned their 13th straight win over the Lyons.
Wellesley took all three points on the doubles side to begin the day. The most competitive match was at the third slot, where sophomore Meghan Stubblebine (Bridgeville, Pa./Bishop Canevin) and classmate Mohana Siddique (Chevy Chase, Md./Sidwell Friends School) held on for an 8-3 win over sophomore Elizabeth Tighe (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) and senior Janine Gresko (Highland Mills, N.Y./Cornwall Central). The Blue’s first and second doubles teams each won by a score of 8-0.
On the singles side, Wellesley took all six matches in straight sets. The Blue lost just 11 games en route to clinching the win. Sophomores Sarah London (Mount Pleasant, S.C./Academic Magnet) and Beatrix Hartmann (Redding, Conn./Mount St. Mary) recorded strong efforts for the Lyons at the third and fourth slots, respectively. London fell to first year Shivani Saxena (Milan, Italy/American School of Milan) 6-2, 6-1, and Hartmann suffered a 6-1, 6-2 setback versus first year Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Queen Elizabeth).
Mount Holyoke (2-6, 1-5 NEWMAC) will visit non-conference foe Simmons College on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. Wellesley (7-0, 6-0 NEWMAC) will return to action tomorrow, when it visits Williams College for an out-of-conference match.
Wellesley College Tennis
October 6, 2007
at Mount Holyoke College
Wellesley 9, Mount Holyoke 0
Doubles
1.) Jennifer Schwaerzkopf/Jacqueline Sten (WEL) def. Sarah London/Beatrix Hartmann (MHC), 8-0
2.) Trish Devine/Shivani Saxena (WEL) def. Meaghan Sloane/Eleni Scordilis (MHC), 8-0
3.) Meghan Stubblebine/Mohana Siddique (WEL) def. Janine Gresko/Elizabeth Tighe (MHC), 8-3
Singles
1.) Jennifer Schwaerzkopf (WEL) def. Meghan Sloane (MHC), 6-2, 6-0
2.) Trish Devine (WEL) def. Elizabeth Tighe (MHC), 6-1, 6-0
3.) Shivani Saxena (WEL) def. Sarah London (MHC), 6-2, 6-1
4.) Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Beatrix Hartmann (MHC), 6-1, 6-2
5.) Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Eleni Scordilis (MHC), 6-0, 6-1
6.) Mohana Siddique (WEL) def. Janine Gresko (MHC), 6-0, 6-1