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Win Streak Snapped as Blue Tennis Falls In Tough 5-4 Final at Cerritos

NORWALK, Calif. – Wellesley College tennis entered Thursday night's match against Cerritos College with a perfect 4-0 record on their California road trip but in the end it was the host Falcons that would extend their own winning streak to 18 straight matches with a 5-4 victory over the Blue. 

Wellesley is now 8-5 overall after going 4-1 in five matches this week in California. Cerritos, a member of the California Community College Athletic Association's South Coast Conference, improves to 20-1 overall and remains unbeaten since February 3rd.

The Falcons jumped ahead in doubles play, taking a 2-1 lead thanks to victories at No. 1 and No. 2. At No. 2, Petra Such and Moa Lindström defeated Wellesley Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Calif.) and first year Abigail Schleichkorn (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), 8-3, to open the match. The Falcons then earned a crucial 8-6 victory in a tight No. 1 doubles match that saw Lisa Suzuki and Kseniia Prokopchuk top Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan).

Wellesley would get on the board at No. 3 doubles, where first years Lizzy Kong (Mason, Ohio) and Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) would down Itzi Torres and Diviana Bravo, 8-6, to pick up a point for the Blue.

The Blue dropped into a 3-1 hole to start singles, as Prokopchuk topped Kong, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 3, but Huang and Chu would rally in the next two matches to go final, tying the match 3-3 with victories at No. 1 and No. 6. Huang defeated Suzuki, 6-3, 6-3, and Chu defeated Bravo, 6-4, 6-1. Cerritos took the upper hand in the next two matches to clinch the victory, earning a pair of wins after the No. 2 and No. 5 matches ended at nearly the same time. At No. 2, Such topped Peng in a three-set decision, 6-0, 3-6, 6-0, while Torres took down junior Sojin Ki (Irvine, Calif.), 6-1, 6-4, to clinch the match.

Wellesley would get one back in the final match of the evening, where Hernandez outlasted Lindström in three, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6, to make the final score 5-4. Hernandez has now won six straight matches and is 4-0 playing in the No. 4 position in the Wellesley lineup.

The Blue return home and to the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) season on Tuesday, April 3 with a 4:30 PM match versus Clark.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Chu

Lily Chu

5' 5"
2021
Korina Hernandez

Korina Hernandez

5' 7"
2020
Justine Huang

Justine Huang

5' 3"
2019
Sojin Ki

Sojin Ki

5' 3"
2019
Lizzy Kong

Lizzy Kong

5' 5"
2021
Selina Peng

Selina Peng

5' 3"
2020
Abigail Schleichkorn

Abigail Schleichkorn

5' 3"
2021

Players Mentioned

Lily Chu

Lily Chu

5' 5"
2021
Korina Hernandez

Korina Hernandez

5' 7"
2020
Justine Huang

Justine Huang

5' 3"
2019
Sojin Ki

Sojin Ki

5' 3"
2019
Lizzy Kong

Lizzy Kong

5' 5"
2021
Selina Peng

Selina Peng

5' 3"
2020
Abigail Schleichkorn

Abigail Schleichkorn

5' 3"
2021
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