Tada/Choo Advance to NEWITT Semifinals

AMHERST, Mass. -- Wellesley College's Kendall Tada and Erica Choo had a strong day two at the 2010 New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT) on Saturday. 

The first-year duo advanced to the semifinals of the Chris Davis "B" flight with two 3-0 victories on the day.  They opened with a sweep of the second pair from Babson College and then defeated the tournament's fifth-seeded pair, Roger Williams' #2 team, in the quarterfinals. Tada and Choo will now compete against a pair from Wheaton in the semifinals.

After opening with a day one win, Wellesley's #3 pair of Morgan Johnstonbaugh and Raji Nagalla dropped a tough match to Conn College's second team. 

In the consolation bracket of the Gail Smith "A" flight, Diana Granger, playing with a Middlebury player after an injury forced Jacqueline Shen out of the competition, posted a 2-1 win over Springfield's #1 pair, and then defeated Conn's #1 pair to advance to the semifinals.

Each team played one doubles match against their opponents and then two singles matches.  The pair that took two out of three matches advanced to the next round. Action continues tomorrow at 10:00am.