WELLESLEY, Mass. – No. 16 Wellesley College tennis will face off with No. 15 Babson College in NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championships Semifinals for the No. 2 vs. No. 3 seed matchup at 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 3. The contest will take place at The Amy Batchelor '88, Trustee, Tennis Courts, with Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse serving as the rain backup.
The winner of the match will take on the victor of No. 1 seed MIT vs. No. 4 seed Smith College on Sunday, May 4 at MIT at 12:00 PM in the finals.
During the regular season, the Blue pulled off a 4-3 win over Babson. After dropping the doubles point and going down 3-0, the Blue surged back, winning No. 2, 4 and 5 singles to even up the match. First-year Rianna Mariotti (Forest Hills, N.Y.) was ultimately the decider at sixth singles, winning a three set marathon 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(6).
Spectator Information:
Visitors Guide: A visitors guide to Wellesley College.
Live Results: Live results are available on iOnCourt. Post match results will be available on wellesleyblue.com.
Watch: Click here to watch the match on FloSports (Courts 1, 2, 3 streaming).
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) consists of 12 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.