Saturday, April 16, 2016

Eighth-Ranked Wesleyan Women’s Tennis Earns 7-2 Win Over Hamilton

CLINTON, N.Y. – The 8th-ranked Wesleyan University women’s tennis team defeated NESCAC opponent Hamilton College Saturday morning, 7-2 at Hamilton’s Gray Tennis courts.

RECORDS
Wesleyan: 4-3, 1-3 NESCAC
Hamilton: 11-5, 0-4 NESCAC

DOUBLES RESULTS

  • Wesleyan swept doubles action, 3-0.
  • In No. 1 doubles, Eudice Chong ’18 and Aashli Budhiraja ’18 claimed an 8-2 victory over Jane Haffer and Lindsay Jadow.
  • No. 2 doubles featured an 8-1 win by Victoria Yu ’19 and Dasha Dubinsky ’18 against Claire Keyte and Samantha Weeks.
  • Helen Klass-Warch ’18 and Nicole McCann ’18 won decisively in No. 3 doubles, 8-0 over Emily Chan and Claudia Morse.

SINGLES RESULTS

  • Wesleyan won No. 1-4 singles to claim the 7-2 victory.
  • After a difficult first set in which Chong edged Haffer, 7-6 (5) in No. 1 singles, the sophomore responded with a 6-0 win in the second to claim the match.
  • Yu defeated Jadow in No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-3.
  • Klass-Warch won both sets, 6-4 against Winnie Tang in No. 3 singles, and Budhiraja claimed No. 4 singles over Keyte by scores of 6-4, 6-2.
  • McCann was narrowly edged in No. 5 singles against Jane Bary. After claiming the first set, 6-2, she dropped the second 7-6 before falling short in a thrilling set three, 16-14.

UP NEXT

  • Wesleyan returns to the courts tomorrow, April 17 and will play at No. 5 Amherst. The match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
  • The Continentals play later today against Le Moyne, slated for a 4 p.m. start.

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