Oct. 27, 2007

WELLESLEY, Mass. - The Babson women's tennis team saw the fall portion of its 2007-08 season come to a close on Saturday evening, as the third-seeded Beavers fell to second-seeded MIT, 5-2, in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Championship Tournament at Wellesley College.

With the loss, the Beavers close out the fall with a stellar record of 10-5. Babson reached double-digit wins for the first time in four years earlier in the day, when they defeated #6 Mount Holyoke, 5-1, in the quarterfinals.

MIT held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play. At number one doubles, MIT's Leslie Hansen and Mariah Hoover posted an 8-2 win while at number three Karina Pikhart and Melissa Diskin paired up for an 8-6 victory. Babson's point came courtesy of a close 9-7 win from sophomore Jessica Huang and
junior co-captain Kali Hogan at number two.

Huang continued to play well in singles play, as she coasted, 6-0, 6-0, at number four. However, MIT took matches at number one, number two and number five for the overall victory. Leslie Hansen was a 6-1, 6-3 winner, Liz Denys picked up a 6-1, 6-0 victory, and Melissa Diskin's 6-4, 6-1 win clinched the match for MIT.

#2 MIT def. #3 Babson, 5-2
Doubles
1. Hanson/Hoover (M) def. Walsh/Farrell (B), 8-2
2. Huang/Hogan (B) def. McCree/Denys (M), 9-7
3. Pikhart/Diskin (M) def. Becerra/Jamie Burke (B), 8-6

Singles
1. Leslie Hanson (M) def. Courtney Farrell (B), 6-1, 6-3
2. Liz Denys (M) def. Kali Hogan (B), 6-1, 6-0
3. Mariah Hoover (M) vs. Heather Walsh (B), DNF
4. Jessica Huang (B) def. Yi Wang (M), 6-0, 6-0
5. Melissa Diskin (M) def. Lorena Becerra (B), 6-4, 6-1
6. Anisa McCree (M) vs. Liz Sheerin (B), DNF