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Tennis Finishes Fifth At Seven Sisters Championship

Northampton, MA: The Pioneers fell to Vassar this morning and Mount Holyoke this afternoon with identical 5-0 scores to finish in fifth place at the 2007 Seven Sisters Tennis Championship held at Mount Holyoke in South Hadley.

Catherine Lydecker (Conway,. NH) and Kate Johnson (Auburn, KS) lost a heartbreaker against Mount Holyoke at number one doubles 7-5, 7-6(13-11) while Miyu Kikuchi (Tokyo, Japan) almost pulled out the win but fell 6-4, 7-6(7-3). Wellesley won its third consecutive title defeating Vassar 3-2 to end the tournament with 18 points. Vassar finished second with 17 points, Mount Holyoke third with nine, Bryn Mawr and Smith finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Smith vs. Vassar
Doubles
#1 Elysa Kliman/Krista Romita def. Catherine Lydecker/Kate Johnson, 6-0, 6-1
#2 Courtney Burks/Jamison Steele def. Alanna Dick/Tina Jackson, 6-1, 6-2
Singles
#1 Debbie Sharnak def. Seiko Fujii, 6-0, 6-0
#2 Kelly Graham def. Miyu Kikuchi, 6-1, 6-0
#3 Nicole Pontee def. Vida Chen, 6-0, 6-0

Smith vs. Mount Holyoke
Doubles
#1 Anna Boatwright/Anjali Bhalodia def. Lydecker/Johnson, 7-5,7-6(13-11)
#2 Sarah London/Beatrix Hartmann def. Dick/Jackson, 6-2, 6-3
Singles
#1 Aleksandra Mihailovice def. Fujii, 6-4, 6-1
#2 Ashley Fallon def. Kikuchi, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)
#3 Helenda Jedziniak def. Chen, 6-1, 6-1

The Pioneers will host Union and Brandeis on Saturday, April 14 with match times at 9 am and 2 pm.