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Posted: Mar 03, 2018

Wellesley Tennis Drops Non-Conference Tilt at Skidmore, 7-2

Justine Huang and Selina Peng (pictured) combined for an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles (Gil Talbot).
Justine Huang and Selina Peng (pictured) combined for an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles (Gil Talbot).
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Justine Huang / Selina Peng (WEL)
def. Michelle Fuca / Ada Wiggins (SKID)
8-6
Renee Karchere-Sun / Risa Fukushige (SKID)
def. Lizzy Kong / Lily Chu (WEL)
8-5
Alexa Goldberg / Jessica Ampel (SKID)
def. Korina Hernandez / Abigail Schleichkorn (WEL)
8-2
Singles
Ada Wiggins (SKID)
def. Justine Huang (WEL)
2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Renee Karchere-Sun (SKID)
def. Selina Peng (WEL)
6-2, 6-3
Risa Fukushige (SKID)
def. Lizzy Kong (WEL)
6-2, 6-0
Michelle Fuca (SKID)
def. Sojin Ki (WEL)
6-2, 6-0
Korina Hernandez (WEL)
def. Laura Swenson (SKID)
7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Jackie Ahn (SKID)
def. Lily Chu (WEL)
7-6 (7-1), 7-5

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Wellesley College tennis got victories at No. 1 doubles and No. 5 singles, but host Skidmore College swept the remaining matches to down the Blue, 7-2, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon. Wellesley is now 3-2 overall, while the Thoroughbreds move to 5-1 on the season. 

Junior Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and sophomore Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan) combined for an 8-6 victory over Michelle Fuca (Manchester, Mass.) and Ada Wiggins (Burlington, Mass.) at No. 1 doubles that, at the time, tied the match 1-1. However, after already taking an 8-5 win in No. 2 doubles, Skidmore locked-up an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles to carry a 2-1 lead into doubles play.

Blue sophomore Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Fla.) used a first set tiebreaker to propel herself to a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 victory over Skidmore junior Laura Swenson (Winnetka, Ill.) at No. 5 singles but the hosts had already clinched the match by the time Hernandez earned the point, taking wins in the top four singles matches to jump to a 6-1 advantage. Skidmore first year Jackie Ahn (Willowbrook, Ill.) then closed out the 7-2 Skidmore win with a narrow 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 victory over Wellesley first year Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) at No. 6.

The Blue will look to bounce back with a pair of home matches against local rivals next Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. Wellesley will host Brandeis and 11:00 AM on Saturday and Tufts at 1:00 PM on Sunday.