MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – 10 members of Wellesley College tennis have been named to the 2026 NEWMAC Women's Tennis Academic All-Conference Team.

Senior Emilee Pak (Chicago, Ill.) has earned a third straight Academic All-Conference honor. 

Junior Lily Cade (Minneapolis, Minn.), Dalia Khera (Houston, Texas), Veda Madhusudan (Short Hills, N.J.), Kriti Sarav (Chicago, Ill.) and Suzanne Xu (Boyds, Md.) have each made the team for a second year in a row.

Sophomores Sophie Buttorff (Tacoma, Wash.), Sofia Corte-Real (Stamford, Conn.), Rianna Mariotti (Forest Hills, N.Y.) and Nandini Patel (Phoenix, Ariz.) have each made the list in their first year of eligibility.

Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2025 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at their institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

The complete list of Blue honorees can be found below (*indicates number of times named to the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference team): 

• Emilee Pak '26 (Chicago, Ill.) ***
• Lily Cade '27 (Minneapolis, Minn.) **
• Dalia Khera '27 (Houston, Texas) **
• Veda Madhusudan '27 (Short Hills, N.J.) **
• Kriti Sarav '27 (Chicago, Ill.) **
• Suzanne Xu '27 (Boyds, Md.) **
• Sophie Buttorff '28 (Tacoma, Wash.) *
• Sofia Corte-Real '28 (Stamford, Conn.) *
• Rianna Mariotti '28 (Forest Hills, N.Y.) *
• Nandini Patel '28 (Phoenix, Ariz.) *

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) consists of 12 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.