Teams: Women's Tennis: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS DEFEAT WESLEYAN 5-4 IN NESCAC TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS FINAL SCORE
NESCAC Tournament First Round
Tufts 5, Wesleyan 4

At Middlebury, VT
Friday, April 25, 2008

Match Scores

Sophomore Meghan McCooey clinched the match with her win at #1 singles

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- The Tufts University women's tennis team advanced to the NESCAC Tournament semi-finals with a 5-4 victory over Wesleyan University at Middlebury College on Friday. The Jumbos (11-5), seeded third in the tournament and ranked 13th nationally, will take on second-seed Amherst College on Saturday morning at 11:00 am in the semis at Middlebury, while top seed Williams meets Bowdoin at 8:30 a.m. in the other semi-final contest.

The Jumbos had all they could handle against sixth seed Wesleyan (11-7). Tufts led 2-1 after doubles play by taking the #2 and #3 matches. Sophomores Meghan McCooey (Cumberland, RI) and Erica Miller (Boca Raton, FL), tough to beat all season, were 8-0 winners on the second doubles court. Wesleyan's Anika Fischer and Rachael Ghorbani won a tie-breaker to take the #1 doubles match 9-8(5).

The Tufts lead moved moved to 4-1 after singles wins at #2 by first-year Julia Browne (Old Brookville, NY) and at #4 singles by senior captain Andrea Cenko (St. Louis, MO). Alex Sirois of Wesleyan defeated Tufts sophomore Laura Hoguet (Cincinnati, OH) 6-4, 6-2 at #6 singles to make it a 4-2 match, but McCooey sealed the match for the Jumbos with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ania Preneta at #1 singles.

Saturday's semi-final winners will play for the NESCAC championship on Sunday at 9:00 am at Middlebury.

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