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Blue Tennis Falls at to #5 Tufts

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The Wellesley College tennis team dropped a 9-0 match at the hands of the fifth-ranked team in the nation, Tufts University, on Saturday in Wellesley. The match was held indoors at the Keohane Sports Center.

Tufts, also ranked #3 in the region, improves to 11-2 this season. Wellesley, the 10th-ranked team in the region, sets its season record to 15-7.

The Jumbos swept doubles play to go ahead, 3-0. At one, Julia Browne and Shelci Bowman earned an 8-4 victory over Wellesley's Marie Watanabe and Jacqueline Shen, while at two, Lindsay Katz and Eliza Flynn defeated the Blue's Nathalie Herman and Diana Granger, 8-4. At three, Samantha Gann and Janice Lam cruised to an 8-1 victory over Erica Choo and Kendall Tada.

In singles, the top-ranked player in the nation, Browne, defeated Wellesley's Watanabe, 6-0, 6-4, while at two, Shen took Tufts' Katz to a first-set tiebreaker, before falling 7-6(6), 6-2. At three, Bowman defeated Choo, 6-2, 7-5, while at four, Granger fell to Lauren Hollender, 6-4, 6-4. Rounding out singles, Herman fell to Gann, 6-1, 6-3, and Morgan Johnstonbaugh fell to Edwina Stewart, 6-2, 6-2.

Wellesley hits the courts again in two weeks, facing off against Bowdoin on Saturday the 30th. Tufts will next host #1 Amherst College on Tuesday.

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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
Morgan Johnstonbaugh

Morgan Johnstonbaugh

5' 8"
2014
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
Morgan Johnstonbaugh

Morgan Johnstonbaugh

5' 8"
2014
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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