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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Wellesley College tennis concluded its fall season by winning the "B" and "C" draws at NEWITT on Sunday.

Juniors Sophie Buttorff (Tacoma, Wash.) and Nandini Patel (Phoenix, Ariz.) were the "B" draw champions, defeating Williams College senior Margaux Molyneux (Washington, D.C.) and sophomore Katelyn Wu (Northbrook, Ill.) in the finals. Patel nabbed a comeback 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(7) win over Molyneux but Wu countered by winning 6-4, 6-3 versus Buttorff. It all came down to doubles, where Wellesley controlled a 6-2 set to win its draw.

Wellesley also won the "C" draw, with seniors Dalia Khera (Houston, Texas) and Veda Madhusudan (Short Hills, N.J.) winning the bracket. The pair vanquished Gordon College senior Chloe Hanley (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and first-year Abigail Goodwin (Albuquerque, N.M.), 3-0. Both Blue members won singles in straight sets and the pair didn't allow a game in 6-0 sweep of doubles.

Senior Suzanne Xu (Boyds, Md.) and Kakou Narita (Tokyo, Japan) lost a close 2-1 match in the "A" draw consolation finals to Skidmore College sophomores Ellie Lake (Annapolis, Md.) and Ginerva Muratori (Como, Italy). Xu lost 6-3, 6-1 to Muratori in singles and Narita fell 6-7(4), 6-3, 1-0(2) to Lake. The Wellesley pair did manage to win a 7-5 decision in doubles.

In the "B" draw 5th-8th place playoff round, sophomore Luna Bian (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and first-year Sophia Liang (Ann Arbor, Mich.) got a win. Bian beat Middlebury College first-year Lauren Oliver (Honolulu, Hawaii), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(7). Amherst's Cayna Ghaly (South Pasadena, Calif.) got the best of Liang, 6-1, 6-3. The Blue earned the deciding doubles set, 6-3.

The Blue will resume play in Spring 2027.