October 19, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Smith Tennis Completes Weekend at NEWITT
Northampton, MA: The Pioneers finished up action this weekend in the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament. Participating this weekend in the two person team tournament for Smith were, (1) Diana Fiumefreddo/Nikki Anderson, (2) Jaimi Inskeep/Gianna Teague, (3) Mindy Chu/Clair Oblamski, and (4) Nawal Mays/Maggie Steiner.
The Smith duo of Mays (Niskayuna, NY) and Steiner (Madison, CT) lost in the finals of the consolation bracket Sunday. They were defeated 3-0 by Babson College's team of Liz Sheerin and Rebecca Stone. Mays and Steiner lost in doubles by a score of 8-4, Stone then defeated Mays 6-4, 6-2, while Sheerin defeated Steiner 6-2, 6-2.
FRIDAYS RESULTS
Ria Chada/Nina Levine (Brandeis) def. Mays/Steiner (SC) 2-1
Doubles (Brandies) 8-5
Levine def. Mays (SC) 6-2, 6-0
Steiner (SC) def. Chada 6-1, 6-1
Steiner/Mays (SC) def. Thuy Lee/Katelyn Paquette (Suffolk) 3-0
Doubles (SC) 8-3
Mays (SC) def. Lee 6-2, 6-1
Steiner (SC) def. Paquette 6-1, 6-0
Hillary Rosen (Tufts)/ Katy Killianan (Simmons) def. Inskeep/Teague (SC) 3-0
Doubles (Tufts/Simmons) 8-5
Rosen def. Inskeep (SC) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Hallianan def. Teague (SC)6-4, 6-3
Fiumefreddo/Anderson (SC) def. Allesandra DiOrio/Katherine Knies (Wheaton) 2-1
Doubles 8-1 (SC)
Fiumefreddo (SC) def. DiOrio 6-2, 6-3
Knies def. Anderson (SC) 6-2, 6-3
Courtney Farrell/Heather Walsh (Babson) def. Fiumefreddo/Anderson (SC) 3-0
Doubles 8-3 (SC)
Farrell def. Fiumefreddo (SC) 6-3, 6-3
Walsh def. Anderson (SC) 6-3, 6-0
Chu/Oblamski (SC) def. Katherine Wilmes/Jill Mackey (Roger Williams) 2-1
Doubles 8-3 (SC)
Chu (SC) def. Wilmes 6-3, 6-1
Mackey def. Oblamski (SC) 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
Tara Shabahang/Christina Martinez (Amherst) def. Chu/Oblamski (SC) 2-1
Doubles 8-2 (Amherst)
Shabahang def. Chu (SC) 6-3, 6-3
Oblamski (SC) def. Martinez 6-0, 6-1
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Chu/Oblamski (SC) def. Caroline Barone/Ari Olswanger (Conn. College) 2-1
Doubles 8-4 (SC)
Barone def. Chu (SC) 6-2, 6-4
Oblamski (SC) def. Olswanger
Hillary Cunningham/Whitney Hanson (Middlebury) def. Chu/Oblamski (SC) 3-0
Doubles 8-4 (Middlebury)
Cunningham def. Chu (SC) 6-2, 6-1
Hanson def. Oblamski (SC) 6-2, 6-1
Katie Brezinksi/Taha deSherbinin (Colby) def. Inskeep/Teague 2-1
Doubles 8-5 (Colby)
Brezinksi def. Inskeep (SC) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Teague (SC) def. deSherbinin 6-2, 7-5
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Liz Sheerin/Rebecca Stone (Babson) def. Mays/Steiner (SC) 3-0
Doubles 8-4 (Babson)
Stone def. Mays (SC) 6-4, 6-2
Sheerin def. Steiner (SC) 6-2, 6-2
