No. 1 MIT 4, No. 4 Smith 0 - Final 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second year in a row, top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 7 MIT defeated No. 4 seed Smith College, 4-0, in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday afternoon at the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble. With the win, the Engineers secured a spot in the title match for the 13^th consecutive season.

Anastasia Samets and Katie Driscoll defeated Olivia Chin and Emily Wang, 6-0, in the No. 3 position.

After trading games to start the match, Artemis Pados and Alaina Kolli claimed the next four to defeat Ava Emrich and Heidi Cambron, 6-2, in the top spot and secure the doubles point.

Chloe Zeng and Carley Chen had a 5-4 edge against Ayla Hauser and Natazya Simunyola before the match was abandoned.

Saina Deshpande won three games in a row to take a 3-1 lead against Emrich in the first set in the No. 1 slot. An exchange of games followed, which resulted in Emrich narrowing the gap to 4-3. Deshpande replied with back-to-back victories to take the set, 6-3. Desphande then went on to record a 6-1 decision in the second set.

Sophia Yang topped Simunyola, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 4 spot.

Zeng topped Hasuer, 6-2, 6-1, to clinch the match from the No. 2 position.

In the No. 3 spot, Driscoll led Cambron, 6-2, 4-4, when the match was halted.

The No. 5 singles match of Rayna Li and Marielle Sauber and the No. 6 match featuring Samets and Wang were not played.

MIT will host nationally ranked No. 8 Babson College in the NEWMAC Championship on Sunday, May 3, at 12:00 PM. This will be the sixth consecutive meeting between both teams in the title match.

No. 2 Babson 4, No. 3 Wellesley 0 - Final 

BABSON PARK, Mass.—First-years Elizabeth Shu, Sandra Sikharulidze and Jolie Wang all recorded victories in both singles and doubles as second-seeded and eighth-ranked Babson College defeated third-seeded and 39th-ranked Wellesley College, 4-0, in a NEWMAC Tournament semifinal on Saturday afternoon inside the Longfellow Tennis Club. 

Babson, which has won 11 of its last 12 matches, improves to 15-4 on the year while advancing to its eighth consecutive NEWMAC Tournament final. Wellesley likely sees its season come to a close at 13-6 overall. 

The Beavers secured the doubles point with victories on all three courts. Shu and sophomore Alessandra Cristiani beat Blue junior Kriti Sarav and first-year Luna Bian 6-2 at number two, Sikharulidze and senior Matia Cristiani were 6-3 winners over senior Emilee Pak and junior Suzanne Xu, and the duo of Wang and junior Dana Kamal edged sophomores Rianna Mariotti and Nandini Patel 6-4 at number three. 

Shu registered the first point in singles with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Patel at number three, while Sikharulidze cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 result at number two. Wang followed with the clinching point at number six by defeating Sarav 6-4, 6-1. 

The Green and White also led in all three unfinished singles matches although only number one had completed a set with Matia Cristiani up 6-2, 4-3 on Xu. 

Babson will travel to No. 7 MIT for the NEWMAC Tournament final on Sunday at 12 p.m.

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.