For Immediate Release
March 25, 2008
Contact: Lauren Ferrett
Wellesley Tennis Falls to Top-Ranked Washington and Lee
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Wellesley College tennis team opened the spring season with a hard-fought loss to Washington and Lee at the Fab Five Tournament in Lexington, Virginia. The Generals, the number-one team in the country and the defending Division III NCAA Champions, improve to 12-0 on the season, while Wellesley falls to 10-2.
The Blue dropped the match 8-1 with Wellesley's win coming from Jenna Mezin (Haiku, HI) at number one singles. Mezin took down Katie Tabb in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5.
At number five singles, first-year Shivani Saxena (Milan, Italy) kept it close by winning the first set 6-3, but dropped the deciding third set in tiebreaker 10-7.
Wellesley tennis is back in action at the Fab Five Tournament on Thursday with a match against Gustavus Adolphus.
Wellesley College Tennis
#1 Washington and Lee 8, #15 Wellesley College 1
Mar 25, 2008
Singles
1. Mezin, Jenna (WEL) def. Katie Tabb (W&L) 7-5, 7-5
2. Kelly Will (W&L) def. Schwarzkopf, Jen (WEL) 6-1, 6-2
3. Lauren Caire (W&L) def. Stubblebine, Meghan (WEL) 6-4, 6-3
4. Leah Weston (W&L) def. Devine, Trish (WEL) 7-5, 6-3
5. Rebecca Timmins (W&L) def. Saxena, Shivani (WEL) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
6. Meg Spalitta (W&L) def. Shen, Jacqueline (WEL) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Katie Tabb/Lauren Caire (W&L) def. Mezin, Jenna/Walther, Hali (WEL) 8-2
2. Leah Weston/Catherine Reed (W&L) def. Devine, Trish/Schwarzkopf, Jen (WEL) 8-2
3. Virginia Dickinson/Kelly Will (W&L) def. Saxena, Shivani/Shen, Jacqueline (WEL) 9-6