Teams: Women's Tennis: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS IMPROVE TO 9-4 WITH NESCAC VICTORY OVER CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
Tufts 8, Connecticut College 1

At Medford, MA
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Match Scores

Junior Mari Homma was one of five Jumbos to win in both doubles and singles

MEDFORD -- Led by the fine play of junior Mari Homma (Eastchester, NY) and sophomores Meghan McCooey (Cumberland, RI) and Erica Miller (Boca Raton, FL), the Tufts University women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory over Connecticut College in a NESCAC match on Tuesday afternoon. The Jumbos improved to 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the league, while the Camels dipped to 6-9 and 1-4.

Tufts won all three doubles matches, with McCooey and Miller improving to 9-1 overall this year with an 8-2 victory in the #2 match. The first-year pair of Julia Browne (Old Brookville, NY) and Edwina Stewart (London, England) scored an easy 8-1 win in the #3 match. The top doubles pair of senior co-captain Andrea Cenko (St. Louis, MO) and Homma won 8-5.

It didn't take long for Tufts to clinch the match in singles. Miller defeated Connecticut College's Jessica Bender 6-3, 6-1 in the #3 match and Homma was a 6-2, 6-1 winner against Lacey Herchek at #5. McCooey won her first set at #2 6-3 before her opponent had to default with an injury.

The lone Camel win came at #6 singles, where Caroline Barone won a second-set tie-breaker 7-6(2) after earning a 6-1 win in the first set.

The Jumbos play at Wellesley on Friday before returning home for their regular-season finale on Saturday against Trinity. Connecticut College has a NESCAC match at Bates on Saturday.

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