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No. 8 Women's Tennis Falls to No. 7 Middlebury, 7-2

Photos by Jonas Powell '18
Photos by Jonas Powell '18
Posted: Mar 19, 2016

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The eighth-ranked Wesleyan University women's tennis team opened its 2016 NESCAC conference schedule Saturday, and was defeated by No. 7 Middlebury on the road, 7-2.

RECORDS
Wesleyan: 3-1, 0-1 NESCAC
Middlebury: 3-0, 3-0 NESCAC

SINGLES RESULTS

  • The Cardinals picked up a victory in No. 1 singles as Eudice Chong '18 defeated Ria Gerger by scores of 7-5, 6-2.

DOUBLES RESULTS

  • Wesleyan lost doubles play, 2-1.
  • Chong and Aashli Budhiraja '18 defeated Gerger and Kaysee Orozco in No. 1 doubles, 8-4.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

  • After an impressive west coast trip, the Cardinals jumped nine spots in the national rankings to land within the top-10.

UP NEXT

  • Wesleyan returns to the court Saturday, April 2 and will play at Connecticut College beginning at 10 a.m.
  • The Panthers are back in action Saturday, March 25 as play at Babson College at 5 p.m.  
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scoreboard

  • Wed, 05/22 | Women's Tennis vs. No. 2 Claremont-M-S W, 5-4 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH
  • Tue, 05/21 | Women's Tennis vs. No. 1 Emory W, 5-4 (Final) RC | BX | PH
  • Mon, 05/20 | Women's Tennis vs. No. 19 MIT W, 5-1 (Final) RC | BX
  • Sun, 05/12 | Women's Tennis vs. No. 8 Brandeis W, 5-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | R | PH
  • Sat, 05/11 | Women's Tennis vs. Rhode Island Col. W, 5-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH