For Immediate Release
April 4, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Invitational Day Two Results
WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Wellesley College tennis team finished their home invitational with a 3-0 record. The Blue defeated the College of New Jersey and MIT on Saturday while recording a victory over NYU on Friday.
MIT went 1-1 in the round robin tournament, defeating NYU, 6-3, on Saturday before their loss to Wellesley. TCNJ went 0-1, while NYU was 0-2 on the weekend.
In the day's opener, Wellesley picked up
a 6-3 win over TCNJ. The Blue swept doubles with Marie Watanabe (Houston, TX) and Grace Cheng (Columbia, MD) winning 8-6, Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) and Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, CA) winning 8-4, and Jen Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) and Katie Ching (Kaneohe, HI) toughing out a close 9-8 (7-2) victory.
In singles, TCNJ took the first two matches on the ladder, with Jackie Shtemberg recording a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Watanabe and Stefanie Haar winning 6-0, 6-2 over Cheng. The Blue rebounded to win the three through six flights with Siddique recording a 6-3, 6-2 win at three and Shen winning 6-3, 6-1 at four. Ching was a 7-6 (2), 6-2 winner in the five spot while Nathalie Herman (San Francisco, CA) won 6-2, 6-3 in the sixth position.
The middle match of the day saw MIT record a 6-3 victory over NYU. The Engineers swept doubles as Leslie Hansen and Anastasia Vishnevetsky paired up for an 8-1 win in the first spot, Karina Pikhart and Yi Wang won their second flight match, 8-4, and Anisa McCree and Melissa Diskin were 8-3 winners at third doubles.
MIT took the first three singles spots with Hansen winning her first flight match 6-2, 6-0, Vishnevetsky taking the second singles match, 6-4, 6-3, and Wang winning the third match 6-4, 6-3. NYU recorded wins at four and five, as Elizabeth Feldman was a 6-2, 6-2 winner and Lisa Majovic won 6-2, 6-4. MIT wrapped up singles play with a win at six singles from Pikhart who recorded a 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory.
The Invitational's final match featured a battle of NEWMAC foes, Wellesley and MIT, and the Blue winning 7-2.
Wellesley swept doubles highlighted by Watanabe and Cheng winning 8-6 over the 6th-ranked team in the region, Hansen and Vishnevetsky. In the second spot, Siddique and Shen won 8-2 over Pikhart and Wang, and Schwarzkopf and Ching won 8-3 over McCree and Diskin at third doubles.
The first two singles flights were marathon affairs, as both went to super tiebreakers. At one, Hansen was a 6-2, 4-6, 10-2 winner over Watanabe, while Vishnevetsky won her second flight match, 6-4, 7-6, 16-14 over Cheng.
Wellesley swept the third through sixth singles spots to nail down the 7-2 victory. Siddique won her third flight match 6-1, 6-1, while Shen was a winner in the fourth spot, 6-0, 6-1. Rounding out singles play, Ching won 6-0, 6-1 at five and Herman was a 6-2, 6-3 winner at six.
Wellesley tennis improves to 16-5 on the season while MIT stands at 11-3, TCNJ is 11-3, and NYU is 3-8.
2009 Wellesley Tennis Invitational
Friday, April 3
#19 Wellesley College 8, NYU 1 - Results
Saturday, April 4
#19 Wellesley College 6, #23 College of New Jersey 3 - Results
#28 MIT 6, New York University 3 - Results
#19 Wellesley College 7, #28 MIT 2 - Results
#19 Wellesley College 8, NYU 1
Apr 03, 2009 at Wellesley, MA (Keohane Sports Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe (WEL) def. Liz Stachtiaris (NYUW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2. Grace Cheng (WEL) def. Stephanie Tu (NYUW) 6-4, 7-6 (1) |
| 3. Mohona Siddique (WEL) def. Amanda Freedman (NYUW) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 4. Katie Ching (WEL) def. Elizabeth Feldman (NYUW) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Nathalie Herman (WEL) def. Lisa Mijovic (NYUW) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 6. Anjalee Martin (WEL) def. Lena-Sophie Krups (NYUW) 6-2, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe/Grace Cheng (WEL) def. Stephanie Tu/Liz Stachtiaris (NYUW) 8-1 |
| 2. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Amanda Freedman/Elizabeth Feldman (NYUW) 8-1 |
| 3. Lisa Mijovic/Lena-Sophie Krups (NYUW) def. Anjalee Martin/Nathalie Herman (WEL) 8-6 |
#19 Wellesley College 6, #23 The College of New Jersey 3
Apr 04, 2009 at Wellesley, MA (Keohane Sports Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ-WOM) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Stefanie Haar (TCNJ-WOM) def. Grace Cheng (WEL) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Mohona Siddique (WEL) def. Felice Trinh (TCNJ-WOM) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 4. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Christie Pollin (TCNJ-WOM) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Katie Ching (WEL) def. Haley Kutner (TCNJ-WOM) 7-6 (1-0), 6-2 |
| 6. Lindsay Katzel (TCNJ-WOM) def. Nathalie Herman (WEL) 6-2, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe/Grace Cheng (WEL) def. Jackie Shtemberg/Felice Trinh (TCNJ-WOM) 8-6 |
| 2. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Tamra Wroblesky/Christie Pollin (TCNJ-WOM) 8-4 |
| 3. Jen Schwarzkopf/Katie Ching (WEL) def. Stefanie Haar/Haley Kutner (TCNJ-WOM) 9-8 (7-2) |
#28 MIT 6, NYU 3
Apr 04, 2009 at Wellesley, MA (Keohane Sports Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Leslie Hansen (MIT) def. Liz Stachtiaris (NYUW) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. A. Vishnevetsky (MIT) def. Stephanie Tu (NYUW) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 3. Yi Wang (MIT) def. Amanda Freedman (NYUW) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 4. Elizabeth Feldman (NYUW) def. Melissa Diskin (MIT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. Lisa Mijovic (NYUW) def. Anisa McCree (MIT) 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 6. Lena-Sophie Krups (NYUW) def. Karina Pikhart (MIT) 6-3, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Leslie Hansen/A. Vishnevetsky (MIT) def. Liz Stachtiaris/Stephanie Tu (NYUW) 8-1 |
| 2. Karina Pikhart/Yi Wang (MIT) def. Amanda Freedman/Lisa Mijovic (NYUW) 8-4 |
| 3. Anisa McCree/Melissa Diskin (MIT) def. Elizabeth Feldman/Lena-Sophie Krups (NYUW) 8-3 |
#19 Wellesley College 7, #28 MIT 2
Apr 04, 2009 at Wellesley, MA (Keohane Sports Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Leslie Hansen (MIT) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2) |
| 2. A. Vishnevetsky (MIT) def. Grace Cheng (WEL) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (16-14) |
| 3. Mohona Siddique (WEL) def. Yi Wang (MIT) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Melissa Diskin (MIT) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 5. Katie Ching (WEL) def. Anisa McCree (MIT) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Nathalie Herman (WEL) def. Karina Pikhart (MIT) 6-2, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe/Grace Cheng (WEL) def. Leslie Hansen/A. Vishnevetsky (MIT) 8-6 |
| 2. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Karina Pikhart/Yi Wang (MIT) 8-2 |
| 3. Jen Schwarzkopf/Katie Ching (WEL) def. Anisa McCree/Melissa Diskin (MIT) 8-3 |