No. 3 Wellesley 4, No. 6 Wheaton 0

WELLESLEY, Mass. – No. 3 seed Wellesley College tennis defeated No. 6 seed Wheaton College, 4-0, in the NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship First Round on Tuesday at The Amy Batchelor '88, Trustee, Tennis Courts.

The Blue (13-5) now advances to play No. 2 seed Babson College on Saturday, May 2 at 12:00 PM. The Lyons ended the season with a 9-11 record.

No. 2 and 3 doubles both picked up 6-1 wins to collect the point for Wellesley. Junior Kriti Sarav (Chicago, Ill.) and first-year Luna Bian (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) won at No. 2 against junior Laila Haraj-Sai (Madison, Conn.) and Asia-Leigh Hollis (Hamilton, Bermuda).

At No. 3, Blue sophomores Rianna Mariotti (Forest Hills, N.Y.) and Nandini Patel (Phoenix, Ariz.) earned the win over junior Taylor Wilson (Dover, N.H.) and first-year Amelie Robinson (Minneapolis, Minn.).

No. 1 doubles featured Wellesley senior Emilee Pak (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Suzanne Xu (Boyds, Md.) versus Wheaton seniors Kara Greenlee (San Antonio, Texas) and Alissa Ortiz (El Paso, Texas). When the doubles decision was reached, Wellesley led 4-3 in the set.

Patel continued her success in singles, winning a straight-sets 6-0, 6-2 match at No. 3 over Ortiz.

Bian ran the match score up to 3-0 at No. 4 singles. The first-year had a spotless 6-0 first set before taking a 6-3 second from Hollis.

Junior Dalia Khera (Houston, Texas) clinched the match at No. 6 singles, matching the 6-0, 6-3 performance against Robinson.

When the match finished, Xu had just won the first set, 7-5, over Greenlee at No. 1. At No. 2, sophomore Sofia Corte-Real (Stamford, Conn.) was up 6-4, 3-0 against Haraj-Sai. 

Sophomore Sophie Buttorff (Tacoma, Wash.) came within one game of victory at No. 5, recording a 6-4, 5-1 scoreline versus Wilson.

No. 4 Smith 4,  No. 5 Springfield 0 

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The Smith College tennis team opened NEWMAC Tournament play with a 4-0 victory over Springfield College on Tuesday afternoon at the outdoor tennis courts. The Bears took the doubles point and three straight singles matches to punch their ticket to the conference semifinal.

Smith took the doubles point with 6-1 wins at both No. 1 and No. 2. Ava Emrich (Smyrna, Delaware) and Heidi Cambronv (Sherbrooke, Canada) defeated Natalia Peyon (Discovery Bay, Hong Kong) and Kapom Vettayawaikoon (Phuket, Thailand) at the top spot before Ayla Hauser (Knoxville, Tennessee) and Natazya Simunyola (Lorton, Va.) defeated Ava Shea (Belchertown, Mass.) and Peyton Gaudreau (Branford, Conn.) at No. 2. The third doubles match was not completed due to postseason rules, with Smith having already clinched the doubles point.

Emrich earned a 6-0, 6-1 win over Gaudreau at No. 1 singles, Simunyola bested Alysa Elliott (Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia), 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, and Marielle Sauber (The Woodlands, Texas) completed the 4-0 sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Kelly McGoldrick (Monroe, N.Y.) at No. 5 singles. At the time of completion, Smith had claimed the first set at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles.

Smith advances to the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals on Saturday, May 2, traveling to face MIT. First serve is set for noon in Cambridge, Mass.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.