Posted: Mar 25, 2010
Wellesley Tennis Falls to #7 Pomona-Pitzer
Wellesley fell behind 2-1 in doubles with the team of Marie Watanabe (Houston, TX) and Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, AB) combining for a 9-8 (7) win at the number one position. Wellesley also got a hard-fought match from Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) and Nathalie Herman (San Francisco, CA), who fell 8-6 in the number two spot.
In singles action, Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA) picked up the only victory for Wellesley, a 7-6(6), 6-4 triumph in the number five slot.
Wellesley returns to the courts on Saturday playing at the Seven Sisters Championships hosted by Smith College. The Blue will face Bryn Mawr at 12:30pm and Mount Holyoke at 3:30pm.
#7 Pomona-Pitzer 7, Wellesley College 2
Mar 25, 2010 at Claremont, CA (Pomona-Pitzer)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Siobhan Finicane (POM) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-2, 3-6, 10-3 |
| 2. Jaime Solomon (POM) def. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. Kara Wang (POM) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 3-0, retired |
| 4. Nicole Holsted (POM) def. Nathalie Herman (WEL) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 5. Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Jessica Hsu (POM) 7-6, 6-4 |
| 6. Zoe Fisher (POM) def. Alice Kate Cummings (WEL) 6-0, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Jaime Solomon/Kara Wang (POM) 9-8 |
| 2. Nicole Holsted/Emily Kawahara (POM) def. Mohona Siddique/Nathalie Herman (WEL) 8-6 |
| 3. Jessica Hsu/Zoe Fisher (POM) def. Meghan Stubblebine/Whitney Reid (WEL) 8-1 |