For Immediate Release
April 18, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Downs Tufts University
WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Wellesley College tennis team cruised to a 7-2 win over visiting Tufts University on Friday afternoon. The victory avenges a 5-3 loss for Wellesley against Tufts in last year's NCAA Tournament.
The Blue swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead. Jenna Mezin (Haiku, HI) and Hali Walther (Navarre, Fla.) were 8-6 winners at number one while Trish Devine (Westport, MA) and Jen Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) won their match 8-3. At third doubles, Shivani Saxena (Milan, Italy) and Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, CA) picked up an 8-4 victory.
In singles, Wellesley took four out of the five points to take the match, 7-2. Picking up wins for Wellesley were Mezin, who was a 6-2, 6-4 winner in the top flight while Devine picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win at third singles. At fourth singles, Saxena won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 while Shen was a 6-2, 6-1 winner in the sixth position.
Wellesley returns to to action tomorrow to face #3 Amherst College. The 1:00pm match will serve as senior day for Wellesley's class of 2008.
Wellesley College Tennis, April 18, 2008
#8 Wellesley 7, #13 Tufts 2
Doubles
#1. Jenna Mezin/Hali Walther (W) def. Andrea Cenko/Mari Homma (T), 8-6
#2. Trish Devine/Jen Schwarzkopf (W) def. Meghan McCooey/Erica Miller (T), 8-3
#3. Shivani Saxena/Jacqueline Shen (W) def. Laura Hoguet/Julia Browne (T), 8-4
Singles
#1. Mezin (W) def. Brown (T), 6-2, 6-4
#2. McCooey (T) def. Schwarzkopf (W), 6-1, 6-1
#3. Miller (T) def. Meghan Stubblebine (W), 6-3, 6-2
#4. Devine (W) def. Cenko (T), 6-4, 6-3
#5. Saxena (W) def. Homma (T), 6-3, 6-3
#6. Shen (W) def. Edwina Stewart (T), 6-2, 6-1
Exhibition
#7. Jenny Kendall (W) def. Hoguet (T), 6-2, 7-6(8-6)