For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010
Wellesley Sports Information
#23 College of New Jersey Upends Wellesley Tennis
EWING, N.J. – The Wellesley College tennis team was upended by #23 The College of New Jersey, 9-0, on Saturday afternoon at Lions Park. The nationally-ranked Lions extended their home winning streak to 20 matches, improving to 15-4 on the year. Wellesley evens its record to 12-12 with the loss.
Wellesley fell behind 3-0 after doubles play. The closest match came in the third spot where the Wellesley pair of Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA) and Alice Kate Cummings (Tallahassee, FL) dropped a hard-fought match, 8-6.
In singles, Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) won the first set, 6-2, in her second flight match against Felice Trinh. After dropping the second set 6-2, Shen dropped the tiebreaker, 10-2. The rest of the Wellesley line-up fell in straight-sets.
Tennis Match Results
Wellesley College vs The College of New Jersey
4/24/2010 at Ewing, NJ
(Lions' Park)
#23 The College of New Jersey 9, Wellesley College 0
Singles competition
1. Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-3, 6-3
2. Felice Trinh (TCNJ) def. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 2-6, 6-2, 10-2
3. Karisse Bendijo (TCNJ) def. Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) 6-3, 6-4
4. Allison Tierney (TCNJ) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lauren Balsamo (TCNJ) def. Nathalie Herman (WEL) 6-3, 6-4
6. Stefanie Haar (TCNJ) def. Alice Kate Cummings (WEL) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Jackie Shtemberg/Felice Trinh (TCNJ) def. Marie Watanabe/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 8-3
2. Allison Tierney/Karisse Bendijo (TCNJ) def. Mohona Siddique/Nathalie Herman (WEL) 8-3
3. Lauren Balsamo/Emily Petersack (TCNJ) def. Meghan Stubblebine/Alice Kate Cummings (WEL) 8-6
Match Notes:
Wellesley College 12-12
The College of New Jersey 15-4; National ranking #23