March 28, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carole Grills
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Tennis Drops First Two Matches at Seven Sisters Championship

Northampton, MA: The Pioneers were swept 5-0 today by both host Vassar College and Wellesley College in first day action of the 2009 Seven Sisters Tennis Championship. Other match scores today included Mount Holyoke 3, Bryn Mawr 2 and Wellesley 5, Bryn Mawr 0.

Wellesley 5, Smith 0
Singles
1. Clair Oblamski lost to Marie Watanabe, 1-6, 1-6
2. Margaret Steiner lost to Grace Cheng, 0-6, 0-6
3. Robyn Cyr lost to Nathalie Herman, 1-6, 0-6
Doubles
1. Jaimi Inskeep/Gianna Teague lost to Mona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen, 0-6, 2-6
2. Allyson Hawkins/Mindy Chu lost to Meghan Stobblebine/Katie Ching, 1-6, 0-6

Vassar 5, Smith 0
Singles
1. Oblamski lost to Nicole Pontee, 1-6, 0-6
2. Steiner lost to Jennifer Beckerman, 0-6, 0-6
3. Cyr lost to Alexis Jacobson, 0-6, 0-6
Doubles
1. Inskeep/Teague lost to Joy Backer/krista Romita, 2-6, 0-6
2. Hawkins/Chu lost to Jamie Steele/Nicole Block, 2-6, 0-6

Smith will face both Bryn Mawr and Mount Holyoke on Sunday.