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Women's Tennis Opens Seven Sisters With Two Wins

WELLESLEY, MA (March 29, 2008) -- Vassar College and host Wellesley College each went 2-0 to open the 2008 Seven Sisters Tennis Championships. Smith College sits in third place with a record of 1-1, while Mount Holyoke College and Bryn Mawr College have each gone 0-2.

With 5-0 wins in each of their matches, Brewers and Blue each have 10 points on the day. Smith has four total points while Bryn Mawr has one.

Vassar opened play with a 5-0 win with a sweep over Mount Holyoke in the day's second match. In the opener, Wellesley posted a 5-0 win over Bryn Mawr.

Smith and Bryn Mawr played a marathon match which Smith took 4-1. Closing the day's action, Wellesley swept Mount Holyoke 5-0 while Vassar got a 5-0 over Smith.

Individually, the Wellesley number one doubles team of Jenna Mezin and Hali Walther and the Vassar number one pair of Elysa Kliman and Krista Romita have each posted two wins to sit atop the flight. At second doubles, Wellesley's Shivani Saxena and Vassar's Courtney Burks and Jamison Steele are tied at 2-0.

In singles, Jen Schwarzkopf of Wellesley and Vassar's Nicole Pontee each went 2-0 at the top singles flight. At number two, Wellesley's Meghan Stubblebine and Vassar's Kelly Barnett have identical 2-0 records. Rounding out the individual points, Wellesley's Trish Devine and Vassar's Alexis Jacobson each sport 2-0 marks.

Vassar 5, Mount Holyoke 0

Doubles
1. Kliman/Romita (VC) def. M. Sloane/N. Hsiang (MH), 6-1,6-1
2. Burks/Steele (VC) def. S. London/B. Hartmann (MH), 6-1, 6-1

Singles
1. Pontee (VC) def. E. Marifan (MH), 6-1, 6-1
2. Barnett (VC) def. E. Scordilis (MH), 6-2, 6-1
3. Jacobson (VC) def. J. Gresko (MH), 6-0, 6-0

Vassar 5, Smith 0

Doubles
1. Kliman/Romita (VC) def. C. Hill-Lydecker/A. Dick (SC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Burks/Steele (VC) def. S. Fujii/T. Jackson(SC), 6-1, 6-2

Singles
1. Pontee (VC) def. D. Fiumefreddo (SC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Barnett (VC) def. M. Chu (SC), 6-0, 6-0
3. Jacobson (VC) def. N. Anderson (SC), 6-0, 6-1

The 2008 Seven Sisters Championships wrap up on Sunday with the first match beginning at 9:00 am.

Saturday's Results
Wellesley 5, Bryn Mawr 0
Vassar 5, Mount Holyoke 0
Smith 4, Bryn Mawr 1
Wellesley 5, Mount Holyoke 0
Vassar 5, Smith 0

Sunday Schedule - March 30, 2008
9:00 am - Smith vs. Mount Holyoke
10:30 am - Vassar vs. Bryn Mawr
12:00 pm - Wellesley vs. Smith
1:30 pm - Mount Holyoke vs. Bryn Mawr
3:00 pm - Vassar vs. Wellesley
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