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Posted: Apr 28, 2018

Wellesley Tennis Sweeps Past Springfield, Advances To NEWMAC Semis

First year Lily Chu earned wins in both singles and doubles play (Miranda Yang).
First year Lily Chu earned wins in both singles and doubles play (Miranda Yang).
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Justine Huang / Selina Peng (WEL)
def. Cara Freadman / Emily Etter (SPRW)
8-1
Korina Hernandez / Abigail Schleichkorn (WEL)
def. Melissa Parrish / Addie Kendall (SPRW)
8-1
Lily Chu / Lizzy Kong (WEL)
def. Rachel Litchfield / Rachel Ahlmeyer (SPRW)
8-1
Singles
Justine Huang (WEL)
def. Cara Freadman (SPRW)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Selina Peng (WEL)
def. Emily Etter (SPRW)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Lizzy Kong (WEL)
def. Rachel Litchfield (SPRW)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Korina Hernandez (WEL)
def. Addie Kendall (SPRW)
6-1, 6-1
Sojin Ki (WEL)
def. Melissa Parrish (SPRW)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Lily Chu (WEL)
def. Rachel Ahlmeyer (SPRW)
6-1, 6-0

WELLESLEY, Mass. – Third-seeded Wellesley College tennis took control of the match in doubles, before clinching the victory with wins in the No. 6 and No. 4 singles matches, to defeat sixth-seeded Springfield College, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2018 New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Wellesley Outdoor Courts.

With the win, Wellesley advances to take on No. 2 Babson College in the NEWMAC Semifinals on Tuesday, May 1 at 3:30 PM in Babson Park. 

2018 NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship Bracket

Junior Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and sophomore Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan) opened the day with an 8-1 victory in No. 1 doubles, defeating Springfield sophomore Cara Freadman (Richmond, Mass.) and junior Emily Etter (Guilford, Conn.). The Blue took a 2-0 lead just minutes later when sophomore Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Fla.) and first year Abigail Schleichkorn (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) bested junior Melissa Parrish (Framingham, Mass.) and sophomore Addie Kendall (Lakeville, Mass.), 8-1.

Wellesley would go on to close out doubles thanks to another 8-1 final, this time from first years Lizzy Kong (Mason, Ohio) and Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) over sophomore Rachel Ahlmeyer (Morris Plains, N.J.) and senior Rachel Litchfield (Northbridge, Mass.) at No. 3. After earning a win in doubles, Chu ran the Wellesley advantage to 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Ahlmeyer. Hernandez ended the match by decision with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kendall at No. 4.

Tuesday's match-up between Wellesley and Babson will be the fourth straight NEWMAC semifinal meeting between the two local rivals. Wellesley earned the victory last season after falling to Babson in the two years prior.