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No. 13 Women's Tennis Coasts Past Mount Holyoke, 8-1

Box Score SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.—Sophomore Elena Keitt (Austin, Texas) picked up victories in both singles and doubles to help No. 13 Babson College cruise to an 8-1 win over Mount Holyoke College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's tennis action on Wednesday evening. 

With its second consecutive victory, Babson improves to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play. Mount Holyoke, which had its four-match winning streak snapped, slips to 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the NEWMAC. 

The Beavers swept the Lyons in doubles, beginning with an 8-3 triumph by Keitt and sophomore Kamila Stasiowska (Burlington, Conn.) at number three. Senior Juliette Moschella (Little Silver, N.J.) and junior Laetitia Rizk (Beirut, Lebanon) were 8-2 winners at number two, while the duo of senior Adèle Fernández (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) and first-year Chaniel Soffer (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) posted an 8-4 victory at number one. 

Keitt took the opening set 6-0 at number three singles before first-year Rachel Allen (Mary Esther, Fla.) retired for Babson's first singles point, which was followed by sophomore Grace Starcher (Morristown, N.J.) winning 6-0, 6-1 at number five. Sophomore Shyla Khattar (New Delhi, India) picked up the first dual-match singles victory of her career by defeating sophomore Cal Smith (Bridgewater, Mass.) at number four, while senior Jane Wang (San Diego, Calif.) recorded a 6-2, 6-3 victory at number six. 

The Beavers' final point came at number one where junior Olivia Soffer (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) downed junior Annika Chai (London, England), 6-3, 6-2. Mount Holyoke claimed its lone point at number two singles where sophomore Kirat Kaur (Chandigarh, India) earned a hard-fought 7-6 (8-6), 6-4) win over Chaniel Soffer

Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson travels to Salve Regina at 10:30 a.m., while Mount Holyoke heads to Emerson for an 11 a.m. match. 
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Players Mentioned

Adèle Fernández

Adèle Fernández

Senior
Elena Keitt

Elena Keitt

Sophomore
Shyla Khattar

Shyla Khattar

Sophomore
Juliette Moschella

Juliette Moschella

Senior
Olivia Soffer

Olivia Soffer

Junior
Grace Starcher

Grace Starcher

Sophomore
Kamila Stasiowska

Kamila Stasiowska

Sophomore
Jane Wang

Jane Wang

Senior
Chaniel Soffer

Chaniel Soffer

Freshman
Laetitia Rizk

Laetitia Rizk

Junior

Players Mentioned

Adèle Fernández

Adèle Fernández

Senior
Elena Keitt

Elena Keitt

Sophomore
Shyla Khattar

Shyla Khattar

Sophomore
Juliette Moschella

Juliette Moschella

Senior
Olivia Soffer

Olivia Soffer

Junior
Grace Starcher

Grace Starcher

Sophomore
Kamila Stasiowska

Kamila Stasiowska

Sophomore
Jane Wang

Jane Wang

Senior
Chaniel Soffer

Chaniel Soffer

Freshman
Laetitia Rizk

Laetitia Rizk

Junior