POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 14, 2016) — The Vassar College women's tennis team (11-6, 4-1 Liberty) will play against Massachusetts Institute of Technology at home on Saturday, April 16 at 12 p.m.

Match Details
Opponent: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (11-5, 8-0 NEWMAC)
Links: (MIT Women's Tennis Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY 
Location: Josselyn Tennis Courts
Date: April 16, 2016
Time: 12 p.m. Saturday
Coverage: (Live Stats)  
 
Last Time Out
For the second year in a row, the Brewers went undefeated on their way to winning the annual Seven Sisters Championship. Kate Christensen and doubles pairs Hanna McGuire/ Shayna Becker and Morgane Flournoy/ Kelsey Van Noy were named to the All-Seven Sisters Team.  After beating Bryn Mawr College and Smith College with 5-0 shutouts on Day 1 of the Championship, Vassar took down Mount Holyoke College and Wellesley with 4-1 scores on Day 2. 

A Look at the Engineers
MIT started the season off incredibly strong, opening with a ten match win streak. This streak gave them the incredible 8-0 record in conference that is still maintained today. However, the Engineers have been sliding as of lately, losing seven of their last eight matches. The lion's share of these losses game in the ITA Division III National Indoor Championship and in Exhibition, so MIT should certainly still be considered a formidable opponent for the Brewers. The Engineers will be looking to secure a win in Poughkeepsie and try to get back on a streak like the one they posted in the fall. 

Previous Meeting
The Brewers battled against the Engineers on April 18, 2015. No. 13 Massachusetts Institute of Technology swept singles and won two of three doubles matches to clinch a 8-1 head-to-head victory over No. 22 Vassar. At No. 3 doubles, Kate Christensen and Morgan Fitzgerald tallied the lone win for the Brewers on the day, topping Dora Tzeng and Krystal Lai, 8-6.

Common Foes
One of the Engineers' most recent losses was to Amherst College on April 9. MIT women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to the nationally ranked No. 6 Amherst. Similarly, the Brewers fell 9-0 to Amherst College on April 17. In doubles, Kate Christensen and Morgane Flournoy put up a good fight at three but ultimately lost 8-6. 

Killin' It Kate
Kate Christensen dominated in singles during the Seven Sisters Tournament and was named to the All-Seven Sisters Team. In the final day of the tournament, Connie Yoo defeated Mount Holyoke's Michelle Cai, Morgan Fitzgerald defeated Wellesley's Tristan Lorich, and Christensen defeated Ayame Yazawa of Mount Holyoke and Carina Chen of Wellesley.

Double Trouble
Doubles pairs Hanna McGuire and Shayna Becker and Morgane Flournoy and Kelsey Van Noy were named to the All-Seven Sisters team. Doubles duo, McGuire and Becker, won all three of their matches at the Seven Sisters Championship to secure their seventh win together, while Flournoy and Van Noy won all four of their matches to notch their fifth.

Freshman Flournoy
Morgane Flournoy won all four of her doubles matches over the weekend, as Vassar won the Seven Sisters Championship for the second time in as many years. On Day 1 of the championship, Flournoy and partner Kelsey Van Noy beat Mariam Haider and Em Prozinki of Bryn Mawr at two, 6-0, 6-0, before the duo took down Morgan Barney and Janan Fugel of Smith at one, 6-0, 6-0. Then on Day 2, the pair picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win at two over Amy Chen and Clara Wang of Mount Holyoke before they notched a 6-2, 6-3 victory at two over Emily Olson and Rosanne Hu of Wellesley

Up Next
The Vassar women's tennis team stays in Poughkeepsie for a match against William Smith College (Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m.) Senior Day will be that Saturday, as the Brewers play their last regular season match the next Saturday in Troy, NY against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at noon.