No. 13 Engineers Drop Narrow 5-4 Final to No. 6 Tufts

Recap, photo courtesy of MIT

THE BASICS:

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble)

- Score: No. 6 Tufts 5, No. 13 MIT 4

- Records: No. 13 MIT (6-1); No. 6 Tufts (7-2)

- The Lead: In a matchup of nationally-ranked teams on Friday evening, the No. 13 MIT women's tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 home match to No. 6 ranked Tufts University in non-conference action.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Jumbos took the top two doubles spots by scores of 8-4 and 8-2 before MIT grabbed the point at No. 3 as seniors Dora Tzeng (Fremont, Calif.) and Sonya Das (Arden Hills, Minn.) defeated Zoe Miller and Kat Wiley in an 8-4 final.

- Singles play was hard fought as the teams split the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches in a pair of three-set matches. At No. 1, MIT senior Elysa Kohrs (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) defeated Patricia Obeid in a 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 score. The Jumbos and Mina Karamercan picked up the No. 2 point as she defeated freshman Libby Rickeman (Wayzata, Minn.) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

- The Engineers and junior Kelly Zhu (Pearland, Texas) picked up the No. 3 point with a 6-2, 6-3 final over Lauren Louks, while the Jumbos captured the No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches. Freshman Marina Zhang (Garnet Valley, Pa.) continued her outstanding rookie season with a 6-4, 7-5 straight-set win over Wiley at the No. 6 singles position.

- The No. 1 singles match was a meeting between the No. 5 (Kohrs) and No. 6 (Obeid) ranked singles players in the region, while No. 2 matched No. 7 (Rickeman) vs. No. 9 (Karamercan). Louks from Tufts, who played No. 3, is also ranked No. 19 regionally. On the doubles side, Karamercan and Otilia Popa of Tufts are third in the region, while Kohrs and Rickeman are ranked No. 7 regionally.

Babson College Women's Tennis Overpowers Smith, 9-0

Recap, photo courtesy of Babson College

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.— Babson College dropped just two total games in doubles and won all six singles matches in straight sets en route to a 9-0 win over Smith College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's tennis action on Tuesday afternoon.

With the win, Babson improves to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in league play, while Smith drops to 1-9 overall and 0-3 in the NEWMAC with its seventh consecutive loss.

The Beavers cruised through doubles as senior Jenny Quenard (St.-Legier, Switzerland) and first-year Alexa Tutecky (North York, Ontario) won 8-2 at number one, while the duo of senior Kylie Kam (Honolulu, Hawaii) and first-year Carolina Merz (Santa Tecla, El Salvador) recorded an 8-0 victory at number two. Senior Claire Foster (Orange, Conn.) and sophomore Emily Roeper (Belle Mead, N.J.) also were 8-0 winners at number three for the Green and White.

Babson dominated singles play, beginning with Tutecky's 6-1, 6-0 triumph at number one. Merz was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at number two, Foster posted a 6-0, 6-0 result at number three, and Kam breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 decision at number four.

Roeper and junior Alexandra Blizard (Dover, Mass.) both won 6-0, 6-0 at fifth and sixth singles, respectively.

MATCH NOTES
• The Beavers have won 15 of their last 18 matches against Smith and the all-time series is now even at 15-15.
• Babson has not dropped a doubles match in seven consecutive meetings against Smith going back to 2011.
• Blizard has now won four straight matches at number six singles, while Tutecky and Quenard improved to 3-0 at number one doubles.

Blue Tennis Blanks Clark 9-0 to Begin Home Stand

Sophomore Selina Peng earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles as part of the Blue sweep (Gil Talbot).

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College tennis earned their second New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) victory of the season with a 9-0 win on Tuesday afternoon against Clark at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse. Wellesley improves to 9-5 overall and 2-0 in conference action. Clark is now 2-6 on their season and 0-1 in the NEWMAC.

Wellesley junior, and NEWMAC Athlete of the Week, Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) teamed with sophomore Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan) to earn the first victory of the day at No. 1 doubles, defeating first year Jillian Skulsky (Marshfield, Mass.) and sophomore Anna Gates (North Scituate, R.I.), 8-1. The Blue would go on to take a 3-0 lead after sweeping through doubles play.

In the No. 2 spot, first years Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) and Lizzy Kong (Mason, Ohio) took an 8-0 match against Clark junior Maggie Tarbox (Lebanon, Conn.) and sophomore Chloe Dunnell (Montclair, N.J.). Wellesley junior Sojin Ki (Irvine, Calif.) and first year Michelle Buyer (Wilmette, Ill.) then finished the doubles sweep with an 8-0 victory over senior Bichtroan Nguyen (Worcester, Mass.) and first year Elizabeth Tchantouridze (Northfield, Vt.).

Wellesley then powered through singles competition to take the 9-0 win over the Cougars. Huang held the advantage in her match, as she took her sets to 6-0, 6-1 over Gates at No. 1. Peng then edged Skulsky in a 6-2, 6-0 victory, while Kong held her sets to a 6-0, 6-0 advantage over Tarbox at No. 3.

Wellesley sophomore Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Fla.) earned her first victory of the day with set wins of 6-1, 6-1 over Tchantouridze at No. 4. Ki then defeated Nguyen in two sets at No. 5 and Chu finished the day with a victory against first year Zoe Chakoian (Viroqua, Wis.) at No. 6. Both matches ended with 6-0, 6-0 scores.

Wellesley will host Wheaton on Sunday April 8 at 11:00 AM. Clark will play again on Saturday April 7 at 10:30 AM at MIT.

#21 women's tennis drops Top-25 showdown with #6 Tufts, 8-1

Recap, photo courtesy of Brandeis University

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis women's tennis team suffered an 8-1 defeat to Tufts University in a battle of nationally-ranked squads today. The Judges fall to 6-3 with the loss, while the Jumbos improve to 5-2. 

The match started indoors with doubles. Brandeis got its only point at No. 2, where rookie Lauren Bertsch (Middletown, R.I. / LaSalle Academy) and junior Michele Lehat (Great Neck, N.Y./John L. Miller Great Neck North) were 8-6 victors to even the match at 1-1. The Jumbos emerged victorious at No. 1, 8-5, as the team of Otillia Papa and Mina Karamercan upended Brandeis senior Haley Cohen (Cherry Hill, N.J./Laurel Springs Prep) and junior Olivia Leavitt (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth). 

In singles action, Tufts earned straight-set wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 6, to clinch the win. Bertsch and Leavitt had the most competitive singles matches for Brandeis in the middle of the lineup. At No. 3, Leavitt played the only three-set match, falling to Lauren Louks, 4-6, 6-4, 3-10. At No. 4, Bertsch extended Tomo Iwasaki to a tiebreaker in the first set before falling, 6-7 (6-8), 2-6. 

Brandeis returns to action on Thursday against Division II Stonehill in advance of a match next Saturday at NYU in a key showdown for seeding at the University Athletic Association tournament.

Win Streak Snapped as Blue Tennis Falls In Tough 5-4 Final at Cerritos

Sophomore Korina Hernandez has now won six straight matches and is 4-0 playing in the No. 4 position in the Wellesley lineup (Gil Talbot).

NORWALK, Calif. – Wellesley College tennis entered Thursday night's match against Cerritos College with a perfect 4-0 record on their California road trip but in the end it was the host Falcons that would extend their own winning streak to 18 straight matches with a 5-4 victory over the Blue. 

Wellesley is now 8-5 overall after going 4-1 in five matches this week in California. Cerritos, a member of the California Community College Athletic Association's South Coast Conference, improves to 20-1 overall and remains unbeaten since February 3rd.

The Falcons jumped ahead in doubles play, taking a 2-1 lead thanks to victories at No. 1 and No. 2. At No. 2, Petra Such and Moa Lindström defeated Wellesley Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Calif.) and first year Abigail Schleichkorn (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), 8-3, to open the match. The Falcons then earned a crucial 8-6 victory in a tight No. 1 doubles match that saw Lisa Suzuki and Kseniia Prokopchuk top Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan).

Wellesley would get on the board at No. 3 doubles, where first years Lizzy Kong (Mason, Ohio) and Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) would down Itzi Torres and Diviana Bravo, 8-6, to pick up a point for the Blue.

The Blue dropped into a 3-1 hole to start singles, as Prokopchuk topped Kong, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 3, but Huang and Chu would rally in the next two matches to go final, tying the match 3-3 with victories at No. 1 and No. 6. Huang defeated Suzuki, 6-3, 6-3, and Chu defeated Bravo, 6-4, 6-1. Cerritos took the upper hand in the next two matches to clinch the victory, earning a pair of wins after the No. 2 and No. 5 matches ended at nearly the same time. At No. 2, Such topped Peng in a three-set decision, 6-0, 3-6, 6-0, while Torres took down junior Sojin Ki (Irvine, Calif.), 6-1, 6-4, to clinch the match.

Wellesley would get one back in the final match of the evening, where Hernandez outlasted Lindström in three, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6, to make the final score 5-4. Hernandez has now won six straight matches and is 4-0 playing in the No. 4 position in the Wellesley lineup.

The Blue return home and to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) season on Tuesday, April 3 with a 4:30 PM match versus Clark.

ENC Women’s Tennis Falls to Wentworth on Senior Day, 5-3

Recap, photo courtesy of Eastern Nazarene College

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's tennis team endured a 5-3 loss to Wentworth Wednesday afternoon at the ENC Tennis Courts in the final home match of the season.

The Lions drop to 4-9 on the year and wrap up conference play with a 1-7 mark in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Leopards improve to 3-9 overall and locked up their first Commonwealth Coast Conference playoff berth since 2009 with the win.

Prior to the introduction of lineups, the Eastern Nazarene College women's tennis team recognized its two graduating seniors:Hannah Lariviere (Biddeford, Maine) and Julie Sutton(Middletown, Conn.). The duo combined for 24 career victories while also helping the Lions claim 12 wins.

The home team notched one victory in doubles action, falling behind 2-1 heading into singles matches.

Adele Duval (Redding, Calif.) and Lindsey Steelman (Darlington, Md.) posted their team-best seventh doubles win of the fall, prevailing 8-5 at the No. 1 position over Caitlyn Briggs and Sam Webb.

Jordan Cressman (Bowmanstown, Pa.) and Veronica Jimenez(Lynn, Mass.) suffered an 8-3 setback at the second spot to Olivia DeLuca and Emily Jodoin.

At the No. 3 slot, Lariviere and Sutton fell to Ellen Butts and Veronica Monteiro 8-3.

The visitors collected three singles wins to secure the vital league victory.

Duval downed Briggs in straight sets at the top singles position 6-1, 6-2, picking up her team-leading sixth singles win of the season.

Steelman earned her fifth singles victory of the fall at the No. 2 spot, topping DeLuca 7-5, 6-3.

Cressman dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to Jodoin at the third slot while Jimenez fell to Webb 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth singles match.

Lariviere absorbed a 6-2, 6-4 setback to Butts at the fifth position and Sutton trailed Monteiro in the second set at the No. 6 spot when the match was called.

"It's tough to lose the last conference match of the season, especially since this match had playoff implications. I'm sure we'll learn from this, work hard, and come back stronger next season," commented head coach Cris Popa.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene will visit UMass-Dartmouth October 6 for a non-league clash.

ENC Women’s Tennis Prevails in Crucial CCC Match Over Curry, 6-2

Recap, photo courtesy of ENC

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's tennis team collected its first conference win of the season, defeating Curry 6-2 Friday afternoon at the ENC Tennis Courts.

The Lions improve to 3-6 on the year and 1-4 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Colonels drop to 1-8 overall and 0-6 in league matches.

The home side notched a pair of doubles victories to claim a 2-1 lead.

Adele Duval (Redding, Calif.) and Lindsey Steelman (Darlington, Md.) earned their team-leading fourth doubles win of the season, topping Keeley Hardy and Kayla Prete at the top spot 8-2.

Jordan Cressman (Bowmanstown, Pa.) and Veronica Jimenez(Lynn, Mass.) downed Laura Ferris and Katelyn Harrington 8-4 at the No. 2 position.

Hannah Lariviere (Biddeford, Maine) and Julie Sutton(Middletown, Conn.) absorbed an 8-6 loss at the third slot to Jennifer Dube and Stephanie Leblanc.

Eastern Nazarene tallied four victories in singles action to clinch its first league win.

Duval posted a 6-3, 6-3 win at the No. 1 position over Hardy. Steelman bested Prete at the second slot 6-4, 6-0.

Cressman edged Ferris 7-6, 7-5 in the third singles match while Jimenez captured a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the fourth spot against Harrington.

Sutton fell to Leblanc at the No. 5 position 7-6, 6-1.

Lariviere trailed 4-0 in the second set at the No. 6 slot against Alexis Mclea-Perry when the match was halted due to darkness.

"A fantastic team effort today! I could not be more proud of the girls, they gave everything on the court today," said head coach Cris Popa.

Up next, the Lions hit the road for a league tilt at Endicott September 24.

SCOTS POST 9-0 VICTORY OVER SALEM STATE

WENHAM, Mass.— Salem State suffered a 9-0 result to Gordon College on Thursday afternoon at the Brigham Athletic Complex. The Fighting Scots received straight-set wins across the board in the singles.

Gordon's Abbie Denney (Peoria, Ariz.) and Justine Hanson (Meadow Vista, Calif.) managed an 8-1 win to put the first point on the board over Madeline Allaire (Columbus, OH) and Ann Spence (Attleboro, MA). Maddie Berry (Paso Robles, Calif.) and Gabby Brucker (Eleva, Wisc.) followed suit with an 8-2 win at the second flight over Cassie Morrison (Clinton, MA) and Kristin Klimowicz (Ipswich, MA) , while Haley Bean (Trumbull, Conn.) and Emily Ontiveros (Sylmar, Calif.) doubled up their opponents 8-4.

Kaelyn Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) showed well with a 6-1, 6-3 result over Allaire (Columbus, Ohio) at first singles while Emily Leahy (Lake Zurich, Ill.) blanked her opponent at the fifth flight.

Bean stayed unbeaten on the day with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Spence at the third singles flight to bring Gordon to the brink of victory. Abby Caron (Bedford, N.H.) came through for Gordon with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at the two spot to clinch the match overall, defeating Morrison 6-1, 6-1.

Brucker and Ontiveros closed out the sweep with solid wins at fourth and sixth singles respectively.

The Vikings (0-5) will look to get into the win column next Tuesday when they host Worcester State at 3:30 p.m. Gordon (4-3) has a busy weekend with the ITA New England Regional tournament on Friday and a Commonwealth Coast Conference match at Western New England on Saturday at noon.

Gordon 9, Salem St. 0
09/22/16 at Wenham, Mass. (Brigham Courts)
Singles competition
1. Kaelyn Hall (GC) def. Madeline Allaire (SSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Abby Caron (GC) def. Cassie Morrison (SSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Haley Bean (GC) def. Ann Spence (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Gabby Brucker (GC) def. Meredith Macdonald (SSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Emily Leahy (GC) def. Kristin Klimowicz (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Emily Ontiveros (GC) def. Ashley Lon (SSU) 6-1, 6-3


Doubles competition
1. Abbie Denney/Justine Hanson (GC) def. Madeline Allaire/Ann Spence (SSU) 8-1
2. Maddie Berry/Gabby Brucker (GC) def. Cassie Morrison/Kristin Klimowicz (SSU) 8-2
3. Haley Bean/Emily Ontiveros (GC) def. Meredith Macdonald/Melina Mavroforos (SSU) 8-4



Match Notes
Salem St. 0-5
Gordon 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)
T-2:00 A-50

Bison stay undefeated in conference play with 9-0 win over Wentworth

Photo, recap courtesy of Nichols College

Nichols 9, Wentworth 0
DUDLEY, Mass. – Robinson Tennis Courts
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison have now won 11-consecutive matches against the Leopards and lead the all-time series at 16-5.
 
Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College women's tennis team defeated Wentworth 9-0 Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Robinson Tennis Courts. The Bison have now pulled off 9-0 victories over the Leopards five of the last six seasons.
 
Results
Singles
No. 1 – Freshman Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) def. junior Caitlyn Briggs (Lee, Mass.) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 – Freshman Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) def. freshman Olivia DeLuca (Dracut, Mass.) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Freshman Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) def. junior Emily Jodoin (Burrillville, R.I.) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Senior Cristina Szepanski (Windsor Locks, Conn.) def. junior Sam Webb (Duxbury, Mass.) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Junior Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.) def. sophomore Ellen Butts (Brookfield, Mass.) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Sophomore Kristina Domantas (Holden, Mass.) def. sophomore Kelsey DeGouveia (New Bedford, Mass.) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Settiwongse and freshman Danielle Mandel (Fair Lawn, N.J.) def. Briggs and Webb, 8-2
No. 2 – Szepanski and Kaplan def. DeLuca and Jodoin, 8-0
No. 3 – Dallaire and freshman Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) def. Butts and DeGouveia, 8-0
 
Quotes
"Another strong showing in conference today. I thought we played really well top to bottom and Lindsey Kaplan played phenomenal down on court three. It was nice to get Cristina and Ashley some action today, and both played really well.  It was overall a nice team win and now we just get ready for Salve tomorrow." – Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next up
Nichols (6-3, 4-0 CCC) – Wednesday, September 21th @ Salve Regina, 4:00 p.m.
Wentworth (1-7, 1-5 CCC) – Thursday, September 22th @ Suffolk, 6:00 p.m.

Endicott Women’s Tennis Stymies Curry, 9-0

MILTON, Mass. – The Endicott women's tennis team shut out its third straight opponent on Tuesday evening as the Gulls defeated Curry College, 9-0, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup on the road.

Endicott only dropped one game in singles action, and just five total in the entire match to move its overall record to 5-3 overall/4-1 CCC. Sophomore Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.) highlighted play for the Gulls with victories in both her singles (No. 1, 6-0, 6-0) and doubles (No. 2, 8-3) matches.

TOP QUOTE

"I am happy with our effort today, but we will now shift our focus to Saturday's match against Eastern

Endicott College Women's Tennis Falls to No. 30 Brandeis in Final Spring Tune Up

Recap, photo courtesy of Endicott College

WALTHAM, Mass. – In their final spring tune up before taking on the field at the 2016 NCAA Division III Tournament, the Endicott women's tennis team lost 9-0 to the ITA's No. 30 ranked Brandeis Judges on the road. The Gulls enter their fifth consecutive national tournament, which begins the first week of May, with a 14-4 overall record.

In doubles play, Brandeis' top flight team of sophomore Haley Cohen (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and freshman Michele Lehat (Great Neck, N.Y.) only gave up a single game in an 8-1 win while the number two duo of freshmen Sophia He (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and senior Emily Eska (Princeton, Mass.) shutdown their Gull opposition.

At the number three doubles match, Endicott took a couple of games behind the strong play of

No. 2 Seed Tennis Ends Season in A-10 Loss to George Washington

Colonials rally late in tight match to knock Minutewomen out of A-10 Championship.


MASON, Ohio - A pair of late wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles proved the difference maker as No. 7 seed George Washington upset No. 2 seed UMass on Friday afternoon at the Atlantic 10 Championships. The Minutewomen's season closes with a 14-7 overall record following the early tournament exit.

Originally slated to be played outdoors at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, the match was moved

Tufts Women's Tennis Flattens Connecticut College in NESCAC Match, 9-0

NEW LONDON, CT - The 15th ranked Tufts University women's tennis team secured a 9-0 victory on the South Tennis Courts at Connecticut College Friday afternoon. The Jumbos lost just three games in doubles and six in singles.

Tufts improved their record to 10-4 with a 4-2 mark in the NESCAC. The Camels fell to 10-7 with a 1-4 record in conference play.

An 8-0 win by Conner Calabro and Tomo Iwasaki in #2 doubles highlighted a three-match sweep for Tufts. The closest contest was an 8-2 final at #3 with Jumbos Chelsea Hayashi and Zoe Miller topping Camels Brinley Bartlett and Emily Migliorini.

In singles, Iwasaki did not give up a game in the #4 match to put Tufts up 4-0 in the team score. Hayashi shut out her opponent as well on the sixth singles court providng Tufts with its decisive fifth win of the match.

Miller at #5, Mina Karamercan at #2, and Calabro at #3 all won their matches for the Jumbos while losing just one game in two sets. Lauren Louks posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the number one match to finish off the shutout.

The Jumbos are at Wesleyan on Sunday for a 1 pm match. The Camels host Middlebury College on Sunday at 1 pm.

#30 women's tennis drops UAA quarter to #9 CMU, 8-1

Olivia Leavitt (left) and Haley Cohen (photo by Ezra Brathwaite)

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Brandeis women's tennis team, ranked No. 30 in Division III, dropped their 2016 University Athletic Association tournament opener to No. 9 Carnegie Mellon, 8-1, today in Sanlando Park.

The Judges, seeded seventh in the tournament, took the No. 1 doubles match from the second-seeded Tartans. Sophomore Haley Cohen (Cherry Hill, N.J./Laurel Springs) and rookie Olivia Leavitt (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) defeated CMU's Cori Sidell and Minami Makino, 8-5, to get the Judges on the board. Carnegie Mellon won No. 2, 8-6, and No. 3, 8-3, to take the lead into singles action.

Brandeis had chances to pick up some more points in singles, but the Judges were on the wrong end of some close scores. At No. 3, rookie Keren Khromchenko (Manalapan, N.J. / Academy of Allied Health and Science) bounced back against Sidell after dropping the first set, but couldn't hang on in the third, falling 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Senior Maya Vasser (New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle)also went three sets at No. 6, but ended up losing to CMU's Marina Selecina, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Leavitt was in her match at No. 2 singles, but dropped a pair of late service breaks to fall to Nicholle Torres, 7-5, 7-5. Cohen lost her second set at No. 1 by the same score against Brooke Tsu after dropping the first, 6-2. Rookie Sophia He (Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Spackenkill) pushed the Tartans' Jamie Vizelman to a first-set tiebreaker, but couldn't solve her opponent in the second set, falling 7-6, 6-0. Senior Emily Eska (Princeton, Mass. / Wachusett Regional) lost at No. 5, 6-4, 6-1, to Makino.

Brandeis (8-8) will meet NYU in the consolation semifinals tomorrow. The Violets handed the Judges a 5-4 defeat earlier this season.

Babson College Paolino Reaches 100 Wins as No. 39 Women's Tennis Downs Bates, 7-2

Recap, photo courtesy of Babson College

BABSON PARK, Mass. — Senior Tori Paolino (East Orleans, Mass.) recorded the 100th victory of her career and was one of three players to win in both singles and doubles as No. 39 Babson College defeated visiting Bates College, 7-2, in non-conference women's tennis action on Thursday afternoon at Farwell Courts.

With its second consecutive win, Babson is now 14-6, while Bates falls to 4-12 on the year.

The Beavers took control of the match with a sweep in doubles. Sophomores Yagmur Akgul (Istanbul, Turkey) and Jenny Quenard (St.-Legier, Switzerland) won 8-6 at number one, while first-years Eleni Gianelos (West Chester, Pa.) and Chloe Brandt (Denver, Colo.) posted an 8-4 victory at number two. Paolino then became the eighth player since 1994 to reach 100 wins as she and Kylie Kam (Honolulu, Hawaii) recorded an 8-2 result at number three.

Akgul was a 6-3, 7-5 winner at number one, while sophomore Claire Foster (Orange, Conn.) breezed to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at number six. Quenard dropped the first set at number three before rallying for a 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 triumph, and Paolino pulled away in a third-set superbreaker for a 7-5, 6-7 (7-9), 1-0 (10-1) win at number four.

Babson will return to action next Friday when it hosts nationally-ranked Brandeis at 1 p.m.

UMass Tennis Earns No. 2 Seed for Atlantic 10 Championship

Minutewomen receive first-round bye and will begin action on Friday, April 22 at 1:30 p.m.


AMHERST, Mass. - After posting a 14-6 regular-season record with a 3-0 mark against league foes, the UMass women's tennis team has been selected as the No. 2 seed for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship. The Minutewomen finished the tournament last season as runner-ups to VCU which earned the No. 1 seed as the three-time defending champions.

The A-10 Championship will run Thursday, April 21 through Sunday, April 24 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, which has hosted the A-10 Men’s or Women's Championships the last four years (2012- 2015). Admission will be free for each day of competition.

As the No. 2 seed, the Minutewomen earned a first-round bye and will take on the winner of No. 7

No. 58 Women's Tennis Topples No. 69 Yale, 6-1

Photo is courtesy of Harvard University

Ringblom earned her 17th win of the season (Zack Williamson).
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The No. 58 women's tennis team surpassed No. 69 Yale with a 6-1 result in New, Haven, Connecticut on Friday afternoon.

In doubles action, Harvard's No. 1 and 2 pairings topped the Bulldog earning the first point of the match. June Lee and Erica Oosterhout defeated Madeleine Hamilton and Tina Jiang with a score of 7-5, while Annika Ringblom and Sabrina Xiong earned a victory over Ree Ree Li and Carol Finke with a score of 6-2.

Six Crimson players tallied singles victories in its second-straight win in Ivy League play. Nikki Kallenberg topped Jiang with set scores of 6-3, 6-2, while Oosterhout defeated Ree Ree Li, 6-1, 6-0. Ringblom also tallied a win over Sherry Li, 6-2, 6-2. Xiong and He were the only two Crimson to go into the three set earning victories with scores of 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, and 5-7, 6-1, 10-8, respectively.

Harvard takes on No. 72 Brown in its final home contest of the season and will honor its lone senior in Amy He prior to the match.

Doubles: 1. Lee/Oosterhout (H) def. Hamilton/Jiang (Y) 2. Ringblom/Xiong (H) def. R. Li/Finke (Y) 3. Kallenberg/Jasper (H) lost to S. Li/Shklover (Y) Singles: 1. June Lee (H) lost to Hamilton (Y) 2. Nikki Kallenberg (H) def. Jiang (Y) 3. Erica Oosterhout (H) def. R. Li (Y) 4. Annika Ringblom (H) def. S. Li (Y) 5. Sabrina Xiong (H) def. C. Amos (Y) 6. Amy He (H) def. Yang (Y)

7-5 6-2 6-2 6-4, 6-4 6-3, 6-2 6-1, 6-0 6-2, 6-2 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 5-7, 6-1, 10-8

Wheaton College Women's Tennis Falls to Holy Cross 8-1

NORTON, Mass. - The Wheaton College women's tennis team celebrated Senior Day as they concluded the 2015-16 season on Friday afternoon with an 8-1 loss to Holy Cross at the Clark Tennis Courts.

The Lyons lone point came from Ines de Bracamonte at the No. 1 singles position. The first-year defeated Allie Reiling 6-0, 6-2.

Wheaton nearly earned a point from No. 1 doubles with Izzy Gorham and Michelle Trainor falling 9-7.

Tufts Women's Tennis Cruises to 9-0 Win Over Wellesley Thursday Afternoon

MEDFORD – The No. 15 Tufts women's tennis team jumped out to an early lead winning three doubles match and then won all six singles match to earn a 9-0 win over local rival, No. 31 Wellesley on Thursday afternoon at the Voute Tennis Courts.

With the win the Jumbos move to 7-3 on the season.  The Blue are now 15-6, as the loss snapped a six-match winning streak.

The Jumbos won all three doubles matches by convincing scores to earn the 3-0 lead early.  At No. 1

Lyons Dish Out Loss in Scots' Season Finale

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Led by a 3-0 effort in doubles action, the Mount Holyoke College tennis team posted a 7-2 victory over Gordon College in a non-conference tilt on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Lyons improve to 13-9 overall, while the Fighting Scots are now 15-6 overall.

MHC got things going well as first year Ayame Yazawa and senior captain Margaux Holloschutz notched an 8-5 win over Gordon first years Justine Hanson (Meadow Vista, Calif./Colfax) and Abigail Denney (Peoria, Ariz./Northwest Christian) in the first flight.

Sophomore Ishita Tibrewal (Kolkata, India/Modern HS for Girls) and first year Madison Rosen