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Wellesley Tennis Sweeps Wis.-Oshkosh at USTA National Campus

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wellesley College tennis snapped a three-match non-conference losing streak with a convincing 9-0 victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Monday evening at the USTA National Campus.

The No. 39 ranked Blue improved to 1-1 on their spring break trip and 6-3 overall with the win. Oshkosh is now 5-5 overall.

Junior Selina Peng (Taichung, Taiwan) and first year Libby Chang (San Marino, Calif.) got the Blue rolling with an 8-2 victory over senior Hannah Peters (Hubertus, Wis.) and junior Samantha Koppa (Cedarburg, Wis.). The Blue jumped to a 2-0 lead when senior Justine Huang (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and first year Michaela Markwart (Hanover, Mass.) defeated junior Alyssa Leffler (Franksville, Wis.) and first year Michelle Spicer (Milwaukee, Wis.), 8-1. 

Senior Rosanne Hu (Sugar Land, Texas) and first year Michelle Shen (Dallas, Texas) completed a Wellesley doubles sweep, downing sophomore Kelley Hodyl (Wheaton, Ill.) and senior Ashlee Polena (Lake Geneva), 8-1. Leading 3-0 after doubles, the Blue clinched the victory over the Titans with victories in the No. 3 and No. 2 doubles matches.

Sophomore Lily Chu (Princeton, N.J.) defeated Koppa, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 3 to give Wellesley a 4-0 lead. Junior Korina Hernandez (Tampa, Fla.) then clinched the match at No. 2, downing Peters, 6-1, 6-3. Wellesley would go on to complete the sweep with victories in the four remaining matched.

At No. 1, Huang turned a 3-2 lead in the first set into a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Hodyl. Senior Tristan Lorich (New York, N.Y.) followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over first year Ireland Slattery (Kenosha, Wis.) at No. 5 and sophomore Abigail Schleichkorn (WEL) defeated Polena 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6. First year Cinji Lee (Seoul, South Korea) closed out the 9-0 Wellesley win at No. 4, defeating Spicer, 7-5, 6-2. 

Wellesley will close out the team's spring break trip on Tuesday, March 26, with an 11:30 AM match version Pacific (Ore.) at the USTA National Campus.

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Players Mentioned

Tristan Lorich

Tristan Lorich

5' 6"
2019
Libby Chang

Libby Chang

5' 3"
2022
Lily Chu

Lily Chu

5' 5"
2021
Korina Hernandez

Korina Hernandez

5' 7"
2020
Justine Huang

Justine Huang

5' 3"
2019
Rosanne Hu

Rosanne Hu

5' 6"
2019
Cinji Lee

Cinji Lee

5' 5"
2022
Michaela Markwart

Michaela Markwart

5' 10"
2022
Selina Peng

Selina Peng

5' 3"
2020
Abigail Schleichkorn

Abigail Schleichkorn

5' 3"
2021
Michelle Shen

Michelle Shen

5' 4"
2022

Players Mentioned

Tristan Lorich

Tristan Lorich

5' 6"
2019
Libby Chang

Libby Chang

5' 3"
2022
Lily Chu

Lily Chu

5' 5"
2021
Korina Hernandez

Korina Hernandez

5' 7"
2020
Justine Huang

Justine Huang

5' 3"
2019
Rosanne Hu

Rosanne Hu

5' 6"
2019
Cinji Lee

Cinji Lee

5' 5"
2022
Michaela Markwart

Michaela Markwart

5' 10"
2022
Selina Peng

Selina Peng

5' 3"
2020
Abigail Schleichkorn

Abigail Schleichkorn

5' 3"
2021
Michelle Shen

Michelle Shen

5' 4"
2022
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