BABSON PARK, Mass.— Despite opening the match with a victory in doubles play, Wellesley College tennis dropped a 7-2 decision to host Babson College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday at Farewell courts.

Babson improves to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while Wellesley drops to 5-3 overall (4-2 NEWMAC).

In singles play, sophomore Emily Olson (La Jolla, Calif.) was the only Wellesley player to earn a win, defeating Tori Paolino (East Orleans, Mass.), 6-4, 6-1, at #4 Singles.

After dropping the #1 and #3 doubles matches, the Blue countered at #2, as juniors Carina Chen (Hong Kong) and Andjela Stojkovic (Victoria, British Columbia) defeated Paolino and junior Dina Weick (Woodbridge, Conn.), 9-7.

Babson sophomores Yagmur Akgul (Istanbul, Turkey) and Jenny Quenard (St.-Legier, Switzerland) earned the victory at #1 doubles, defeating Olson and first year Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.), 8-3. Both Babson players went on to score victories in singles play, as Akgul defeated Stojkovic (6-0, 6-4) at #1 Singles and Quenard topped Chen (7-5, 6-2) at #3 Singles.

Babson first-years Eleni Gianelos (West Chester, Pa.) and Chloe Brandt (Denver, Colo) secured the Babson victory at #3 Doubles with an 8-6 victory over first years Tristan Lorich (New York, N.Y.) and Rosanne Hu (Troy, Texas). Each added singles victories, with Gianelos earning a 7-5, 6-2 win over Huang at #2 and Brandt posting a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 victory over first year So Jin Ki (Seoul, South Korea) at #6.

Weick also added a singles victory for Babson, defeating Lorich (New York, N.Y.) 6-4, 6-1 at #5 Singles to seal the 7-2 win for the Beavers.

Both teams continue NEWMAC action on Tuesday, October 5, with Wellesley set to host Emerson at 5:00 PM, while Babson hosts Wheaton at 3:30 PM.