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Tennis Falls to Wellesley and Bryn Mawr In
Seven Sisters Championship

Northampton, MA: The Pioneers fell to Wellesley 5-0 and Bryn Mawr 3-2 in the first day of the Seven Sisters Championship being held at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA.

The number one doubles team of Catherine Lydecker (Conway, NH) and Kate Johnson (Auburn, KS) picked up one win for Smith against Bryn Mawr while Miyu Kikuchi (Tokyo, Japan) the other at number two singles. The Pioneers will face Vassar at 10:30 am and Mount Holyoke at 1 pm tomorrow to complete the round robin tournament.

Smith vs. Wellesley
Doubles
1. Trish Devine/Jen Schwarzkopf def. Catherine Lydecker/Kate Johnson, 6-2, 6-0
2. Jane Booth-Tobin/Meghan Stubblebine def. Alanna Dick/Tina Jackson, 6-0, 6-0

Singles
1. Jenna Mezin def. Seiko Fujii, 6-0, 6-0
2. Hali Walther def. Miyu Kikuchi, 6-1, 6-0
3. Mohona Siddique def. Francesca Albrezzi, 6-0, 6-1

Smith vs. Bryn Mawr
Doubles
1. Marie Sager/Steffi Aspero lost to Lydecker/Johnson, 7-6(7-4), 6-1
2. Anna Dedar/Elizabeth ver Hoeve def. Dick/Jackson, 6-1,3-6,6-1

Singles
1. Karen Gisburg def. Fujii, 6-4, 6-4
2. Priscila Roney lost to Kikuchi, 6-0, 6-0
3. Melissa Mansh def. Vida Chen, 7-5,4-6,6-3