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BABSON PARK, Mass. - The Babson College women's tennis team
finished up its regular season competition with a 7-2 victory over
visiting MIT in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
(NEWMAC) contest at the Farwell Courts on Tuesday afternoon. With
the win, Babson (7-3 overall, 5-2 NEWMAC) will enter this weekend's
conference tournament as the third seed and will have face
sixth-seeded MIT (3-5 overall, 3-4 NEWMAC) in a rematch of today's
contest in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals this Saturday, October 24, at
11 a.m. at MIT.
All three doubles matches were decided by just two points, with
Babson taking two of the three for an early 2-1 lead. Senior
captains Liz Sheerin (Melrose, Mass.) and
Lorena Becerra (Key Biscayne, Fla.) teamed up for
a close 9-7 win at number two, and sophomore Ashley Lake
(Brockton, Mass.) joined forces with junior Monica
Mercer (Woodinville, Wash.) on an 8-6 victory at three.
MIT's first point came at number one doubles, where the tandem of
sophomores Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) and Alex Hall
(Hemet, Calif.) defeated Babson senior captain Jes Huang
(Andover, Mass.) and sophomore Rebecca Stone
(Dover, Mass.) in another tight match, 8-6.
Babson put the contest away with a dominating effort in singles
play, as the Beavers took five of six matches for the overall 7-2
win. Stone earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory at two, Becerra won 6-4, 6-1,
at three, Mercer cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at four, first-year
Mikaela Stamas (Northborough, Mass.) won, 6-0,
6-3, at five, and sophomore Gabriela Baez (Quito,
Ecuador) posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory at six. The Engineers
picked up their second point in the number one slot, where
Vishnevetsky edged Huang, 6-3, 7-6 (5).