Wellesley Tennis Takes 6-3 Match Over MIT
In doubles, sophomore Marie Watanabe (Houston,
TX) and senior Meghan Stubblebine (Cumming, GA)
gave Wellesley a 1-0 lead with a 8-0 win over Kerry Weinberg (New
York, NY) and Jenny Dohlman (Wellesley, MA) at second
doubles. The Blue then stretched the advantage to 2-0 when
senior Mohona Siddique (Chevy Chase, MD) and
junior Jacqueline Shen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
paired up for an 8-6 win at first doubles over the MIT tandem of
Lesie Hansen (Fairfax, VA) and Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange,
CT).
MIT got on the board at third doubles when Alex Hall (Hemet, CA)
and Hillary Jenny (Green Bay, WI) won a tough 9-7 battle over
Nathalie Herman (San Francisco, CA) and Stephanie Chu (Hilo, HI),
cutting the Wellesley advantage to 2-1.
The Blue took control of the match in singles with quick wins
from Stubblebine and Shen. Stubblebine won 6-0, 6-0 over
Jenny in the fifth spot while Shen was a 6-0, 6-1 winner vs. Hall
at three, pushing the Wellesley lead to 4-1.
Wellesley got the deciding victory at six singles with a win from
Mariya Chokova (Kazanlak, Bulgaria) over MIT's
Soyna Makhni (Fort Pierce, FL), taking a 5-1 lead. The Blue
added to their total when Herman posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory in the
fourth spot over Dohlman pushing Wellesley in front, 6-1.
MIT would add victories at first and second doubles to set the
final score to 6-3. Hansen was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over
Watanable while Vishnevetsky won 6-1, 6-2 over Siddique.
Wellesley returns to the courts on Saturday, traveling to Springfield for a 1:00pm conference match. MIT next plays host to Smith College in a 1:00pm conference battle on Saturday.
Wellesley College 6, MIT 3
Oct 06, 2009 at Wellesley, MA
Singles competition |
1. Leslie Hansen (MIT) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-4, 6-4 |
2. Anastasia Vishnevetsky(MIT) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 6-1, 6-2 |
3. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Alex Hall (MIT) 6-0, 6-1 |
4. Nathalie Herman (WEL) def. Jenny Dohlman (MIT) 6-0, 6-3 |
5. Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Hillary Jenny (MIT) 6-0, 6-0 |
6. Mariya Chokova (WEL) def. Soyna Makhni (MIT) 6-3, 6-0 |
Doubles competition |
1. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Leslie Hansen/Anastasia Vishnevetsky (MIT) 8-6 |
2. Marie Watanabe/Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Kerry Weinberg/Jenny Dohlman (MIT) 8-0 |
3. Alex Hall/Hillary Jenny (MIT) def. Nathalie Herman/Stephanie Chu (WEL) 9-7 |
Match Notes |
MIT 2-3 |
Wellesley College 4-2 |
T-3:45 A-45 |