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Tennis Loses Heartbreaker to Brandeis, 5-4

WALTHAM, MASS. – The Wellesley College tennis team dropped a 5-4 heartbreaket to #30 Brandeis University this evening on Brandeis' Gosman indoor tennis courts.  With the win the Judges improve to 10-6 on the season, while the loss drops the Blue to 15-6.

The Judges took a 2-1 lead coming out of doubles competition.  Rachel Rosman and Faith Broderick defeated their Wellesley opponents Jacqueline Shen and Marie Watanabe, 8-6, in the first position.  Mackenzie Gallegos and junior Nina Levine topped Nathalie Herman and Diana Granger, 9-7 in the second spot.  The Blue picked up a win in the third position, where Kendall Tada and Erica Choo won 8-6 over rookies Alexa Katz and Roberta Bergstein.

Wellesley got off to a fast start in singles action, defeating Brandeis in the first two spots.  Watanabe took a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Rosman, while Shen went 6-3, 6-4 over Broderick.  Gallegos defeated Choo in the third position, 6-3, 6-1 to knot the match at 3-3. 

Levine finished 6-4, 6-3 over Tada in the sixth spot to give Brandeis a 4-3 lead with two matches remaining.  Granger defeated Bergstein in the fifth position, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0, to put the pressure on the fourth seed match.

The Judges clinched the win when rookie Allyson Bernstein overtook Herman.  After dropping the first set, 1-6, Bernstein came back, going 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 to give her squad a 5-4 decision.

Brandeis is in action again on April 20 when they host the MIT Engineers. The Blue next play on April 16 when they battle Tufts University.

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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
Marie Watanabe

Marie Watanabe

5' 6"
2012

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
Marie Watanabe

Marie Watanabe

5' 6"
2012
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