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Tennis Falls 5-4 to Colby College on Saturday Afternoon

WELLESLEY, Mass. – The No. 27 ranked Wellesley College tennis team fell 5-4 to Colby College on Saturday afternoon inside the Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.

The Blue took two of three doubles matches for the third consecutive time and quickly took a 2-1 lead. The No. 1 doubles match was controlled by sophomores Annissa Mu (Saratoga, Calif.) and Melinda Alviar (Indianapolis, Ind.) by a score of 8-6 over Carly Levitz (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and Lindsey Hernandez (Chester, N.J.). The Blue also earned a win in the No. 3 doubles with sophomore Cristiana DeAgazio (Winchester, Mass.) and senior Michelle Shen (Dallas, Texas) defeating Caroline Kittle (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Caleigh McClain (Chesterfield, Mo.) by a score of 8-1. Colby got one back in the No. 2 doubles after Sam Riordan (Madison, Conn.) Sydney Landau (Charlotte, N.C.) won 8-3 over seniors Michaela Markwart (Hanover, Mass.) and Libby Chang (San Marino, Calif.).

The Mules caught fire to begin the singles matches beginning with Riordan defeating Mu in a tight 6-3, 4-6 (10-6) battle. Levitz then defeated Markwart 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 singles and Landau won 6-3, 5-7 (13-11) over Shen. The match was then closed out by Hernandez in a 6-3, 6-1 win over Chang as Colby took a 5-2 lead. The Blue would earn two more victories in the No. 5 and 6 matches as Alviar dominated 6-4, 6-1 over Kittle and DeAgazio went 6-1, 6-3 over Katharine Dougherty (Winchester, Mass.) respectively.

Wellesley is back in action against Whitman on Friday, March 18 at 12:00 PM in Trinity, Texas. Colby will play at Brandeis tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 PM.

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Players Mentioned

Libby Chang

Libby Chang

5' 3"
First-year
2022
Michaela Markwart

Michaela Markwart

5' 10"
First-year
2022
Michelle Shen

Michelle Shen

5' 5"
First-year
2022
Melinda Alviar

Melinda Alviar

5' 6"
Junior
2024
Cristiana DeAgazio

Cristiana DeAgazio

5' 7"
Junior
2024
Annissa Mu

Annissa Mu

5' 4"
Junior
2024

Players Mentioned

Libby Chang

Libby Chang

5' 3"
First-year
2022
Michaela Markwart

Michaela Markwart

5' 10"
First-year
2022
Michelle Shen

Michelle Shen

5' 5"
First-year
2022
Melinda Alviar

Melinda Alviar

5' 6"
Junior
2024
Cristiana DeAgazio

Cristiana DeAgazio

5' 7"
Junior
2024
Annissa Mu

Annissa Mu

5' 4"
Junior
2024
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