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Wesleyan Defeats No. 12 Carnegie Mellon in Season-Opener, 6-3

Photos by Jonas Powell '18
Photos by Jonas Powell '18
Posted: Mar 14, 2017

THE BASICS:

Scores: No. 8 Wesleyan 6, No. 12 Carnegie Mellon 3
Records: Wesleyan (1-0); Carnegie Mellon (10-5)
Location: Claremont, Calif.
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The Lead: The No. 8 Wesleyan University women's tennis team opened its 2016-17 dual match season with a win Tuesday as it defeated No. 12 Carnegie Mellon in Claremont, Calif., 6-3.

DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS:

SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Wesleyan won singles play, 4-2, with wins in the No. 1, 2, 5 and 6 positions.
  • Chong and Yu claimed No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, with wins of 6-0, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-3.
  • Nicole McCann '18 earned a win in No. 5 singles with scores of 6-3, 6-4, and Dasha Dubinsky '18 won a thriller in No. 6 singles, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4).

UP NEXT:

  • The Cardinals return to the court tomorrow, March 15 and will play Washington (Mo.) in Claremont, Calif. at 3 p.m. ET.

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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