WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College began the 2024-25 season with the opening day of the Wellesley Invitational at The Amy Batchelor '88, Trustee, Tennis Courts. The team is competing against Babson College, Brandeis University, Trinity (Conn.) College and UC Santa Cruz.

Friday's action included doubles play amongst the teams. First-year duo Sofia Corte-Real (Stamford, Conn.) and Kotistha Modak (Chennai, India) came away with a 6-4 win over a tandem from Santa Cruz. Modak and Corte-Real earned their second win of the day with a 6-0 sweep of a team from Trinity. 

First-year Nandini Patel (Phoenix, Ariz.) and sophomore Veda Madhusudan (Short Hills, N.J.) took down Shyla Khattar and Mariana Campos from Babson, 6-2.  The Wellesley twosome then earned a 6-1 win over Trinity. 

Sophomores Lily Cade (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Dalia Khera (Houston, Texas) later defeated Khattar and Campos 6-2. 

Sophomore Suzanne Xu (Boyds, Md.) and first-year Sophie Buttorff (Tacoma, Wash.) combined for a 6-1 victory over a Brandeis duo. Xu and Buttorff also defeated a team from Trinity by a 6-4 score. 

Sophomore Kriti Sarav (Chicago, Ill.) and first-year Rianna Mariotti (Forest Hills, N.Y.) teamed for a 6-2 victory against Trinity. 

The Wellesley Invitational continues tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM with singles action.