For Immediate Release
September 28, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Competes at ITA Regional Tournament
Final Singles Bracket (PDF)
Final Doubles Bracket (PDF)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Wellesley College tennis team had an impressive showing at the 2008 ITA Regional Tournament hosted by MIT. The Blue had five players in the singles draw and two doubles teams represented, with only Williams and Amherst qualifiying more competitors.
First-year Maria Watanabe (Houston, TX) advanced to the quarterfinal round in singles play before falling to Julia Browne of Tufts. Watanabe, who was the only first-year in the quarterfinals, picked up wins over Jill Wexler (Amherst), Katie Friedman (Williams) and Brett Davis (Bowdoin) in the tournament.
Senior Jennifer Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) and sophomore Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, CA) advanced to the round of 32. Schwarzkopf picked up a win over Trinity's Amanda Tramount in the round of 64 before falling to Amherst's Laura Danzig. Shen was a winner over Meg Anderson of Bates but fell to Nikki Reich of Williams.
In doubles play, Schwarzkopf teamed up with junior Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) to advance to the quarterfinals. In the round of 32, the pair defeated the Middlebury duo of Aiello and Clare and then defeated the Tuft's team of Lavet and Stewart. They eventually fell in the quarterfinals to Amhert's Berckes and Brown.
Also in doubles, first-year Grace Cheng (Columbia, MD) joined classmate, Watanabe to anvance to the round of 16. The pair got a win over Smith's Inskeep and Teague in the first round but fell to the Amherst team of Danzig and Wexler.
The Wellesley tennis team will next compete on Tuesday, September 30 with a 4:00pm match against Wheaton College.
Singles
Round of 64
Julia Browne (Tufts) def. Meghan Stubblebine, 6-1, 6-2
Jacqueline Shen def. Meg Anderson (Bates), 6-0, 6-0
Marie Watanabe def. Jill Wexler (Amherst), 6-2, 6-3
Jen Schwarzkopf def. Amanda Tramount (Trinity), 6-1, 3-6, 10-5
Nicole Pontee (Vassar) def. Shivani Saxena, 6-4, 6-1
Round of 32
Nikki Reich (Williams) def. Jacqueline Shen, 6-3, 6-0
Marie Watanabe def. Katie Friedman (Williams), 6-0, 6-1
Laura Danzig (Amherst) def. Jen Schwarzkopf, 7-5, 6-2
Round of 16
Marie Watanabe def. Brett Davis (Bowdoin), 6-2, 6-1
Quarterfinals
Julia Browne (Tufts) def. Marie Watanabe, 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Round of 32
Marie Watanabe/Grace Cheng def. Inskeep/Teague (Smith), 8-1
Jen Schwarzkopf/Mohona Siddique def. Aiello/Clare (Middlebury), 8-5
Round of 16
Danzig/Wexler (Amherst) def. Marie Watanabe/Grace Cheng, 8-4
Jen Schwarzkopf/Mohona Siddique def. Lavet/Stewart (Tufts), 8-1
Quarterfinals
Berckes/Brown (Amherst) def. Jen Schwarzkopf/Mohona Siddique, 8-4