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Posted: Oct 03, 2014

Wellesley Tennis Sweeps Wheaton in NEWMAC Action

Wellesley Tennis Sweeps Wheaton in NEWMAC Action
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Sojung Lee / Carina Chen (WEL)
def. Alexandra Marlowe / Amanda Brazell (WHEW)
8-0
Andjela Stojkovic / Caroline Hsu (WEL)
def. Izzy Gorham / Caroline DiNicola (WHEW)
8-0
Dasha Kostikina / Emily Olson (WEL)
def. Kathryn Burleson / Caroline Stanclift (WHEW)
8-0
Singles
Sojung Lee (WEL)
def. Alexandra Marlowe (WHEW)
6-4, 6-4
Andjela Stojkovic (WEL)
def. Amanda Brazell (WHEW)
7-6, 6-3
Carina Chen (WEL)
def. Izzy Gorham (WHEW)
6-1, 6-2
Caroline Hsu (WEL)
def. Caroline DiNicola (WHEW)
6-0, 6-0
Samantha Stone (WEL)
def. Kathryn Burleson (WHEW)
6-0, 6-0
Dasha Kostikina (WEL)
def. Stassy Furber (WHEW)
6-0, 6-1

WELLESLEY, Mass. — Wellesley College tennis improved to 5-2 on the season and 4-1  in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Friday evening, earning a 9-0 sweep of visiting Wheaton.

The Blue swept all three of the opening doubles matches by scores of 8-0 as the first doubles pair of Sojung Lee and Carina Chen topped Alexandra Marlowe and Amanda Brazell, while Andjela Stojkovic and Caroline Hsu defeat Izzy Gorham and Caroline DiNicola in second doubles and Dasha Kostikina and Emily Olson topped Kathryn Burleson and Caroline Stanclift in the third doubles match. 

In singles play, both Stone and Hsu cruised to victories of 6-0, 6-0 over Burleson and DiNicola, respectively. Kostikina also topped Wheaton's Stassy Furber by a 6-0, 6-1 score, while Chen earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Gorham. 

The final two matches of the day were also its closest as Stojkovic topped Brazell, escaping the first set with a 7-6 victory before closing it out with a 6-3 win. Lee finished off the sweep for the Blue, defeating Marlowe by dual 6-4 margins.

 

The Blue will be back in action tomorrow morning at 10:00 am when they host Babson in a NEWMAC contest. Wheaton will also continue its conference schedule when they take on MIT tomorrow at 1:00 pm.