MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Making their third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division III Tournament, the Mount Saint Mary College women's tennis team lost an opening round match to Wellesley College on Friday afternoon by a score of 5-0. The Knights finish another stellar season with a record of 13-4.
Wellesley swept the doubles points and clinched the match with wins at third and fifth singles. Junior Gabriela Murphy-Goldberg put up a fight in her match at first singles and had dropped the opening set, 6-2, at the conclusion of the match. Senior Annmarie Llewellyn was on the board in the second set at second singles, trailing only 2-1 when the match was called.
Wellesley advances to play Bowdoin College in tomorrow's second round.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe (WEL) vs. Murphy-Goldberg, Gab (MSMC-W) 6-2, unfinished |
| 2. Erica Choo (WEL) vs. Llewellyn, Annie (MSMC-W) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished |
| 3. Melissa Clark (WEL) def. Niad, Alissa (MSMC-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Diana Granger (WEL) vs. Saydlowski, Jill (MSMC-W) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished |
| 5. SoJung Lee (WEL) def. Torre, Jillian (MSMC-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Kendall Tada (WEL) vs. Ivan, Jackie (MSMC-W) 6-0, 3-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Marie Watanabe/SoJung Lee (WEL) def. Murphy-Goldberg, Gab/Llewellyn, Annie (MSMC-W) 8-1 |
| 2. Diana Granger/Erica Choo (WEL) def. Niad, Alissa/Saydlowski, Jill (MSMC-W) 8-1 |
| 3. Melissa Clark/Kendall Tada (WEL) def. Torre, Jillian/Seidel, Johanna (MSMC-W) 8-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Mount Saint Mary College 13-4 |
| Wellesley 16-3 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,5) |
| NCAA Regional at Middlebury (Vt.) |