For Immediate Release
March 14, 2010
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Tennis Competes at Middlebury Invitational
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Wellesley College tennis team competed at the Middlebury Invitational this weekend playing two tough matches. The Blue fell to host Middlebury, 6-3, and then dropped a 5-3 decision to NYU.
Against Middlebury, the Panthers took a 3-0 lead after the doubles competition. Wellesley edged back in singles, as the Blue picked up big wins from sophomore Marie Watanabe (Houston, TX) and junior Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) in the top two flights. Watanabe was a 7-5, 1-6, 10-8 winner over #21 Victoria Aiello, while Shen was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Alexandra McAtee.
Wellesley also got a win at number five where senior Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA) was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Middlebury's Alyssa Puccinelli. However, Middlebury sealed the team victory as the Panthers took the third, fourth and sixth flights for the 6-3 victory.
In a late match against NYU, Wellesley held a 2-1 advantage after doubles. Watanabe and Stubblebine combined for an 8-5 win over Elizabeth Stachtiaris and Ariel Sultan at two, and Herman and Stephanie Chu (Hilo, HI) posted an 8-4 victory over Sara Joo and Tiffany Thong at three.
Mariya Chokova (Kazanlak, Bulgaria) got the only win for the Blue in five singles, defeating Joo 3-6, 6-1, 10-5. NYU took the match 5-3 with wins at two, three, four and six.
Wellesley tennis is back in action at their spring training trip to California next week. The Blue will travel across the country to take on Redlands on Tuesday, March 23 at 3:00pm and then will play Pomona Pitzer on Thursday the 25th at 3:00pm.
Middlebury College 6, Wellesley College 3
Mar 13, 2010 at Middlebury
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Victoria Aiello/Anna Burke (MID) def. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 8-5 |
| 2. Jamie Haar/Sally Wilkey (MID) def. Marie Watanabe/Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) 8-6 |
| 3. Lauren Kelly/Leah Kepping (MID) def. Alice Kate Cummings/Whitney Reid (WEL) 8-3 |
| Singles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe (WEL) def. Victoria Aiello (MID) 7-5, 1-6, 10-8 |
| 2. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Alexandra McAtee (MID) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 3. Leah Kepping (MID) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Anna Burke (MID) def. Nathalie Herman (WEL) 7-6, 6-3 |
| 5. Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Alyssa Puccinelli (MID) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 6. Whitney Hanson (MID) def. Alice Kate Cummings (WEL) 6-0, 6-0 |
New York University 5, Wellesley College 3
Mar 13, 2010 at Middlebury
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alexa Wimes/Flora Lee (NYU) def. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 8-6 |
| 2. Marie Watanabe/Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. ElizabethStachtiaris/Ariel Sultan (NYU) 8-5 |
| 3. Nathalie Herman/Stephanie Chu (WEL) def. Sara Joo/Tiffany Thong (NYU) 8-4 |
| Singles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe (WEL) vs. Alexa Wimes (NYU) unfinished |
| 2. ElizabethStachtiaris (NYU) def. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Flora Lee (NYU) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 4. Ariel Sultan (NYU) def. Nathalie Herman (WEL) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5 |
| 5. Mariya Chokova (WEL) def. Sara Joo (NYU) 3-6, 6-1, 10-5 |
| 6. Tiffany Thong (NYU) def. Elena Bowen (WEL) 6-0, 6-2 |