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NORTON, Mass. -- The Wheaton College women's tennis team moved
into a tie for first place in the New England Women's and Men's
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Tuesday afternoon thanks to its 6-3
victory over previously league unbeaten Babson College in a battle
between regionally-ranked squads on the Clark Tennis Courts.
Improving to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in league play, the Lyons entered
today's match ranked 12th in the Northeast by the Intercollegiate
Tennis Association (ITA), while the 15th-ranked Beavers suffered
their second straight loss in falling to 5-2 and 3-1.
Regionally-ranked juniors Sarah Geocaris (Newport Beach, CA/Sage
Hill School) and Catherine Teague (Manchester, NH/Central) and
junior Ellen Van Faasen (Manchester, MA/Manchester Essex Regional)
and sophomore Rosalyn Chesky (South Hadley, MA/Wilbraham &
Monson Academy) provided the hosts with easy wins at first and
third doubles, respectively. Geocaris and Teague posted an
8-1 result in the top spot, and Chesky and Van Faasen won 8-2 at
three.
Babson's first point was provided by seniors Lorena Becerra
(Key Biscayne, FL/Gulliver Prep) and Liz Sheerin
(Melrose, MA/Melrose), who won a tight battle
with Wheaton senior Katherine Knies (Purdys, NY/North Salem)
and sophomore Allesandra DiOrio (Cumberland, RI/Lincoln School),
8-6, at number two.
Clinging to a 2-1 edge, the Lyons doubled their advantage with
early singles wins in the second and sixth slots, as Teague notched
a 6-3, 6-1 win at two and Chesky a 7-5, 6-1 victory at six.
The Beavers narrowed their deficit to 4-3 thanks to wins in the
first and third positions by senior Jes Huang (Andover,
MA/Groton School) and Becerra, respectively.
DiOrio clinched the team victory for the Lyons with a 6-1, 6-4
triumph at number four before Knies provided the hosts with their
sixth point following a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over freshman
Mikaela Stamas (Northboro, MA/Algonquin Regional)
in the fifth position.
NOTE: Taken from a Wheaton College press release.
