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Tennis Ends Fall as NEWMAC Runner-Up

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Despite a hard-fought battle today by the Wellesley tennis team, the Blue ended the fall season with a 5-2 loss to Wheaton in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Championship match.  The Lyons picked up their second-straight title at the event held on the campus of Smith College.

Wheaton (12-1) held a 2-1 lead after doubles play, netting an 8-2 win at No. 1 with the duo of Catherine Teague and Sarah Geocaris defeating Jacqueline Shen and Diana Granger, 8-2, while Madison Hartley and Lyndsay Cooke won at No. 2 doubles, topping the Wellesley pair of Erica Choo and Kendall Tada, 8-1.   

The Blue (8-3) earned their point at No. 3 when Raji Nagalla and Nathalie Herman beat Ellen Van Faasen and Allesandra DiOrio, 8-2.

Wheaton added wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles thanks to victories from Van Faasen's 6-1, 6-4 win over Morgan Johnstonbaugh at No. 6, and Cooke's 6-3, 6-0 triumph over Herman at No. 3.  Granger edged out Hartley at No. 5 for the Blue's remaining point, 6-1, 6-4.  

Teague, who earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honors, then clinched the match for Wheaton with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Shen at No. 1 singles, battling back from a 4-1 deficit in the second set.  

Wellesley, who finished as the NEWMAC runner-up for the second season in a row, returns to action in the spring with a full schedule including the 2011 Seven Sisters Championship.

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Players Mentioned

Erica Choo

Erica Choo

5' 2"
2014
Diana Granger

Diana Granger

5' 8"
2014
Nathalie Herman

Nathalie Herman

5' 6"
2011
Jacqueline Shen

Jacqueline Shen

5' 6"
2011
Kendall Tada

Kendall Tada

5' 2"
2014

Players Mentioned

Erica Choo

Erica Choo

5' 2"
2014
Diana Granger

Diana Granger

5' 8"
2014
Nathalie Herman

Nathalie Herman

5' 6"
2011
Jacqueline Shen

Jacqueline Shen

5' 6"
2011
Kendall Tada

Kendall Tada

5' 2"
2014
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