No. 3 Blue Tennis to Host No. 6 Mount Holyoke to Begin NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship

WESTWOOD, Mass. – With the conclusion of the regular season this afternoon, the NEWMAC has announced the seeds for the 2023 Women's Tennis Championship bracket. The championship tournament will consist of six teams that will compete for the NEWMAC title, with matches beginning on Tuesday, April 25th. Wellesley (6-2) finished as the No. 3 seed and will host No. 6 Mount Holyoke in the first round on Tuesday, April 25 at 4:00 PM.

During the regular season, Wellesley secured a 9-0 victory over Mount Holyoke with straight-set wins across the board for the Blue, including a 6-0, 6-0 win from junior Jennifer Fan (Vancouver, British Columbia).

Babson claimed the top seed and regular season title with a perfect 8-0 record and has hosting rights for the semifinals and final rounds. MIT (7-1) clinched the No. 2 seed, while Springfield (5-3) is the No. 4 seed and Smith (4-4) claimed the No. 5 seed. The Smith Pioneers will travel to the fourth-seeded Springfield Pride in the other opening round match on Tuesday. 

Top-seeded Babson will host the remaining contests, as the Beavers will take on the winner of the match between No. 5 Smith and No. 4 Springfield on Saturday, April 29th, while the winner of No. 6 Mount Holyoke and No. 3 Wellesley match will take on second-seeded MIT at Babson. The winners of each semifinal contest will meet in the championship game on Sunday, April 30th at Babson.  

2023 NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament

First Round - Tuesday, April 25th - at Higher Seeds

No. 5 Smith at No. 4 Springfield – TBA

No. 6 Mount Holyoke at No. 3 Wellesley - 4:00 PM

Semifinals - Saturday, April 29th - at Babson

Winner No. 4/No. 5 vs. No. 1 Babson – 10:30 a.m.

Winner No. 3/No. 6 vs. No. 2 MIT – 10:30 a.m.

Final - Sunday, April 30th - at Babson

Semifinal Winners – 12:00 p.m.

NEWMAC Announces 2023 Women's Tennis Championship; Babson Claims Top Seed