For Immediate Release
May 8, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Advances in NCAA Championships
Blue Down Endicott, 5-0
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Wellesley College tennis team advanced to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Championships with a 5-0 victory over Endicott College on Friday morning. The Blue, now 18-5 on the year, handed the Gulls (16-2) just their second loss of the season in the sweep.
Wellesley dominated doubles with first-year Marie Watanabe (Houston, TX) and junior Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA) opening up play with an 8-0 win in the third spot. Seniors Jen Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) and Katelyn Ching (Kaneohe, HI) followed suit, with an 8-1 victory at second doubles. Wrapping up the doubles matches, junior Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) and sophomore Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta) recorded an 8-3 win in the first flight.
Wellesley needed just two wins in singles play to seal the 5-0 victory in the match that was played to decision. Shen put the Blue ahead, 4-0, after a win at third singles, recording a 6-0, 6-2 win over Lori Wardner. Stubblebine then put the match away, defeating Jenna Carme, 6-1, 6-2 at sixth doubles.
| Date | |||||||||
| ENDICOTT (16-2) | VS. | WELLESLEY (18-5) | 5/8/09 | ||||||
| GALE BACON | |||||||||
| DOUBLES | Winner | Score | |||||||
1 |
BRETING/WARDNER | VS. |
1 |
SIDDIQUE/SHEN | W | 8-3 | |||
2 |
CIOFFI/BOEHM | VS. |
2 |
SCHWARTZKOPF/CHING | W | 8-1 | |||
3 |
FISKE/CARME | VS. |
3 |
WATANABE/STUBBLEBINE | W | 8-0 | |||
| SINGLES | |||||||||
1 |
KATE CIOFFI | VS. |
1 |
MARIE WATANABE | DNF | W-6-1, 4-2 | |||
2 |
NICOLE BRETING | VS. |
2 |
MOHONA SIDDIQUE | DNF | W- 6-4, 5-1 | |||
3 |
LORI WARDNER | VS. |
3 |
JACQUELINE SHEN | W | 6-0, 6-2 | |||
4 |
ALLYSON BOEHM | VS. |
4 |
JENNIFER SCHWARTZKOPF | DNF | W - 6-3, 5-0 | |||
5 |
KATE FISKE | VS. |
5 |
KATELYN CHING | DNF | W - 6-0, 5-1 | |||
6 |
JENNA CARME | VS. |
6 |
MEGHAN STUBBLEBINE | W | 6-1, 6-2 | |||
| FINAL SCORE | |||||||||
| Endicott 0 | Wellesley 5 | ||||||||