Blue Tennis Powers Past Clark, 7-2
Worcester, Mass. – Powered by a pair of doubles wins and five singles wins, visiting Wellesley College knocked off host Clark, 7-2 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's tennis action on Saturday.
Diana Granger was a double winner for Wellesley, teaming with Jacqueline Shen to win at No. 1 doubles (8-3) and then defeating Emily Schweitzer 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
Clark's two victories came at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. Gaby Suriano won in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. The Cougars' second win came behind Schweitzer and Julia Bergeron who won 8-4 over Nathalie Herman/Morgan Johnstonbaugh.
The Cougars continue conference play on Tuesday at Mount Holyoke, while Wellesley hosts MIT.
Courtesy Clark Sports Information
Wellesley College 7, Clark University 2
10/02/2010 at Worcester, Mass. (Corash Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Gaby Suriano (CLK) def. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Erica Choo (WEL) def. Sarah Sachs (CLK) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Nathalie Herman (WEL) def. Julia Bergeron (CLK) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Kendall Tada (WEL) def. Olivia Levine (CLK) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Diana Granger (WEL) def. Emily Schweitzer (CLK) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Elena
Bowen (WEL) def. Kristen Cullity (CLK) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Jacqueline Shen/Diana Granger (WEL) def. Gaby Suriano/Sarah Sachs (CLK) 8-3 |
| 2. Emily Schweitzer/Julia Bergeron (CLK) def. Nathalie Herman/Morgan Johnstonbaugh (WEL) 8-4 |
| 3. Raji Nagalla/Mika Asaba (WEL) def. Kristen Cullity/Martha Ziemer (CLK) 8-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Wellesley College 2-2, 2-1 NEWMAC |
| Clark University 3-3, 0-2 NEWMAC |
| T-3:15 A-123 |